join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest in the world of politics school or business i'm show business i'll see you then. act had. a clip of glee state that the abuse related to contracts awarded to k.b.r. represents the most blatant and improper contract of abuse i have witnessed due in the course of my professional career it's suspicious on how to go to move big contract because dick cheney before he became vice president was c.e.o. of halliburton he left. with twenty million dollars worth of stock options from nine eleven till two thousand and nine and those stock options quadrupled in price he made about a billion dollars off the war there's a great future phone defending the woman he is no longer about the

interview of the american enterprise institute and he says it would be a disaster vashti's fans who are we doing a. good home for change the only advantage in this one for you the method. for home for these hundreds of millions of dollars you see is. that. u.s. military contractor k.b.r. is under legal fire today over real fires in iraq the firm is charged with causing illnesses from massive burn pits used to incinerate garbage there. the veterans who are now suing k.b.r. because of their what they believe service connected health interests say that k.b.r. short sighted didn't install center raters when they should have had burned all this hazardous waste when it was it gets the regulations to do so and as

a result they're sick of all the contracts that k.b.r. and held. require them to comply with e.p.a. regulations the allegation is that k.b.r. rather than. complying with the contract complying with these environmental regulations disposing only of what should be disposed of using incinerators doing it the right way for reasons often related to profit margins was disposing of dangerous toxins in a way that directly impacted the health of soviet troops. seeing stuff that was nuclear biological and chemical products the said do not truck tires all types of styrofoam polystyrene batteries trucks quite a bit of different stuff. that should have been segregated out it was mine it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out if you're k.b.r. employee and you're throwing. biological medical waste into the. into

the burn pit tires and anything else. that did is known to be a toxin. then you're you're careless and you're you're putting people's health in jeopardy and that's exactly would a lot of these k.b.r. contractors were doing. is. working for k.b.r. and they have knowledge of. hazardous chemicals on the ground and cause cancer. here and i'll. just put in my family and i had ever experienced that if necessary. i'm. very upset over that. today very very upset.

if they did that. the military exercise regular daily oversight and supervision and periodically issued evaluation reports of k.b.r. performance not just on waste disposal but across all the men. functions that k.b.r. performed in the war theatres so the military was aware of what k.b.r. was doing and if they thought that k.b.r. was doing those kind of things then they would have been in position to make those practices you know change to halt very little government oversight on the who of c.e.o. of the major personnel director you actually work force were kellogg brown and root personnel. i've seen time and time again take your claim that the reason why they didn't do what they were supposed to was they were allegedly being told to do something or working under the military supervision my experience has been and what i've seen in sworn testimony is that too often k.b.r. personnel were more or less directing the military about what was going to be done

rather than the right way. when i noted the violations infractions and improper actions on run route reported him to management road towards and i was basically told shut up that they would make the decisions about them as decisions. the case or rick lambert and what k.b.r. tried to do with him when he tried to expose what was going on and reveal some of the misconduct really points to an attitude that i've seen before or k.b.r. is more concerned about keeping the truth down than fixing the problem. we know from the g.a.o. reports that have come out since you no wait two thousand and nine two thousand and ten that both the d.o.d. am k.b.r. were not operating these burn pits within their own regulations they were burning as are this materials all over iraq and afghanistan you know this not only from the

veterans but through the g.a.o. reports the g.a.o. also found that many of these bearcats were still operating as late as two thousand . and this is at least two years after they were told to shut them down or they would have been a lot better off using incinerators incinerators use the last. few alive believe they're more energy efficient and they release less toxins and so that means that any military personnel soldiers and others that are in the area aren't going to be exposed to toxic chemicals toxic fumes that kind of thing to operate burn pits was much cheaper of them to do to put high temperature incinerators cost for the national market and there are. many veterans i've spoken to believe that k.b.r.

