WOW

GOD DAMN...what the fuck is wrong with our country ?
or more specifically, what's wrong with the companies our countries hire that put money over human lives ?

this guy is one courageous mofo.

He is a true American hero.

I'm speechless.

Just when you thought you had become desensitized to the sorry state of our current affairs...

Story from the washpost about this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR2007072601792.html

or more specifically, what's wrong with the companies our countries hire that put money over human lives ?

This is the basic guiding principle of corporations. It shouldn't really come as a surprise. It's depressing and horrible, but the people in charge won't go to jail for it. At best, the company MIGHT be fined.

Government and corruption are synonymous. Any examples of efficiency and morality come from honorable individuals and are not encouraged by the system - which tends toward waste and abuses.

Thank goodness for whistle blowers.

The one positive takeaway from this is that he's still alive... no government likes whistle blowers, but at least we don't execute ours.

Can't say I'm surprised. Proud of the whistle-blower, as always (when it comes to government, at least).

"The embassy is being built by a Kuwaiti firm, First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting Co., which was awarded the contract after no U.S. company would meet the terms, the committee was told."

"[Rory J. Mayberry] said the men were basically "kidnapped by First Kuwaiti to work on the U.S. Embassy.""

You can't really blame the US government for this. I guess. Or maybe you can. I wonder what kind of "terms" the US companies didn't meet...

Upvote, and not just for the awesome tie.

"The one positive takeaway from this is that he's still alive... no government likes whistle blowers, but at least we don't execute ours."

well said, our country roxxors even though we not OSHA compliant all teh times rofl

how would you know who is executed?

old habits of mankind die hard.

that's prety disgusting.

WHAT THE FUCK

Is this what they meant by rebuilding Iraq?

un-fucking-believable.
Nothing seems too vile for our good God fearing born again Christian government any more.

Aside from the kidnapping itself, how is it that 50 guys with no passports can get smuggled against their will past US security in an Active War Zone, but no one in the military or the state dept will have any idea about how such a thing could possibly occur.

At this point would it surprise anyone if they just executed the lot of them once they've finished the job.

And we can't understand why the rest of the world despises us.

"american government doing nasty shit" <> "unbelievable"

and what about all the blacks is jail ring a bell?

"...no government likes whistle blowers, but at least we don't execute ours."

Did you miss the part about how he was afraid to say anything until he got back for fear he would be booted out of the green zone?

Here is another article about it.. from October 2006
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14173

And another from Feb 2006
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13258

Hey! Where is quantumushroom to tell us all that we're being whiny liberals and should just shut the f--k up about all this? That we're just being paranoid and that those Phillipino guys should just be happy that they have a job?

Disturbing stuff if true. Of course no one is going to get prosecuted over this.

On a lighter note I'm intrigued by his choice of tie. Is that something you have to wear to prove your patriotism in America just in case you're viewed as a leftie for giving a damn about human rights?

If this is true, at the very least, the company that did this should be banned from ever doing business with or within the US again, and all those responsible should be in jail, and their assets should be seized and given to the victims.

not surprised at all. talk about cutting corners though! some americans were obviously involved in getting them working there

*waronterror

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*upvote for the tie.