In a classic piece, Paul Krugman deconstructs some of the ties of CheneyBurton and others to the 1600 Crew. Nice job.
Meanwhile, NBC News has obtained Pentagon inspection reports of unsanitary conditions at mess halls run by Halliburton in Iraq: "Blood all over the floors of refrigerators, dirty pans, dirty grills, dirty salad bars, rotting meat and vegetables." An October report complains that Halliburton had promised to fix the problem but didn't.
Only the best for our soldiers, The aWol Deserter-Boy said so. No, Really.
Why does NBC News Hate America?
posted by Jo Fish on 12.16.03 at 01:19 AM
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I have a book around my place somewhere on the Army sutlers. Back in day they provided supplies for the soldiers.
Halliburton is just a modern corporatized version of them.
Some sutlers were corrupt and/or were treated with favoritism.
The Good old days have returned.
posted by: ESP on 12.16.03 at 10:59 PM [permalink]
I read yesterday Russell Baker's review of Krugman's new book and it is a great review, focusing upon the failings of the reporting (or is it non-reporting) media on the failings of W. See the current issue of the New York Review of Books. Also see a reader's comment and Baker's response. As Alterman asks: "What Liberal Media?".