was merely cutting corners. to save money my understanding is they were given the money to do the incinerators and so it wasn't a budgetary issue this may have been a cheaper way to go this may have been an easier way to go but it certainly wasn't what was best for our soldiers so far in addition to that to the congressional inspector general investigations that have documented the misconduct there's been hundreds of decorations sworn statements by former employees military officers documenting how the operation of the burn pits was exposing troops to the worst toxins known to man rather than properly disposing of these things like they promised. easy he. he. and i come to find out the board where i was about six months was built on

a chemical weapons manufacturing storage facility that we. during the war and then we went to build a base there with my understanding to debunk it in. we knew grand samples of what was already in the ground are contaminated and they found that the most severe illnesses were coming from five different bases in iraq these bases used to be former chemical weapons facilities the saddam hussein operated it was actually told to me by a former k.b.r. employee that they knew the ground was hot meaning it was contaminated. and speechless and flabbergasted in court i want to talk about these claims that are being served by plaintiff's lawyers who effectively are saying we don't agree with the decisions that were made by the military there were we think there were

safer ways as we said ten years later five years later we think there were safer ways of disposing of waste and somebody should be accountable for not doing it the way that we think was safer or as often suggested that in trying to wrap themselves in military and so all this is about is second guessing military decisions about how to dispose of. waste where dispose of waste the problem with that argument that i've seen is that in most cases in fact across the board k.b.r. was wrong in making decisions often concealing what they were doing from the military they were derelict they know it i believe all these illnesses and been prevented and partly because they can here's incinerators. them which were off line if they were to found out. in i mean if they would have realized. what we did in the fog of war we got to fix this and they took action to fix it. that's good

they didn't. leave. now it turns out there was something else in the contract because all that wasn't good they had an indemnity folks so if they screw anything up they don't have to pay for. the bill gets stuck on the american taxpayer there will be an indemnification even for negligence unreasonable acts by cave your managers agents simple if they fell within the definition of what is covered even if they cause the injury or death to henri's. that under the provisions of this clause that is correct even if they cause injury or death to civilian employees. under the provisions of the cause that's correct even if they cause injury or death to american soldiers. does not and does not carve out an exception for civilians are soldiers which means that means that if in fact the activities

fall within the definition of a clause saying k.b.r. could could apply for reimbursement that's correct even for death or injury to american soldier that is correct even for death or injury to a british servicemen. that's correct even death or injury to iraqi national or other for world national working on a cave your project. that's correct they were going to get fully reimbursed for every single legal penny they spent as well as any damages found against them and probably one of the biggest bailouts of government contractor that's been documented so far. indemnification is is absolutely criminal if we have over one hundred thousand soldiers killed it just shows it's a good example of how much our government really cares about or soldiers are just pawns. they're angry they're frustrated they feel as though they gave.

everything they had to the us government. they believe doubtless sam had their back when they sent them over to iraq and afghanistan to fight the war they believe when they came back to be taken care of. either the military the v.a. or are supposed to take care of their veterans. and they're supposed to provide good health here and a good transition in the military and the military and v.a. has failed miserably on doing this and not only on the berm put issues but you know a lot of mental health issues and everything else there are many people who are working with the v.a. who feel that that studies have either augmented belated have been prone to bias in favor of. results that my air or that's having psychosomatic problems instead of

physical problems. they don't want to talk to sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings peace to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles but still. to do socks for the tell you that somebody gossips a template for. the awesome and as you tell me you are not cool enough and let's fight. these are the hawks that we along with all the walking. the.

the office of public health conducts large studies of the health of american veterans however if the studies produce results that cannot support the office of public health and written policy they don't release them. this applies to data regarding adverse health consequences of environmental exposures just burn pits in iraq and afghanistan and toxics exposures in the gulf or on the rare occasions when embarrassing study results are released or manipulated to make them unintelligible so there seems to be an ongoing struggle between the truth

seekers and the government when it comes to. sort of getting to the bottom of the exposure. health a fact veterans are now experiencing. been an awful terrible experience for. the for the claim itself to the v.a. to. either compensated or to get medical treatment. is going to home. they. are not there no matter what the city. most of their employees are angry and certainly nasty. i don't want to go in there i always thought that they would have the best care and the reality. down to me it depends on who you get to provide you with the bureaucracy at the v.a.

