House panel to investigate KBR rape allegations.
By on Dec 13th, 2007 at 11:01 am
House panel to investigate KBR rape allegations.
Next Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will “hear testimony relating to allegations made by Jamie Leigh Jones that in 2005, a group of Halliburton employees in Baghdad drugged her and gang-raped her less than a week into her time in country.” The investigation comes after letters to the Justice Department about the case from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
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If this was straight out of Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles, it could be funny. But it’s not. It’s real. So it is an abomination instead.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:03 amat least they did not shoot her in front of her family then burn the body as they do with iraqi 14 year olds
THIS MUD WILL STICK FOREVER
The only thing that Unites Iraq is its Hatred for America
BUSH YOU LOST THE OIL TOO , , idiot
December 13th, 2007 at 11:09 amThis will be another “clinton did it” magnet.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:10 amAnother OIF veteran is making a run for congress! If he wins, he will be the second OIF veteran in congress (Rep. Patrick Murphy was the first) and he will be the first OIF vet in the Senate!
December 13th, 2007 at 11:12 amhttp://vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=246#1630
After Halliburton finished raping the American taxpayer it turned on its own.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:16 amIf these clowns get away with this more will follow – santioned by the bushies.. always santioned by the bushies.
This country has turned into a profit center for the neocons/oil companies (look at the repugs in the senate today on the energy bill)…AND we can’t get it back.
Creation of a shadow-facist government by bush/cheney under the cover of Halliburton/Blackwater/etc. has brought us to the brink of collapse…
If we don’t stop this lunacy, we’re sunk.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:21 amWhy bother investigating? These Halliburton employees are above the law and everyone knows it. They can burn, rape, murder and destroy at will. It is just an everyday perk for the soldiers in Bush’s vast private army of barbaric thugs.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:21 amIf this had been an Iraqi civilian, we’d have never heard on thing about it… as has been proven time and time again
December 13th, 2007 at 11:25 amThe only thing which will come out of these investigations is bonuses for the people in the State Dept who over see Haliburton.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:26 amWhy is Congress getting involved in a matter that is already in the court system? It makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
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Congress has been involved from the beginning on this one. Her father had to contact his congressman (a republican) to get anything started. She called her father when she was still lockedin the conex and he contacted his congressman in order to get the State Dept. involved.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:28 amIt makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
December 13th, 2007 at 11:29 amOne could make a case for that claim. However, Halliburton has received billions of tax dollars. They then are fair game for Congressional scrutiny. Besides, why has nothing been done since 2005 to hold anyone accountable?
Why is Congress getting involved in a matter that is already in the court system? It makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Why not try reading something before you start whining? Like, for example, the linked article that explains why Congress is getting involved: because they believe the Justice Department is dragging its feet in an investigation of yet another contractor. That’s just too confusing for you, isn’t it?
December 13th, 2007 at 11:29 amComment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
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Also realize this is an issue involving an American citizen working overseas for a foreign based company. The State Dept, US Embassy, and congress almost always have to get involved in cases like this.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:32 amI have yet to see a comment by cold_hard_left that isn’t both batshit insane and just plain moronic at the same time. This site attracts ‘em like moths to a light.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:37 amWhy is Congress getting involved in a matter that is already in the court system? It makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Because it is in civil court, not criminal court where it belongs, you dumb a**hole. The criminal justice system won’t do anything about it because these mercenaries are allowed to operate completely outside the rule of law. This means they won’t ever be punished. The most that can happen in civil court is that KBR will have to pay 0.00000001% of its ill-gotten gains to her. But I know you hate the rule of law anyway.
I think it is long past due for you to shut your filthy yap around here.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:38 amChris L- Suddenly that Dubai move may not have been such a wise move.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:38 amAlso realize this is an issue involving an American citizen working overseas for a foreign based company. The State Dept, US Embassy, and congress almost always have to get involved in cases like this.
Comment by Chris L — December 13, 2007 @ 11:32 am
Halliburton is “foreign based”? WTF? That’s got to be news for people in Houston; they’ve been thinking Texas is still in the Union.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:39 amHalliburton is “foreign based� WTF? That’s got to be news for people in Houston; they’ve been thinking Texas is still in the Union.
Comment by gummitch — December 13, 2007 @ 11:39 am
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Most all of their offices have been moved to Dubai – which is like Texas, only with more money and a lot hotter.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:42 amComment by Chris L — December 13, 2007 @ 11:12 am
Is Rep. Murphy the one involved in some scandal about a dead gay lover, or am I confusing him with another rep named Patrick something? Just asking.
Back on topic, Congress wouldn’t have had to get involved in this if Blackwater employees were subject to the same laws as every American citizen, and the citizens of nearly every other country on the planet.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:42 amComment by Chris L — December 13, 2007 @ 11:12 am
Is Rep. Murphy the one involved in some scandal about a dead gay lover, or am I confusing him with another rep named Patrick something? Just asking.
