We need to try to be a bit level-headed and remember that:
1) war is not a game we play and not meant to be a partisan ‘hot-button’; it is an effort to create mass destruction and mass death, and must be used only when no other option is available to prevent these same tragedies;
2) if you favored the invasion or did not, you cannot possibly justify gang rape by a bunch of thugs as somehow part of the process of war-fighting, nor can you say that someone who wants to ensure that rapists are brought to justice ‘hates the troops’.
3) let’s get a grip on reality and remember that the US Constitution gives Congress the right and responsibility to oversee what happens in the Executive branch of government, as well as to investigate and to prosecute wrongdoing, there’s nothing even remotely ‘Stalinist’ about exercising Constitutional oversight responsibilities, quite the contrary: it’s the overzealous Executive that’s been trying to amass power in an unprecedented way that threatens our Constitution’s checks and balances.

If this woman was raped, every single one of the people involved, as well as every single individual, male or female, at KBR, Halliburton, Defense, State, Justice, the White House or even the CPA, who may have aided in hiding the event or seeking to repress her right to get justice, should be punished as severely as the law allows.

Get a clue . . . you are either so clueless that you don’t know or so determined to hide the truth that you would like to smear the victim and prevent a trial from ever taking place.

No trial has taken place. Generally, an indictment would preceed a trial, which would require an investigation. One of the biggest issues here is that there was NO INVESTIGATION by anyone, not by Halliburton, KBR, the State Department, the Justice Department or any other entity that one would expect would be “on the case.”

Halliburton insists that NO TRIAL is required . . . it has an HR person on site who provided toiletries . . . and an iron-clad contract that insulates itself from criminal and civil proceedings on the record and in person . . . at best, the alleged rape victim deserves a hearing before an arbitrator of Halliburton’s choosing . . . Halliburton has won 80% of its arbitrated cases.

Halliburton claims that its accusor/rape victim is lying . . . put it on the record for all to see. Halliburton, exhonorate yourself . . . do it in court . . . do it on the record . . . if she’s a flake, so be it . . . no one doubts that you do not have her best interests at heart . . . the damage to your reputation has been done . . . if you genuinely don’t believe that your employees drugged and gang-raped this beautiful young woman . . . (ooh) put your money where your mouth is.

Absolutely lovely.

Since when do you car about rape? Must be politically expedient . .

Nonetheless, you are right, rape does not fall within the confines of a job description, therefore, any clause in an employment contract requiring that issues of job disgruntalment be directed to arbitration do not apply. Employers are legally obligated not to rape their employees. No contractual clause can abrograte an employee, raped by his or her employer (or its surrogates) from seeking civil or criminal recourse.

Nice try Halliburton, but you can’t use a contract to insulate yourself from criminal charges.

If you disagree, consider a hypo:

Halliburton in Iraq was dissatisfied with the performance of two dozen of its Blackwater mercenaries, lured them into a shipping container and blew them up with an IED . . . All twenty-four died.

Would their wives, husbands, children, parents or country have any recourse? What if the two dozen were waterboarded to death? Would the American justice system have any active role?

If your answer is “no”, the words “America” and “Justice” are oxymorons . . . or perhaps, if you can’t understand that, you are an oxy that unknowingly elected a moron.

Comment by John Kerry — December 13, 2007 @ 4:26 pm

Sorry, no story here, nothing to see here move along, move along.

Comment by Billy Hill — December 13, 2007 @ 2:22 pm

trolls gotta get it together, don’t they?

or are you one of those ACLU, soft on crime types.

Only 2 choices, huh babe?

You are quite right, there has been no trial. So, because you say you must have missed it, we assume you are all for having a trial. Is that the case? If not, why?

Comment by John Kerry — December 13, 2007 @ 4:26 pm

Hallibuton is trying to avoid a trial, jk, becasue, like you, they hate the American system of justice, as they hate the troops. There likely will be no trial, because the USA is done with democracy and the rule of law, under your chimp deserter-in-chief. You must be proud to be a supporter of treason.

TP fix this please. It’s Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) not Ben Nelson who is Neb.

I guess that would also have been alright in the small mind of Billy Hill the vile, scum sucking, dirt bag that he is.

Bush/Cheney/Billy Hill
Hague Trials ‘09

Buck Fush

Would someone please make public the names and photos of all those who participated in this awful crime so that each will be ridiculed and hounded the rest of their lives?