The jackal-like posts on this thread are disgusting. Faced with plain facts like a Republican congressman’s intervention, the State Department rescuing the girl from a container prison, and KBR trying to force her into arbitration, she’s being called a whore, a Democrat plot, etc.
This is what happens when you exempt people from legal accountability, which is exactly what the contractors in Iraq have been granted; exemption both US civil, US military, and Iraqi laws. Worse, Halliburton has apparently been able to largely suppress the news and shelter the perpetrators from criminal prosecution, and is trying to prevent her from exposing them in the civil court system. If you think that supporting Halliburton graft and special favors is patriotic you’re a rube.
If you think your political “cause” (killing ragheads) justifies cover ups of horrible crimes simply because they distract from “the cause”, you need to have your head examined and read about the history of movements right and left that abandoned all moral principles in pursuit of their agendas.
Excellent post.
The exemption from legal liability is a major mistake in this war. They guys are being paid very very well. Have stolen money/goods, overbilled, etc. The Dems might exaggerate the issue or just exploit it for political gain, but there’s a legit problem going on there and ignoring it or denying it isn’t to our advantage.
Damn that was well said.
Chill out. Posters are making intelligent observations and asking questions. I don’t see any “jackals.”
The narrative she offers on her super-spiffy little website is full of strangeness. We are pointing out her own words, such as her claim that she was placed in an all-male barracks and her casual reference to “socializing” with at least 4 male firefighters at one time. Then there is the story about Army doctors handing their findings over to KBR, and that disappears. The Army must have kept their own record of the evidence, if there was any. Right?
I noticed she wrote a lot about her anguish over her damaged breast implants. I find that interesting for several reasons. Why did she set up a “foundation” that solicits donations? What is that about?
As for Rep. Ted Poe’s involvement, it is not an “intervention” on his part. The alleged victim’s family lives in his district in Texas and asked for his help. That is what congressmen do; they help their constituents when asked. I don’t see where Poe himself is claiming that she actually was raped. He is not a “witness” as another FReeper is claiming.
We are asking legitimate questions and sticking to facts as far as known. I am not purporting to know what did or did not happen, and see very few others who are. Those who want to believe her allegations are welcome to. I happen to think there is missing information, and some of what is presented is misinformation.