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I haven’t heard anything about that. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) is the only OIF veteran serving in congress. Hopefully, soon, he will be joined by Andrew Horne, and democrat running for Senate in KY. Andrew is a Marine veteran of OIF.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:45 amhttp://vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=246#1630
http://andrewhorne.org/main/
December 13th, 2007 at 11:47 amHalliburton is “foreign based� WTF? That’s got to be news for people in Houston; they’ve been thinking Texas is still in the Union.
Comment by gummitch — December 13, 2007 @ 11:39 am
December 13th, 2007 at 11:47 amHalliburton’s Dubai Move Sparks Outcry
Halliburton is “foreign based� WTF? That’s got to be news for people in Houston; they’ve been thinking Texas is still in the Union.
Comment by gummitch — December 13, 2007 @ 11:39 am
Halliburton’s Dubai Move Sparks Outcry
Comment by Wayne — December 13, 2007 @ 11:47 am
Oh I knew about that, but I was under the distinct impression that they’re still considered a US company.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:50 amComment by Chris L — December 13, 2007 @ 11:45 am
Thanks, Chris–now that you say he’s from PA, I know it’s not the same rep. The one I’m thinking of was from one of the southeastern states.
And it’s good to know that more OIF veterans are interested in serving their country after their military careers. We’re grateful for their service in both capacities.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:55 amOh I knew about that, but I was under the distinct impression that they’re still considered a US company.
Comment by gummitch — December 13, 2007 @ 11:50 am
They became a “foreign” corp to avoid taxes on the billions they are reaping from the “no bid” contracts Cheney got for them and shelter themselves from possible lawsuits
December 13th, 2007 at 11:56 amChris L you are probably thinking of Congressman Patrick McHenry R NC.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:56 amChris L you are probably thinking of Congressman Patrick McHenry R NC.
Comment by Saint Augustine — December 13, 2007 @ 11:56 am
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Was h involved in the scandal that Jane mentioned?
December 13th, 2007 at 11:58 amSaint Augustine, thanks, McHenry’s the one I was thinking of. Jeez, the name “Patrick McHenry” just sounds too early-American-hero to be involved in a gay-sex murder scandal, doesn’t it?
December 13th, 2007 at 12:02 pmI don’t think these guys will see any jail time.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:04 pmThey became a “foreign†corp to avoid taxes on the billions they are reaping from the “no bid†contracts Cheney got for them and shelter themselves from possible lawsuits
Comment by Wayne — December 13, 2007 @ 11:56 am
Ooops. My mistake.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:08 pmWhy is Congress getting involved in a matter that is already in the court system? It makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 11:24 am
What court system is it in cold_hard_stupid?
December 13th, 2007 at 12:21 pmIt makes what might be a legitimate claim of rape look politically motivated. Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007
They have a business contract with America and these things must be investigated.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:29 pmComment by Chris L — December 13, 2007 @ 11:58 am
Start here at Cannonfire for the story on McHenry:
December 13th, 2007 at 12:51 pmhttp://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-is-bunking-at-fort-mchenry.html
What hasn’t been mentioned is that this thing is headed for mandatory, private arbitration with KBR. Since she signed an arbitration agreement as a condition of her employment with the company, and they are outside the criminal code of either the US or Iraq, her rape will be handled by a private arbitration firm that is employed by KBR.
So no, CHL, there is no court involved. None. At least so far. Perhaps that’s why Congress wants to hold hearings, no?
You know, if I don’t know the facts regarding a topic around here, I don’t shoot my mouth off. I lurk and read what others have to say in order to learn something. You might try the same thing once in a while, CHF.
December 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pmHa! Just saw a new TP post on this very subject.
December 13th, 2007 at 2:05 pmWill Congress have public hearings on the rape of Juanita Broaddrick?
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
Ultra-pathetic attempt, freak. Broderick’s claim went nowhere because it was neither credible nor corroborated. In fact, this story would have never broken except that the WSJ editorial board broke its own editorial standards for reporting news. Managing editor Gerald Sieb killed the story from appearing in the regular news pages of the Journal precisely because the story was neither credible nor corroborated and did not rise to the Journal’s high standards for reporting. The editorial board was infuriated and broke the story in the op-ed pages. Of course then all the other me-too media had to run the ball a few yards down the field before this get-Clinton smear job died out.
As for Congress getting involved in the case at hand here, I suppose you are opposed to her congressman getting involved in the first place, and are opposed to the State Department getting involved at his urging to have her released from her false imprisonment by KBR employees following the brutal rape she suffered. Whatever it takes to protect your guys, eh a**hole?
What a hateful puke you are.
December 13th, 2007 at 2:06 pmComment by cold_hard_left — December 13, 2007 @ 10:03 pm
No, it wasn’t.
Prosecution in this one instance of a rape is not contingent upon the prosecution of every other case your feeble mind fancies.
This thread is about the gang-rape of a Halliburton female employee by other Halliburton employees. Try to focus.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:26 am