Soldiers Homecoming
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Associated Press
Published: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 5:40 am
Last Updated: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 5:46 am
Last Updated: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 5:46 am
outrageous" military contractor KBR tried to deny there was a
problem with water supplied to U.S. troops in Iraq.
A report by the Pentagon's internal watchdog, obtained by The
Associated Press, says soldiers experienced a variety of illnesses
after using discolored, smelly water for personal hygiene and
laundry at five U.S. military sites in Iraq.
The report found water quality problems at three sites run by
KBR and at two military-operated locations.
The report says it's impossible to link the dirty water
definitively to all the illnesses. But it says KBR's water quality
didn't meet standards and the military wasn't doing all the
required tests.
Vice President Dick Cheney's old company Halliburton, then KBR's
parent, disputed allegations even though they were made by its own
employees and documented in company e-mails.
A spokesman for the U.S. Central Command says the military has
taken steps to correct the problem.
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