Military contractor rewarded for shortchanging troops.
By on Feb 19th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Military contractor rewarded for shortchanging troops.
VoteVets’ Brandon Friedman writes that the company that provided over 2 million substandard Kevlar helmets to U.S. troops was also awarded one of three U.S. government contracts to provide armor for the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs). Earlier this month, the military contractor — Sioux Manufacturing — agreed to pay a $2 million fine for producing bad helmets.
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IT’S Okay as long as Sioux Manufacturing makes a huge profit. This administration supports making a profit off the troops…
February 19th, 2008 at 7:20 pmI mean it’s the republican way, say you support the troops, but do nothing as our troops die from defective equipment and such…
February 19th, 2008 at 7:21 pmHey look, they have to get their two million bucks back, don’t they?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:24 pmYou screw up, you move up.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:27 pmWe all have to understand, we can’t just remove any troops beyond reversing the surge. The contractors need their business model, their cash flow to remain intact.
What are we, loons? What are we, defeatocrastinators?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:30 pmI wish my employer rewarded incompetence – I’d be a hero!
February 19th, 2008 at 7:32 pmThey agreed to pay a $2,000,000.00 fine (two million dollars, USD). How nice.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:34 pmAnd their contract is worth how much?
And the company contributed how much to Bush and his cronies?
How nice.
In the future you’ll see sweetheart rip-off deals like this heavily scruntinized. Starting about Jan. 20, 2009.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:37 pmComment by celtic cynic — February 19, 2008 @ 7:34 pm
With yet another increase in defense contractor spending proposed by shrub, they’ll have their fines returned.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:37 pmActually, they paid $2M to settle a whistleblower suit, admitted no wrongdoing, and really just wanted it to go away. The implication that they paid t his as some kind of “fine” for shoddy product is at least misleading, and possibly just plain wrong. I am totally against war profiteering, but I don’t think that is what at work here. This smells more like a disgruntled former employee who was let go for an improper relationship with a coworker.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:37 pmUnfu(kingbelieveable.
Only in Bushworld…
February 19th, 2008 at 7:40 pmI want to see all profiteers and carpetbaggers who have exploited the Iraq occupation to serve federal prison time.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:46 pmThe Bush Crime Family’s mantra “Reward Incompetence”.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:46 pmI am totally against war profiteering, but I don’t think that is what at work here. This smells more like a disgruntled former employee who was let go for an improper relationship with a coworker.
Comment by zathrus
So, were the substandard helmets made by the disgruntled employee?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:48 pmAnd if mcain’s kid gets killed because he’s wearing one of those defective helmets?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:58 pmapparently, the vast left-wing conspiracy took some of the soldiers’ helmets, and made them look like substandard…*sarcasm
February 19th, 2008 at 7:59 pmam totally against war profiteering, but I don’t think that is what at work here. This smells more like a disgruntled former employee who was let go for an improper relationship with a coworker.
Comment by zathrus
And this smells like republican apologist.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:59 pmat least they’re not defective, toxic helmets from China…
…but I hear DoD is hard at work to find a way….
February 19th, 2008 at 8:01 pm#17… Nope. But, I have known about this issue for a few days, and spent a couple hours reading through the available material abut it.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:02 pmI’m glad to see this side of the story getting more play. It went all but unnoticed when it first broke two weeks ago.
-AF
February 19th, 2008 at 8:04 pmI’m against X but…
17. you are so right…
February 19th, 2008 at 8:07 pmHey, hey, USA
February 19th, 2008 at 8:43 pmHow many kids did you kill today?
3963.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:52 pmDefense Contractor Sentenced to 12 Years for Bribery
February 19th, 2008 at 9:41 pmWashington Post – 38 minutes ago
By Dan Eggen
Brent R. Wilkes, a California defense contractor and prominent GOP campaign contributor, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison yesterday for lavishing a Republican congressman with money, prostitutes and other bribes in exchange for …
Damn whistleblowers they ruin everything for the war profiteers. Can’t we all just get along and be ripped off together. Support our dead troops.
McCain wants this to go on another 100 years. Unfortunatly I don’t think the country has that kind of cash. We might have to hit Cheney for a loan. He has all that oil profit money.
February 19th, 2008 at 10:29 pmOff topic:
Obama wins Wisonsin. Hillary collects more votes than the Republicans combined. Check this link for spin free numbers. Just click on any state.
http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/ vote2008/ primaries/ states/
February 19th, 2008 at 10:43 pmHow much have they pledged to neocon coffers?
February 20th, 2008 at 6:44 amActually, they paid $2M to settle a whistleblower suit, admitted no wrongdoing, and really just wanted it to go away. The implication that they paid t his as some kind of “fine†for shoddy product is at least misleading, and possibly just plain wrong. I am totally against war profiteering, but I don’t think that is what at work here. This smells more like a disgruntled former employee who was let go for an improper relationship with a coworker. -zathrus
I agree. I live close to this plant. It’s owned & managed by Native Americans. Two married white managers were caught having sex, (not married to each other), at work. They were fired, so now have begun to retaliate with a several claims about workmanship.
Sioux Mfg does not make shoddy or substandard equipment.
Let’s see what the Court says before rushing to judgment…
February 20th, 2008 at 9:32 amMy response to zathrus and zimzone.
February 20th, 2008 at 11:04 pmBoth of you are way off. I also live close to Sioux Manufacturing. I know the person that made up the sexual story of the two whistleblowers. He wishes he hadn’t. I’ve read a lot of actual SMC documents, and secretly taped transcripts on the net. I wished it wasn’t true but it doesn’t look good for SMC. There is talk about congressional hearings. Maybe they can get to the bottom of this, so I geuss I agree with you on not rushing to judgment.