Halliburton Fraud Lawsuit Details Super Bowl Party (we paid for it)

[donsu]

not Halliburton


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-halliburton9sep09,0,5667570.story?coll=la-home-world


Halliburton Co. executives ordered a big-screen television and 10 large tubs of tacos, chicken wings and cheese sticks delivered to Iraq for last year's Super Bowl, then billed U.S. taxpayers for their party, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday.

The Houston-based company also defrauded the government by double- and triple-billing for Internet, food and gym services for soldiers, according to the lawsuit by a former employee for KBR, the Halliburton subsidiary that runs dining halls for troops in Iraq.

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The company did not deny ordering the TV and the food; it set up snack buffets and screenings at military bases throughout Iraq for the 2005 Super Bowl. But KBR noted that its contract allowed the firm to provide recreation and morale-boosting services for its employees and for American soldiers.

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He said that the whistle-blower in the case, Julie McBride, came forward only after KBR officials ignored her complaints. McBride said in the lawsuit that she was placed under armed guard and then fired after she raised questions about Halliburton's billing practices. She could not be reached for comment Friday.
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the courage of whistle blowers is tremendous

[msongs]

1. hope dick cheney doesn't shoot her in her face nt

[Telly Savalas]

2. We need welfare reform.

I'm a pretty compassionate guy. I believe that even if someone isn't able to make productive contributions to society, they shouldn't starve in the streets. But an extravagant Super Bowl party with a large screen TV is a bit much.

[spanone]

3. Hey, we're at war, you're allowed to fuck over the taxpayers.

:sarcasm:

[peacebaby3]

4. Yep and it was food that was suppose to go to the troops for a Super Bowl

party.

These people are scum!

[elehhhhna]

5. "We had steak and lobster dinners every Sunday, and not enough armor,"

Tammy Duckworth, an IAVA PAC endorsed candidate, and Iraq veteran, receives a very positive profile in the LA Times. This part of the story helps hit home why Iraq vets' voices are needed in Congress:

"We had steak and lobster dinners every Sunday, and not enough armor," said Duckworth, who is a major in the Illinois Army National Guard. "I didn't go to war expecting lobster. I would have happily exchanged it for better armor."

http://www.votevets.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=49

[Bluebear]

6. kick

[roguevalley]

7. I would have a hard time being there, doing this and looking bedraggled

young kid soldiers in the face. these people are not of this planet.