Bunnatine Greenhouse might get justice!

[babylonsister]

Friday, November 18, 2005; Posted: 8:57 p.m. EST (01:57 GMT)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.whistleblower/index.html

"It's long past the time for people to be held accountable," Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota says.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A whistleblower's claims that reconstruction in Iraq has been rife with waste, fraud and abuse -- particularly in regard to a division of Halliburton -- will be turned over to the Justice Department, a U.S. senator said Friday.

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, has championed the cause of whistleblower Bunnatine H. Greenhouse, a former high-ranking civilian employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Greenhouse has testified that the contracts awarded to Kellogg, Brown and Root represent "the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the course of my professional career." (Read about a U.N. report on KBR's work in Iraq)

Dorgan attempted unsuccessfully to persuade Congress to hold hearings on the allegations, and when they declined he conducted unofficial hearings before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. (Read how Democrats attacked Halliburton before last year's presidential election)

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[MADem]

1. I sure hope so

She is a very nice lady, and she was damn good at her job, too.

[spindrifter]

2. Great news for a great civil servant!

I have been very impressed with Ms. Greenhouse's efforts to bring this travesty of government contracting to the attention of people who WE have entrusted with oversight responsibilities. Thanks also to PBS's NOW for running this story. We shall see how our Congress deals with the issues now.

[biscotti]

3. I watched Sen. Dorgan's

whistle-blowers hearings on cspan. He and the witnesses did a remarkable job. Ms. Greenhouse was a terrific spokesperson. She has many years of experience and knowledge of how things are supposed to work by the books and by law. She appeared at two different hearings, a few months apart as I recall.

[babylonsister]

4. I used to work in fed. purchasing many moons ago, so I

really respect her and what she gave up for her principles.