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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 12:47 PM
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Dear Troops!!!!!
Edited on Mon Sep-03-07 12:53 PM by Joanne98
I hate to be the bearer of bad news BUT........

YOU'RE NEVER GETTING YOUR BODY ARMOR, YOUR NIGHT VISON GOGGLES, YOUR NEW HUMVEES OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT....

Because George W Bush and DICK Cheney have been stealing your money and giving it to their contractor buddies. That's right STEALING YOUR MONEY! We cannot do anything to help you because the CLUELESS CONGRESS hasn't figured this out yet!

Your on your own. If you need some money, beat up a KBR employee and a Blackwater employee and take some of their money. A least you can get some relief from EBAY!

Ask your families to buy this book so they will know what's going on!

Betraying Our Troops!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1403981922?tag=follthemonepr-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1403981922&adid=14QTWR2KGA5N9M38MJF8&
In this shocking exposé, two government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put the lives of countless American soldiers on the line while damaging our strategic interests and our image abroad. From the shameful war profiteering of companies like Halliburton/KBR to the sinister influence that corporate lobbyists have on American foreign policy, Dina Rasor and Robert H. Bauman paint a disturbing picture. Here they give the inside story on troops forced to subsist on little food and contaminated water, on officers afraid to lodge complaints because of Halliburton's political clout, on millions of dollars in contractors' bogus claims that are funded by American taxpayers. Drawing on exclusive sources within government and the military, the authors show how money and power have conspired to undermine our fighting forces and threaten the security of our country.

Reviews for Betraying Our Troops

"President Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex. But he could not foresee how much more rapacious, wasteful, and dangerous this complex becomes when parts of the military are, in a headlong way, being privatized. We already know the Iraq war is a political and human disaster; these expert muckrakers show us how brazen an act of corporate theft it is as well. An Enron-size rip-off is underway, and few other writers are paying attention to it."
--Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains and King Leopold's Ghost

"This book is a must-read for everyone concerned about the impact of private contractors on this nation's ability to win wars and secure the peace."
--Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense

"Dina Rasor and Robert Bauman combine damning evidence with gripping stories from soldiers to show how crooks working for private contractors undercut our military and the war effort. This is an essential document of one of the more shameful episodes in American military history."
--John Pike, Director, Globalsecurity.org

Betraying Our Troops is a powerful, searing exposé about how America has substantially outsourced its war in Iraq, and the dire consequences of privatization to our troops, not to mention government efficiency and accountability. This is a sad tale of greed, arrogance, and cronyism run amok, from two very savvy Pentagon watchdogs who have devoted their respective careers to tracking defense contracting fraud. It will outrage and offend your sense of morality.
--Charles Lewis, founder of the Center for Public Integrity, Washington D.C.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1403981922?tag=follthemonepr-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1403981922&adid=14QTWR2KGA5N9M38MJF8&

If you still don't get it, THINK KATRINA!







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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 12:54 PM
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1. Kick
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 01:34 PM
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2. k & r
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 01:44 PM
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3. Kick
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 01:46 PM
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4. Happy to give this a 5th Rec.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 01:47 PM
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5. Thankyou.
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 06:12 PM
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8. Happy to give the 10th.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 06:47 PM
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9. Thankyou too Karenina!
:hi:
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ThatsMyBarack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 01:54 PM
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6. Wump!
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 04:44 PM
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7. Big ol' kick for the troops. . . .n/t
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 06:52 PM
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10. I guess I should explain this rant in case any troops actually read this...
The authors of the book were on BookTV today. Then a couple hours later I turned on CNN and the troops were asking General Pace where their shit was and I just had to say. It ain't coming. Somebody needs to tell them that. This book is beyond shocking and I really hope the military families pick it up. There are used ones on Amazon too. I don't see the point in giving Bush anymore money for the troops if he's just going to STEAL IT! The Congress needs to read this book too.
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