Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…

One, this problem comes from outsourcing military tasks to private corporatios, in plus without bidding and in plus one who is cozy with the VP. Privatizing everything doesn’t look too convenient here. Profit is profit, and purifying plants for water are expensive.

Two. Nobody in the thread has stopped in a simple thing: this water is the very same water almost every Iraqi in Baghdad drinks every day. Including children, and yes, including non born children in his mothers’ wombs. Maybe is most pure.

January 23, 2006

Halliburton made a new splash in the news over the same old infraction: Poisoning our troops in Iraq. In “Halliburton hit over troops’ exposure to tainted water” by Larry Margasak Halliburton is accused of exposing U.S. soldiers with contaminated water last July and had done its best not to inform the troops. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said the Democrats are pushing for an investigation since the Republicans had done their best to stonewall any oversights. Halliburton had time after time abused its trust and responsibilities in servicing the needs to our troops. But when will our military organizations in this country will rise up in ire to confront President Bush and Halliburton former CEO, Cheney, to the destructive and degrading treatment of our troops in Iraq? Worse, why allow Bush to speak in their organizations such as the VFW in Washington last Jan.12 when the Bush administration have allowed rotten food, refused to provide body armor, rip off of their health benefits, and then extending their tour of duty over and over of our troops? Will Bush take a sip of that Halliburton’s water? We know the answer to that, don’t we.

Comment by Concerned Conservative

Now that is just crap. And a good example of why your sincerity was questioned as often as it was defended by people here. You were never attacked like Ryan was. I will suggest that you are borderline, not quite as bad Mighty Aphrodite, and you never convinced me completely. Ryan did react to the attacks and that was unfortunate. I dare you to find one example where you were insulted in the fashion Ryan was, or sadly in the fashion he often responded to those little turds. It’s not an ad hominem attack to call a Ted Bundy a monster or wallace a Ruppert a turd.

Bravery – Something the Current Administration Lacks.
This is a 4 minute long animation about the war in Iraq.
http://www.peacetakescourage.com/bravery.html

Comment by Judd — January 22, 2006 @ 6:35 pm

This user was not banned for his comments on this thread, but for repeated violations of the Terms of Use. Specifically, personal attacks on other users.

Of course this is a lie. But it’s pretty ironic for Judd, who gets paid to attack other people, to object to that very practice.

Very true. They are definately in bed together.
I can’t seem to get away from the questions:
Why isn’t there some dissent in the MSM?
Why do we have no real news?
There must be people out there with more money than God, who would have it in their best interest to develop some credible news channels, but no.

Off topic… I kind of miss Ryan’s slapping of the trolls.

The mere concept that you have a BLOG, with restrictions kinda defeats the purpose for the forum…I mean either you are a news outlet, or you will invite opinions from both sides…

Now, there should be minimal moderation of terms, and with that I agree. But, when someone initiates the diatribe, then there is enough to go around. I mean ANY writer for TP can be accused of name calling, if that were the case…

RYAN was a GREAT person and friend within this forum and even when we did not agree, you knew that his commenst were factual and on point…

Does TP want truth without controversy or does it want to control the opinions of those who may have hard edge comments to counter the lies of others?

Keep BANGIN’ RYAN!!!

I am finally free of my service obligation and “if” there were more like you, then there would be people who are willing to forego politics and tell people how it really is…

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who will chair the session, held a number of similar inquiries last year on contracting abuses in Iraq. He said Democrats were acting on their own because they had not been able to persuade Republican committee chairmen to investigate.

This lack of concern sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

Think these accusations have no merit? Well, let me tell you all one thing. I know of a family who has suffered because of the issue of contaminated water in Iraq. Two members of our church have a son who was a soldier in Iraq and was told by those in charge that the water was safe to drink. He did, and has suffered major health problems since. I’m not sure when this happened, but next week I will try and get more info. One thing I remember his Mom saying when she was telling all of us about this, is that “You’ll hear more about this.” I do believe she said the water was from a river, but I don’t remember her giving the name. By the grace of his determination and support from his family and friends, this young man has been able to make a life for himself outside of the military. He takes many medications on a daily basis to keep himself alive, and works in a police department. He is unwilling to give up.

1) When Bunnatine Greenhouse, (a procurement specialist @ I believe the Pentagon), blew the whistle on “no bid” contracts to Halliburton risking her livelihood by testifying to a congressional committee, then was summarily demoted a few months later WHY didn’t the Democrats in the House and Senate form a ring around her and protect her?

(same with FBI translator Sybil Edmonds who was fired…)

2) Why hasn’t the MSM used their resources and personnel to find the OBVIOUS profiteering link btwn Bushiva (and his family) and L’il Dick (and his family) and Halliburton have?

Something is rotten in Washington and throughout the MSM…

Comment by Dreary Urbanite #62

Dreary,

Their parents gave Halliburton and the criminal Bushite “administration” the recipe…