The Bastards-Some Of Army's Civilian Contractors Are No-Shows In Iraq

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The Bastards

Some Of Army's Civilian Contractors Are No-Shows In Iraq

By David Wood, Newhouse News Service

WASHINGTON -- U.S. troops in Iraq suffered through months of unnecessarily poor living conditions because some civilian contractors hired by the Army for logistics support failed to show up, Army officers said.

Months after American combat troops settled into occupation duty, they were camped out in primitive, dust-blown shelters without windows or air conditioning. The Army has invested heavily in modular barracks, showers, bathroom facilities and field kitchens, but troops in Iraq were using ramshackle plywood latrines and living without fresh food or regular access to showers and telephones.

Even mail delivery -- also managed by civilian contractors -- fell weeks behind.

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link http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=Special%20Reports.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=16&rnd=722.9307335769577

another good related link http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2003-07-23/cover.html