Firsthand report
[published on Thu, Aug 25, 2005]
To the Editor:
The following was submitted to the July-August International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Journal by Daniel A. Poczynek of Local 48 of Portland, Ore.:
"KBR's desert wasteland:
"I just came home from 15 months building a new POW prison in southern Iraq for KBR [Halliburton], and I have never been treated this bad in my life. I worked 15 to 18 hours a day, seven days a week, some 4,800 hours in one year.
"We couldn't order our own electrical material, so when it came in wrong, instead of sending it back, they would just dig a hole in the sand and throw it in. I have seen hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted at taxpayers' expense.
"When I got to Iraq, I stood with my hands in my pockets for well over a month. I ended up calling my wife to send my tool bag.
"I am glad they sent me home. I was tired of saying, 'I am sorry for KBR's games being played with the military and the taxpayers.' "
I believe that this letter has a lot to say about the conditions and deception in Iraq.
This is a firsthand account from a man who witnessed what most of us would not believe.
William Wiederkehr
Huntley
Sunday, August 28, 2005
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