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Posted by: TimALoftis 2 years agoA Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident.
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TimALoftis
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:31 p.m.FTA:
Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, says that after she was raped by multiple men at a KBR camp in the Green Zone, the company put her under guard in a shipping container with a bed and warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she'd be out of a job.
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Poulenc
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:42 p.m.Vile--the act, the cover-up, which blends misogyny, an outrageous and particularly primitive example of male-"entitlement" protection, and political ass-covering.
Does anyone require further evidence that in the minds of the current administration, our country's interests and those of Halliburton are one?
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Bkumm
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:42 p.m.I wish I could say that I find this unbelievable, but I don't. However, leave it to the good folks at ABC News to dig this up and try to find justice for this poor woman.
What is happening to us as a nation?
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Jaydee40
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:51 p.m.If this is what they do to their own I hate to think about what they do to others? How can anybody support this?
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cantfoolme
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:53 p.m.This is the problem. In a society that puts itself above such disgraceful actions then a cover up is often the result. However, i would hope that the offenders are brought to justice much in the same way as those who disgraced our country by torturing prisoners.
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saneman
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:54 p.m.I hope this woman sues Halliburton for billions of dollars for the egregious bodily harm they committed on her. Since punitive damages are subjective, I hope the jury or judge depending upon if its a jury or judge trial will once and for all put Halliburton out of business forever.
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Lurch
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:58 p.m.Legal experts say Jones' alleged assailants will likely never face a judge and jury, due to an enormous loophole that has effectively left contractors in Iraq beyond the reach of United States law.
"It's very troubling," said Dean John Hutson of the Franklin Pierce Law Center. "The way the law presently stands, I would say that they don't have, at least in the criminal system, the opportunity for justice."
This is such BS. No business contract overrules the rule of the land. Never has, never actually will. If the Chinese govt had a contract to with some company to rape sheep, would we say `oh, well they have a contract, there`s nothing we can do`. Or would we say that contract is null and void because it violates the laws of the land? F`in hell this is simple.
If KBR can do this to an American, imagine what they can and are doing to the iraqis with no accountability.
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Spadecaller
Dec. 10, 2007, 1:58 p.m."KBR has moved for Jones' claim to be heard in private arbitration, instead of a public courtroom. It says her employment contract requires it.
In arbitration, there is no public record nor transcript of the proceedings, meaning that Jones' claims would not be heard before a judge and jury. Rather, a private arbitrator hired by the corporation would decide Jones' case."
This reprehensible conduct by Haliburton is astonishing on one hand and then when I think that Dick Cheney was their former CEO I must admit that I am not that surprised.
Put the bums behind bars; start with Cheney and his puppet, Bush.
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joey-evans
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:06 p.m.Boys will be boys huh?
What is wrong with these b astards?
"Keep your mouth shut or else!"
We will hire and pick the arbitrator.
I bet there will be some of these neocant b astards here that will blame the victim. just wait and see.
JOEY EVANS
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saneman
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:10 p.m.Good luck to KBR in trying to get this case removed from the jurisdiction of the federal court, since I doubt this has anything to do with a breach of contract, because I doubt KBR included a provision of being raped in her contract. Furthermore, the legal system takes a dim look upon exculpatory clauses when they deal with egregious bodily harm of this magnitude if such clauses were inserted in the contract.
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Obaku
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:32 p.m.This is precisely how mercenaries have behaved for thousands of years.
As I have said before, these mercenaries will be returning to the U.S. someday - make appropriate arrangements for your own defense.
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dandt1612
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:33 p.m.I hope the workers are brought to justice including the people covering this up.
I think there should be a snipping party for those who were in on this sickening act.
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saneman
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:37 p.m.This case is totally different than the prior criminal matter concerning the shootings by blackwater, because this is a civil matter. All the complaining party has to do in a civil case is file the lawsuit in a court having legal jursidiction over either the subject matter or the person. In this case, if the defendant maintains an office in the federal district where the lawsuit is being filed, then the federal court in that district would have legal jurisdiction over the legal matter and over the defendant.
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BuffaloJ
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:35 p.m.It's a shame the girls father can't go over there and "take care of" those who raped his daughter(I think you kow whatI mean)...Since he would be above the law in Iraq, he would receive no punishment for dishing out theirs.
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NelsonR
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:43 p.m.It's reprehensible that a company such as Halliburton can evade prosecution on all levels for all misdeeds and meanwhile move their Headquarters overseas. Yet our government and our citizens continue to pay them outlandish and extravagant no bid contracts which equate to theft.
DICK CHENEY is a crook and most Americans know it. Impeachment is to good for this A**hole, convict him.
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Lurch
Dec. 10, 2007, 2:53 p.m.Question: what was KBR planning to do with her if she hadn`t convinced one of the guards to let her call her Dad?
Seriously. The company kidnapped her and after getting caught it still disposed of the rape kit. So to what lengths was it willing to go to cover this up?
She may be lucky to be alive.
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Charlson
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:01 p.m.Everyone who wears or ever wore a military uniform should be outraged about private security contractors (mercenaries by another name). The men and women in uniform owes allegiance to the United States of America and are accountable to the Military Code of Conduct, whereas mercs owe their allegiance to the paymaster and are accountable to no one. And the mercs get better pay than our troops. Whatever money these private contractors receive come out of the US Defense budget and that means our troops are being short changed too.
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texangelwings
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:05 p.m.Sad to say, I am not surprised!
That is so wrong, a contract for employment does not cover rape I don't think! There needs to be a public court trial against everyone who was involved in the gang-rape. The trial needs to be held right here in the USA.
Since when, was Haliburton put in charge of law enforcement?
Thanks Neo for the headsup on this story.
Thanks Tim!
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Harbeas
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:11 p.m.As a man I find this extremely difficult to understand how these men could do such a thing! These men represent the lowest form of human behavior. I hope they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law and then the lady turns around and sues Haliburton into bankruptcy!
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sumptuousdigs
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:24 p.m.Enough can't be said about Jamie's brave commitment to take the stand for herself and other victims. My heart and admiration go out to her. She will need the support of everyone that can give it. The contacts are out there, I'm going to have a look.
The 'perps' on the other hand are not that unknown a quantity. They are predators and bottom feeders. The gang mentality is comprised of a few leaders, and a lot of followers. Cowards all!
It is no apology or explanation to state that a warzone is a testosterone enriched environment, where brutes and lunatics can rule the day, if not closely supervised.
The individuals need to pay for their crimes. (In the U.S. they could find themselves in a hostile prison population that would regard them as chicken hawks).
The Corperation(s) that haven't taken the proper safeguards also need to answer for their alleged complacency.
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Commodore1
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:51 p.m.I'll believe it if she can prove it. I know it's hard for liberals to understand but U must still prove it in this country.
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DarkWizard
Dec. 10, 2007, 4:05 p.m.TimALoftis,
Excellent post. These criminals need to be exposed and brought to justice. That includes everyone involved in covering up such a heinous act.
Neophile,
Thank you for the heads up.
Halliburton/KBR win 80% of the cases brought up in their arbitration process. I'm surprised it's not 100%. A company I worked for (quasi-governmental) until recently has been around since 1918. I found out that they had never lost an arbitration case. Corporations do think they're above the law and our government is complicit in allowing them to think this way.
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