No Contractor Left Behind is a series by DC Bureau.org chronicling how a toxic time bomb followed three Army National Guard units home from Iraq. It reveals how a notorious military contractor (KBR) exposed American soldiers to a cancer-causing carcinogen on the battlefield and how the Pentagon tried to downplay the consequences. And it describes how Congress has relegated its investigation to a toothless forum that lacks the political clout and oversight powers to ensure effective accountability.
Click HERE to read No Contractor Left Behind Part I: KBR, the Pentagon and the Soldiers Who Paid – October 5, 2009
The first of a multi-part account of how KBR management knowingly exposed not only their own employees but hundreds of US Army National Guard troops, British Soldiers and local Iraqi citizens to to the toxic carcinogen known as sodium dichromate at Qarmat Ali in southern Iraq.
Click HERE to read No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence - October 7, 2009
In this report on Qarmat Ali you will watch video taped deposition testimony from KBR management. Watch how the KBR Safety Manager blames the KBR employees for not reporting the existence of a chemical that they had no idea was even on site. This is a classic example of KBR management at it’s finest. If I didn’t know better I would swear he was my safety manager in Iraq!
