Hypocrisy Watch category archive
Contractors Lurking in the Bushies 0
From your friendly local Bush Administration. You know, the folks who gave you poisonous FEMA trailers.
The practice of stealing equipment and supplies destined for the U.S. military was so pervasive that KBR employees invented a slang term to describe it: “drug deals.” But thefts were not limited to military supplies, said Linda Warren, another former KBR employee who testified at the hearing. Upon her arrival in Baghdad in 2004, she was shocked by the number of contractors involved in criminal activity. “KBR employees who were contracted to perform construction duties inside palaces and municipal buildings were looting,” she said. “Not only were they looting, but they had a system in place to get contraband out of the country so it could be sold on eBay. They stole artwork, rugs, crystal, and even melted down gold to make spurs for cowboy boots.” Like Cassaday, when she complained to her superiors about the thefts, she was punished. She said her vehicle was taken away, her movements were closely monitored, and her access to phones and the Internet were cut off. Eventually, she was transferred out of Baghdad.
Those troops they were stealing from included my son.
Crooks and liars. Them and them what hired them.
Via Harry Shearer.
Swampwater (Updated) 1
Gets away with murder.
Again.
Natch. They’re Bushie Groupies.
What other outcome could be expected?
Rule of law my ass.
Addendum, 5/10/2008:
Tbogg takes the case.
Support the Troops, Bushie Style 0
There’s really nothing to add to this:
So, Frawley did what any concerned citizen does — he posted a video on YouTube two weeks ago, containing still photos of moldy ceiling panels, broken toilet seats, backed up sewage water flooding a bathroom, exposed pipes — and demanded that viewers contact their congressmen.
Fortunately, First Son lives off-base.
H/T Linda.
Hands Across the Chest Department 0
Phillybits has the scoop.
Unfinished Business 0
Things have been pretty busy in the world of cooling towers lately, and I’ve left some loose ends dangling.
My hypocrisy watch is over. Now Senator Thompson has returned to being a retired faux district attorney. There is no longer any need to keep waiting for Waste of Newsprint to show the same concern for Senator Thompson’s family as he showed for Senator Edwards’s family.
(In a related matter, Steve over at ASZ points out the Waste of Newsprint doesn’t seem to realize that he’s part of the media.)
I missed Blogroll Amnesty Day. Something about working all weekend, I think. Always late to the party, that’s me.
I hereby retroactively refuse amnesty to anyone on my blogroll. Sorry, folks. You’re all still on my blogroll.