2.21.2007

Know your overlords

Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) since 1919.

And of course the tie-in...
And a couple of under-the-radar clippings...
Gulf Coast slaves
Halliburton and its subcontractors hired hundreds of undocumented Latino workers to clean up after Katrina -- only to mistreat them and throw them out without pay. (More...)

The battle scars of a private war
Contractors wounded or killed in Iraq are the anonymous casualties. Ceremonies are secret, and benefits are scarce.

In Tough Times, a Company Finds Profits in Terror War
From building cells for detainees at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to feeding American troops in Uzbekistan, the Pentagon is increasingly relying on a unit of Halliburton called KBR, sometimes referred to as Kellogg Brown & Root.


"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

1 comment:

Middle Child said...

there will ALWAYS BE THE HUMAN ELEMENT : )