Terrible Things

I don't really know what kind of commentary I can add to this, but the story should be known: In case you were thinking that Halliburton employees only get to do whatever they want to Iraqis, think again!

Jamie Leigh Jones of Houston, Texas--a Halliburton/KBR employee in Iraq--was drugged, beaten, and gang-raped by several coworkers. They were so brutal that Jones ruptured a breast implant and tore her pectoral muscles. After she went to the hospital and had a (now missing) rape kit done, she was locked in a shipping container (one report I read said trailer) with no food or water--she only got out because a guard let her use his cell phone, and she called her dad, who called their congressman. She was told that if she didn't "get over it" she'd lose her job.

This was two years ago. No criminal charges.

So thanks to that enormous loophole that basically exempts Halliburton employees from any kind of law, no oneis safe in Iraq. The Justice Department won't even protect its own citizens.