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Saturday, April 15, 2006

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Halliburton Poisons GIs in Iraq

There was a chilling report on npr today to the effect that Halliburton (from which Cheney made his usual pile this year) was knowingly distributing polluted water to GIs in Iraq which has caused them numerous infections -- skin to gut -- which have persisted even after their return to the U.S. This was disclosed by a whistle blower ordered by his boss not to blow the cover when he discovered that polluted water from the Euphrates was not being treated by Halliburton, but shipped full of pollutants to GIs who were then sickened by it, one of the officers so poisoned, and another medical officer. Halliburton has denied this report:

http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/hearings/hearing27/carter.pdf

The added horror not mentioned in the program is the comparable health hazards to Iraqis there: http://www.waterwebster.com/IraqWater.htm
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posted by Ed Kent at 7:29 AM