EXCLUSIVE: Fired Army WHISTLEBLOWER Receives $970K for Exposing Halliburton NO-BID Contract in Iraq

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" Bunnatine "Bunny" Greenhouse, the former chief oversight official of contracts at the Army Corps of Engineers, has reached a $970,000 settlement six years after she was demoted for publicly criticizing a multi-billion-dollar, no-bid contract to Halliburton—the company formerly headed by then-Vice President Dick Cheney. Greenhouse had accused the Pentagon of unfairly awarding the contract to Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root. Testifying before Congress in June 2005, she called the contract the worst case of government abuse she had ever witnessed in her 20-year career. Just two months after that testimony, Greenhouse was demoted at the Pentagon, ostensibly for "poor performance." She had overseen government contracts for 20 years and had drawn high praise in her rise to become the senior civilian oversight official at the Army Corps of Engineers. With the help of the National Whistleblowers Center, Greenhouse filed a lawsuit challenging her demotion. In a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive, Greenhouse announces that a settlement has been reached in what is seen as a major victory for government whistleblowers. We’re also joined by Greenhouse’s attorney, Michael Kohn, and by Stephen Kohn, executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center.


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[WCGreen]

1. That whole was one big cluster fuck of a joy ride for the raving lunatics

on the right...

[derby378]

2. LBN! LBN! LBN!

:hi:

[barbtries]

3. this is great news.

i'm so happy for her.

[DainBramaged]

19. 6 years, 1/3 goes to the lawyer, she gets her salary back

They beat her down and it's chump change.

[annabanana]

4. I am so glad to hear this. She deserves it for all the crap she took

doing the right thing.

[Wilms]

10. Yup.

[KansDem]

5. I never understood "no-bid contracts"

The first time I ever heard about them was after Bush invaded Iraq. There were "no-bid contracts" awarded to Halliburton, the vice-president's old corporation. I thought "How can this be? How can we awarded 'no-bid contracts' to the vice-president's corporation? Isn't that a 'conflict of interest?' Isn't that 'cronyism?' Aren't contracts supposed to be awarded based on bids?"

I was naive (read: stupid)...I know better now!

[malaise]

6. Bravo!!

Rec

[FourScore]

7. Congratulations Bunny! You deserve it! n/t

[KoKo]

8. Good News! This was HUGE NEWS here on DU back in the OLD DAYS!

Good on You..Bunny! and your Lawyers! We had Petitions and all kinds of ACTIVISM...back in those days..

But, it died because it went silent. Maybe there's hope for others who reported to be vindicated and the "Perps" eventually brought to trial for what they did...in pushing that WAR/Invasion of Iraq...and the rest. One can still dream and have hopes...because of this. YET.. it's good for BUNNY..but WHO has been HELD ACCOUNTABLE? :shrug:

[Tippy]

9. K&R...Thank God she had the courage to do what she did......

[pleah]

11. K&R

[Stuart G]

12. K and R

[WhiteTara]

13. May this encourage others!

:bounce:

[indepat]

14. This one contract is a microcosm of why the US waged pre-emptive wars and

continues to be an occupying force. :patriot:

[spanone]

15. great news....should have been 9 million

[proud patriot]

16. Thank You Cheney , you Cost America Dearly

[chill_wind]

17. Excellent news! K & R.

[Blue Owl]

18. Business as usual for Cheney

That fuckin' POS.