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HoustonPress -- More than 200 soldiers are suing KBR for knowingly exposing them to toxic chemicals in Iraq, whose effects started with nose bleeds and could end with cancer. KBR says that didn't happen. But even if it did, the company isn't responsible. Taxpayers are.

The facility, Qarmat Ali, was a sprawling, approximately 50-acre plant where chemically treated water was pumped deep underground to maintain balance in the reservoirs while the oil was extracted.

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Submitted Feb 20, 2012 By: livable1

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bigmoo63 Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,284 Points:84,610 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:05:39 AM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse Amazing. Using stuff harming our own to line Halliburtons pockets. I'm still looking for the alleged WMD in Iraq. Maybe they just couldnt make out the last letter. That was an N not a Q....
mike1881 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,437 Points:592,125 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 5:00:23 AM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse How come it is ok to Sh*t on soldiers? This is what the government gets for going with the lowest bidder but I don't think it is fair to put soldiers lives in jeopardy. It is one thing to go to Iraq and expect to get shoot at, but to be exposed to chemicals from one of our own companies? KBR should be ashamed of themselves and the government should "black list" them, but it won't happen. And if something like that does happen, KBR will probably just change their name like another infamous company did, i.e. Blackwater which is now Xe group.
SavingInNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,929 Points:1,119,215 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 4:28:56 AM Ignore SavingInNC Report Abuse Really needs to be looked into more
SavingInNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,929 Points:1,119,215 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 4:28:18 AM Ignore SavingInNC Report Abuse Needs investigation
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:6,944 Points:1,956,930 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 3:51:14 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse This is a very interesting article. KBR should be ashamed. Sad to say the only link to fuel prices is this part "The facility, Qarmat Ali, was a sprawling, approximately 50-acre plant where chemically treated water was pumped deep underground to maintain balance in the reservoirs while the oil was extracted. "
suzcoates Rookie Author South Bend Posts:46 Points:2,650 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 1:20:08 AM Ignore suzcoates Report Abuse nothing shocks me anymore about this so called government we have
edgarCA Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,581 Points:241,770 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 12:56:44 AM Ignore edgarCA Report Abuse Good article, thanks.
BJWI Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,554 Points:763,925 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 12:29:08 AM Ignore BJWI Report Abuse I wish I could say I am shocked, but unfortunately I am not.
emptypockets2008 Champion Author Michigan Posts:14,652 Points:1,311,695 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 11:01:32 PM Ignore emptypockets2008 Report Abuse Yes, it really is, too.
Dremwolf Veteran Author Jacksonville Posts:476 Points:94,370 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:57:29 PM Ignore Dremwolf Report Abuse Absolutely sickening!
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,294 Points:1,649,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:51:12 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse One more ethical U.S. corporation. Kellogg, Brown & Root aka KBR. " According to the lawsuits, filed in Oregon and Houston, KBR health and safety workers knew about the sodium dichromate in April or May of 2003, but did not notify the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until mid-August, allowing the troops to be exposed to the potentially deadly chemical for months. During that time, according to the lawsuits, KBR personnel deceived the troops by first concealing the chemical's presence, then downplaying its danger. They told soldiers that their bloody noses and breathing problems were due to sand, or too many protein drinks, or pre-existing conditions."
joekayak All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:850 Points:747,420 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:21:15 PM Ignore joekayak Report Abuse KBR should be held responsible for any health problems brought on by contact with their chemicals.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:4,342 Points:1,101,035 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:08:27 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse Should be both parties.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,686 Points:1,197,290 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 9:59:55 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Un-be-leave-able!!
emptypockets2008 Champion Author Michigan Posts:14,652 Points:1,311,695 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 9:43:34 PM Ignore emptypockets2008 Report Abuse I heard about this way before it came here
livable1 Champion Author New York Posts:2,323 Points:283,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 9:43:06 PM Ignore livable1 Report Abuse KBR is a world leader in the provision of products and services to the offshore oil and gas industry.