Comments on: Class-action suits popping up against ex-Halliburton subsidiary: company may have poisoned 100,000 people in Iraq

By: Santa Maria

Santa Maria — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:30 +0000

So what? Its a war.. get on with it. People die.. Boohoo.

By: Winston

Winston — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:21:25 +0000

Amazing. The country is littered with depleted uranium dust, countless _huge_ fires of toxic substances must have been started by a war based entirely upon lies, many hundreds of thousands killed and wounded and millions displaced and they get bent out of shape not by that but by some contractor burning nasty trash.

Amerika, we luv ya’.

By: Greg Allen

Greg Allen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:53:21 +0000

The conservatives convinced America that private companies like KBR are ALWAYS better than the government. ALWAYS.

Hows that working out for us?

By: Rick Cain

Rick Cain — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:07:05 +0000

The real crime is the burn pits themselves, where they burned up perfectly good equipment so they could claim a loss and charge the government for replacements.

The Bush Regime of course had no problem with this, no investigations were ever made, because Cheney was making money.

By: StoopidFlanders

StoopidFlanders — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:43:35 +0000

5. You’ve failed to consider the damages done to the local extremists by releasing the toxic fumes. Hell, this burning may have caused enough health problems among terrorists to save us the cost of dropping a bomb on them. Bombs are expensive and budgets are tight.

By: Misanthropic Scott

Misanthropic Scott — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:41 +0000

This sounds like another example, similar to Union Carbide in Bhopal India, where corporations provide far too much protection to those who hide behind them in order to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.

Did anyone notice that human beings employed by a corporation actually burned the toxic crap rather than disposing of it properly?

Did anyone notice that this action was taken by human beings, not a corporation, and it poisoned people?

Does anyone think that this might just be considered an actual crime?

Would anyone else like to see people prosecuted rather than simply having a corporation sued for dollars?

This is one of the major reasons I hate what corporations have become. No longer are they simple protection from personal bankruptcy. No longer are they a simple vehicle for keeping a business separate from one’s personal finances. Now they are also a way to hide from one’s crimes.

By: roastedpeanuts

roastedpeanuts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:06:39 +0000

“If the terrorists weren’t in Iraq, our troops wouldn’t need to be there. It’s that simple. Perhaps the complainers should file a lawsuit against the islamofacists, rather than trying to extort money from the people trying to keep us safe.”

How does burning toxic materials inappropriately help keep us safe?

You’re a troll right?

By: StoopidFlanders

StoopidFlanders — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:33:11 +0000

If the terrorists weren’t in Iraq, our troops wouldn’t need to be there. It’s that simple. Perhaps the complainers should file a lawsuit against the islamofacists, rather than trying to extort money from the people trying to keep us safe.

By: tcc3

tcc3 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:25:10 +0000

I’m sure they all signed a waiver against poisoning and sexual assault.

By: E. Thomas Wood

E. Thomas Wood — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:05:30 +0000

Here’s the full story:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2009/11/8/soldiers_claim_war_zone_contractors_exposed_them_to_toxins

By: sargasso

sargasso — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:44:26 +0000

A contractor, contracted by the contractor. “Kellogg, Brown, and Root”, contracted by KBR, an ex-subsidiary of Halliburton LLC., late of Dallas (now listed in the tax and jurisdiction shelter of Dubai).