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"If these [barracks] were in any city in America and were called apartments or dormitories, they'd be condemned."

First there was Walter Reed, then KBR's unclean water. More disturbing news documented by a soldier's father disgusted by the barracks in which his son had to live at Fort Bragg, NC, after a 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan:

The Army's response? They didn't expect the soldiers back for three more weeks, and they're refusing to pay for private housing in the meantime. At least this is getting some attention and seems to be accelerating the repair process.

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Unacceptable

The Pentagon's inspector general released a report three days ago faulting KBR, a former Halliburton subsidiary, for providing our soldiers unclean water. The water was only used for washing and shaving, but still may have been responsible for "38 reported illnesses that 'an attending medical official said could be attributed to water, such as skin abscesses, cellulitis, skin infections and diarrhea.'"

Instead of expressing anger, disappointment, or anything remotely sensible, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell defended KBR, saying that no definitive connection had been found linking KBR's water and the soldiers' medical problems, and that servicemen "are constantly reminded only to drink bottled water"...Even though they weren't drinking it, merely showering in it.

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