DesMoines Register: Hard questions about HALLIBURTON

[Bluebear]

Bunnatine Greenhouse asked questions other Americans should be asking: Why did Halliburton receive huge contracts in Iraq without competitive bidding? Do these contracts violate federal law or regulations on fair and open bidding?

One of the great things about being an American is having the freedom to scrutinize the government - unless you're a government employee, it appears. Greenhouse works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for awarding billions of taxpayer dollars to companies hired for reconstruction in Iraq. Asking questions about Halliburton got her demoted.

But she isn't going down without a fight.

"I took an oath of office. I took those words that I was going to protect the interests of my government and my country. So help me God. And nobody. Has the right. To take away my privilege. To serve my government. Nobody," she was quoted as saying by The Associated Press.

Amen.


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[MichiganVote]

1. Good for her

[wli]

2. a true patriot; are there support mechanisms in place for her?

e.g. something to compensate her while she's unemployed etc.?

[Niche]

3. And where is the umteenth billion dollars that no one can account for?

While the troops don't have armor on their vehicles????

F**king Crooks and Murderers!

[FtWayneBlue]

4. Bunny got demoted for her whistleblowing.....

there aughtta be a law! (oh wait, there is)

WTF!!!

(they claimed she was hard to get along with.... duh! She didn't go along to get along)

A true patriot.

I hope she gets justice.