Today, 22 March, is the annual World Water Day. This date was established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly to promote public awareness about issues related to clean water resources.
Coincidentally, an investigation appears to be in the works regarding allegations that Halliburton has knowingly distributed contaminated water supplies to our troops and civilians in Iraq.
From an Associated Press article via Yahoo! News:
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The Pentagon's official watchdog will investigate allegations by Halliburton Co. water experts that their company endangered U.S. troops in Iraq by failing to provide safe shower and laundry water.
The most serious allegation came from the company's water treatment manager in the war zone whose internal report said troops and civilians in Iraq were left vulnerable to "mass sickness or death."
A former Halliburton water expert who found contamination at the Ar Ramadi base a year ago said he was told by superiors not to advise the military or senior company officials of his discovery.
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As usual, they shoot the messenger, and the whistleblower suffers for the sins of the corporation.
Heck of a way to support the troops, you guys!
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