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Will Nobody Weep for Halliburton?

Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. July 22, 2008.
Sales are fine, but spinning off KBR is hurting the bottom line.

Why Do Free Markets Hate Our Troops?

Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 20, 2008.
Perhaps this will put an end to the idea that the private sector does everything better.?

KBR Charged with Homicide by Mother of Electrocuted Soldier

Greg Mitchell, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. July 14, 2008.
The extreme recklessness of the largest US civilian contractor in Iraq.

My Boss at KBR: "The military is none of our fucking concern."

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 12, 2008.
Ben Carter sheds light on KBR's atrocities.

The Five Secret Billion-Dollar Companies Sucking Obscene Amounts of Taxpayer Money

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 26, 2008.
Meet the mystery defense contractors that are raking in billions in taxpayer dollars without notice.

Army Fired Official for Questioning $1 billion in Dodgy KBR Contracts

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. June 17, 2008.
Whistleblower was replaced by contractor!

Bloated in Baghdad

Sarah Stillman, Truthdig. May 2, 2008.
With American fast food readily available to U.S. troops, their expanding waistlines make a good metaphor for the general engorgement of the war.

At War With Ourselves: Battling Sexual Violence in the Military

Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check. April 21, 2008.
U.S. servicewomen are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. It's time we dealt with this national disgrace.

U.S. Women Working in Iraq Continue to be Sexually Assaulted While Their Rapists Go Free

Karen Houppert, The Nation. April 17, 2008.
Sexual assault crimes by military contractors are going unprosecuted, not for a lack of legal tools, but a lack of will.

Conflict of Interest Redefined: U.S. Politicos Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan

Abid Aslam, IPS News. April 11, 2008.
Political class stands to rake it in by continuing occupations.

Mother of Two Soldiers Latest to Allege Rape, Cover-up by KBR

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 10, 2008.
Certainly appears to be a pattern ... how many more have gone unreported?

Another Brutal Rape Cover-Up at KBR

Karen Houppert, The Nation. April 4, 2008.
Another female KBR employee has come forward with allegations of sexual assault in Iraq.

KBR Supplied Water Makes US Troops Sick

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 10, 2008.
If they supported the troops any better, they'd be killing them

Sexual Assault Is a Crime, Not a Labor Dispute, Unless of Course You Work for Halliburton/KBR [VIDEO]

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: Video. February 7, 2008.
The notion that sexual assault cannot be tried as a criminal matter but is treated as a labor dispute is simply beyond belief.

Halliburton Gang Rape Victim Continues to Be Denied Justice

David Swanson, After Downing Street AlterNet: PEEK. January 14, 2008.
What does one say to a young woman gang raped by men paid by us to work for a company from which our vice president profits?

Pentagon Refuses to Probe Halliburton- KBR Rape Case

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. January 8, 2008.
The Bush administration has been anything but cooperative. The State and Justice depts. refuse to give "answers on the status" of the investigation.

Bush Admin Misses Deadline to Respond to Halliburton/KBR Rape Questions

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 3, 2008.
The Justice Dept. has refused to bring criminal charges against anyone, and it appears that no “federal agency [is] investigating the case."

Sexual Violence: An Occupational Hazard -- In Iraq and at Home

Marie Tessier, Women's Media Center. December 26, 2007.
One in five acts of nonfatal violence against women happen in the workplace.

Rape Victim Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee About Halliburton/KBR [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Video. December 20, 2007.
This is so disgusting, so vile....Not just the incident, but response to it.

Halliburton/KBR Must Answer for Multiple Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Employees

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. December 16, 2007.
KBR has also been sued by four other women alleging sexual harassment and rape while in the employ of KBR.

Halliburton and CNN Categorize Gang Rape Allegation as a “Dispute”

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2007.
Memo to CNN and Halliburton: A gang-rape should never, ever be described as a "dispute".

Halliburton/KBR Cover Up Gang Rape

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. December 10, 2007.
KBR told the victim she could lose her job if she sought help after being raped by her fellow employees.

Iraq Convoy Sent to Its Death By Halliburton-KBR

Robert Greenwald, AlterNet: PEEK. September 3, 2007.
Robert Greenwald: Truck drivers were sent into a region they were told was going to cost lives purely for the financial gain of Halliburton-KBR.