25.10.03
Haliburton Hose Job
One senior military commander wrote that soldiers were "using hoses from an Iraqi latrine stall to get water enough to maintain their hygienic needs."
Halliburton CEO David Lesar has directed his employees to conduct a letter-writing campaign to counter the negative publicity of "corporate leaders who violate the public trust should never be given that trust again."
The Halliburton subsidiary, previously known as Brown & Root, was cited at least twice in the past six years by the General Accounting Office for inflating costs....
...as few as 20 percent of American soldiers in Iraq have access to purified water
(which is provided by Haliburton on a no-bid contract) and entire units are suffering from dysentery. One senior military commander wrote that soldiers were "using hoses from an Iraqi latrine stall to get water enough to maintain their hygienic needs."
The Daily Mislead