for me is what has been a nightmare to deal with getting bills from the labs for a thousand two thousand dollars for blood work and staff call in the v.a. tell them i'm keep getting these bills call in the lab company in the v.a. supposed to pay these bills and they don't and you're already sick with chemo and radiation olson all these bills are coming in nobody's paying them. i mean i mean right now we're quarter million dollars in debt from cancer because we're bankrupt . and the v.a. still denies my claim that it's not this is not a. exposures. the politicians the congressional people that we sought to help us unfortunate drop is like a hot potato swims we make sen. so we have no resolution right now the v.a. still do minor cases we have attorneys for sure you. were going to see were jews were. you know it was awful didn't make it to

a lot. of time so i can make with your golden rule the v.a. system itself means that about forty five years work only gets no benefits where after ten years i don't get the benefits it was or i think the v.a. should take more. be more responsible with these guys because they have already put their lives on the line for us why would we. not give them the proper medical attention that they need why give them an appointment three months out and then. send it through you know prolong it even more to maybe. eight months nine months a year and then even fighting for their benefits if they don't feel that way then book person twelve months of them coming back and he doesn't get a diagnosis forget it they're screwed because they don't see it act it's service related service connected the burden of proof is on the veteran they have to be

able to service connected it doesn't matter whether you have it or not or the condition can happen during the day you enter to the left that's the big window that you have to fight with. iraq afghanistan war injury is our generation's agent orange. if you look at the historical precedents with agent orange for decades it was not acknowledged and then after decades in his study. and then finally soldiers were training. so to go with iraq afghanistan were longing for we can't wait that long poor the burn pits to reckon it's not the pay's that the guys are in the females are dying from the burn pits it's on my fast the illnesses are showing up in the sometimes a lot sooner he put in his time he sacrificed he

gave everything that it was possible to get and. and more proud of that and we don't regret that and he doesn't regret that and we would serve again our sons have enlisted so it's not the service that's the problem and the things happen in war and we understand that there's a cost and and we will carry with that because there are some things that are worth the cost but the other side of that is that at the end of it they take care of you and every single time there's a war we do this song and dance with the government where they say no no it wasn't us no it wasn't that it's just you it's you know i don't know what it was it's just the look and it's not every single time and when is it the last time when is it

that they just say ok. this is was it and you did your part. what does that time come where you're not fighting afterwards the fight should be done i don't see no way at this because with the agent orange the vietnam veteran still suffering still fighting to be recognized the top of that goal or veterans fighting to be recognized now you're adding another million or so iraq and afghanistan. and veterans fighting to be recognized that's two generations at least of the men and women who are sick. and they have overwhelmed a v.a. system that was not prepared to handle that to compensate every. soldier marine airman and sailor that was on the ground that are complaining about their exposure illnesses from their exposure from the burn pits. would break would

bring literally send a v.a. broke and. they don't want to pay it so the waiting in the decades a lot of those soldiers will die in time. and they won't have to pay and. call for help and. get the middle finger. the movie is to model is. delayed and i hope he does. the veterans that i speak to are both mad and they're bewilder some of them are so sick that they don't know if they wake up in the morning and i'm not exaggerating every year or something every year something that's taken away from the quality of life that he has and that we have as a family. a nonunion union.

in that i would can just walk into a restaurant and sit down and he will have a meal. because he's sitting there he's trying to. keep him sound busy eating on his own internal uncomfortable for. the simple things that. we take for granted. that it doesn't have. our heart. what. what would it what is our future going to be like what does it hold. it's just make it worse. i'd like to think the future is bright. but that's my optimistic

guy trying to i think a lot of times going on myself because if i read about a disease that i hate. it just gets progressively worse. so i don't know i mean maybe i get americal that god heals me and my wife is wonderful and she and the truck on like nothing is ever let up in. the right now it's too much take care of my husband take care of every other. woman's husband and. man's wife who served who did their duty because they believed in it because they believed that it was the right thing to do. that's all we're asking. there is absolutely a moral obligation to fix it when these veterans come home and they're sick no matter what they're sick we have an obligation as the american public to take care

of these men and women who sacrifice. for us i. i hope that. this will have an ending where they jump on this and really story. aggressively treating the soldiers at the v.a. and but i don't see this ending well at all. the outcome is is going to be gloom and doom. can't handle it i didn't catch it everything i can't can't can't i can't someone. each.

which ricky your fight is going to continue on and. we're going to. tell you where you have and what you bought for. her out to the president of the united states. so that it helps others. each.

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