A whistleblower’s claims that reconstruction in Iraq has been rife with waste, fraud and abuse — particularly in regard to a division of Halliburton — will be turned over to the Justice Department, a U.S. senator said Friday.
[B.H.] Greenhouse has testified that the contracts awarded to Kellogg, Brown and Root represent “the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the course of my professional career.”
[Senator] Dorgan attempted unsuccessfully to persuade Congress to hold hearings on the allegations, and when they declined he conducted unofficial hearings before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
At those hearings, witnesses, including Greenhouse, testified that waste, fraud and abuse were rampant, Dorgan said. One example given was the torching of new $85,000 trucks because of easily reparable deficiencies, such flat tires and clogged fuel pumps.
Now, who would be corrupt enough to give a contract to these thugs?
