Posted on 07/14/2005 12:50:01 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for an investigation into allegations that Halliburton Co. served food that had passed its expiration date by as much as a year to U.S. troops in Iraq
Rory Mayberry, a former food production manager for Halliburton subsidiary KBR, told lawmakers last month that when outdated food arrived, "we were told by KBR food service mangers to use these items anyway."
He also said food packages damaged in insurgent attacks were still used "after removing the bullets and any shrapnel from the bad food that was hit."
In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 28 Democrats called for a formal probe, noting: "We trust you will find this testimony as alarming as we do."
Halliburton spokeswoman Cathy Mann noted that the Army's Preventive Maintenance Division inspects KBR's dining halls monthly, checking on expiration dates.
"If at any point food is deemed unfit to serve, KBR follows the government-approved ... procedures to destroy it," Mann said.
Mann said KBR officials routinely receive positive comments throughout Iraq on the quality of the food served.
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How many of us have an expired box of food in the cupboard?
This is how LIBERALS "care" about our troops.
It's just so much bs.
The grunt is always the bottom feeder.
Bingo! That's it in a nutshell. The assinine "investigations" and dredged up "scandals" by these Democrats is not only shameful, but I would be embarrassed if I didn't find their lamebrain stupidity laughable.
The grunt is always the bottom feeder.
Absolutely.
More *itching from liberals. What else is new?! blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Just tell the Libs that it's being properly aged for the school lunch program.
You think that's bad?
We not uncommonly ate C-rations manufactured during or just after the Korean War during the early to mid- 70s... (and often glad to get them).
I'm actually pretty fussy about fresh foods being REALLY fresh, but canned food, or even dried food like rice, beans etc. --- a year or three out of date doesn't bother me at all... As long as the cans aren't swelled or leaking, most canned foods are safe many years past their "expiration date".
"Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for an investigation into allegations..........."
Desperate people, desperate measures
...........and losing.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Yeah, like they really care about the troops.
If a demonrat were prez, they wouldn't touch that issue with a ten-foot pole.
These people really need to get a hobby!
In Vietnam we ate Cs from the WWII or Koreran War era.
Much ado about nothing.
That'll make the Dems happy. Now, gimme' some ketchup!
I have three words for the Dems: Oil For Food.
Or one with a U.N. twist.
Sex for food.
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