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KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill

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KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill

Sodium dichromate is an orange-yellowish substance containing hexavalent chromium, an anti-corrosion chemical. To Lt. Col. James Gentry of the Indiana National Guard, who was stationed at the Qarmat Ali water treatment center in Iraq just after the 2003 U.S. invasion, it was “just different-colored sand.” In their first few months at the base, soldiers were told by KBR contractors running the facility the substance was no worse than a mild irritant.

Gentry was one of approximately 830 service members, including active-duty soldiers and members of the National Guard and reserve units from Indiana, South Carolina, West Virginia and Oregon, assigned to secure the water treatment plant, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sodium dichromate is not a mild irritant. It is an extreme carcinogen. In November 2009, at age 52, Gentry died of cancer. The VA affirmed two months later that his death was service-related.
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So KBR exposes our servicemembers to a carcinogen which causes cancer and now they argue that the taxpayers should pay $85 million for their negligence. Screw KBR.
 
Just one reason I deplore the overbearing defense budget; these contractors are having a financial field day at the expense of human beings. :roll:
 
Stop . . . you do know paying attention to this stuff is just as bad as paying attention to green energy failures under Obama. Not really, I just thought that Bush Doctrine lovers may appreciate the comparison.
 
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