Wounded GI's get free hospital meals (Stars and Stripes)

bobthedrummer

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Fri Apr-02-04 05:17 PM
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Wounded GI's get free hospital meals (Stars and Stripes)

Remember the outrage when it became known that our military wounded were being charged for their meals in military hospitals by private contractors like Halliburton?

That unbelievable policy is finally gone, and wounded GI's will be reimbursed for what they paid for those meals in the past.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=21368

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Wickerman

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Fri Apr-02-04 05:19 PM
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1. That's Great!! Now I am FOR the war! Thank you resident Bush*

Edited on Fri Apr-02-04 05:19 PM by lunabush

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loftycity

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Fri Apr-02-04 05:47 PM
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2. Maybe they can pay the troops and finally they can get their paycheck's

I've heard two stories now that our guys are not gettting paid.
A doctor told me, a woman that works in his office, her husband is in Iraq and has not been paid in 4 months...4 months.

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daleo

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Fri Apr-02-04 05:51 PM
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3. They get the odd free meal, after being maimed

And mercenaries get $10000 to $20000 per month. I have heard there are 10000 to 20000 mercenaries in Iraq, working for various organizations (U.S. govt, corporations, etc.). So, that works out to $100 million to $400 million per month in salaries, or $1.2 to $4.8 Billion per year. Exactly where is this money coming from? Anyone who thinks this whole thing isn't about oil should contemplate these numbers.

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JeebusH

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:03 PM
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4. lose an arm, get a happy meal ....

ahhh, George W. Bush's America ... isn't it grand???

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mouse7

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:09 PM
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5. Free hospital food

Gee... um... thanks.

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PfcHammer

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:15 PM
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6. At that rate, prolly have to die before get paycheck (nt)

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Ysabel

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:21 PM
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7. food glorious food...!

...the boys scramble into their seats and the gruel disappears...

oliver to Master: "sir - i want more"...

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Amerpie

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:25 PM
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8. Accuracy is best policy

This is a difficult one to explain to folks not familiar with the byzantine rules of the military pay system. Stars and Stripes does a good job of showing how the goverment was nickle and diming wounded soldiers by preventing "double dipping" (i.e, getting a monetary rations allowance and rations at the same time). It's a good example of the goverment diligently pursuing money from working class folks while ignoring the real scammers (e.g., Halliburton et.al)

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PfcHammer

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Fri Apr-02-04 10:23 PM
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10. BushCo double dipping = food AND water (nt)

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skooooo

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Fri Apr-02-04 07:10 PM
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9. I'm surprised Republicans aren't decrying this act of "welfare".

After all...doesn't this undermine capitalism????

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saigon68

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Sat Apr-03-04 07:45 AM
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11. "Bring on the Dom Perrignon" shouted the Bechtel Contractors

"Those fools who pay taxes will pay for more" !! screeched the Chairman of the Board.

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