Outsourcing Walter Reed

Supporting the troops--or supporting the contractors? The real story behind the scandal at Walter Reed. Full Story »

Posted by Chris Finnie
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3.8
by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 6, 2007

Presents a side of the Walter Reed fiasco I was not familiar with. The piece isn't very balanced or well-sourced, however.

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4.7
by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 11, 2007

A story of greed, corruption, insider contracts, anti-worker actions, disregard for the maimed, and dogmatic foolishness that would have been a surprise six year ago. Excellent research.

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by Patricia L'Herrou - Mar. 8, 2007

the information here, if combined with testimony elicited by Ms holmes-norton, representing d.c. in congress, in her questions to Commanders Kiley and Weightman of Walter Reed Hospital, seems to offer greater questions about the privatization priorities of this administration. Their testimony was that although the government employees had outperformed the private candidates, when offered the jobs, and there were 80 of them needed to be offered, only ten had been filled, as the ... More »

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by Chris Finnie - Mar. 6, 2007

For 6 years, the Bush Administration has had one overriding moral value--corporate greed. It didn't matter who was hurt, as long as big corporations continued to rack up record profits. But they've finally hurt somebody the public and the politicians are willing to stand up for--military veterans. Arnold Schwarznegger tried to take on two popular groups--nurses and teachers--in his disasterous 2005 California special election. Now the Bush administration is feeling a similar pain ... More »

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by Jim Lang - Mar. 6, 2007
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by Ben Ross - Mar. 7, 2007

WOW This is great journalism. Is it fair? I want to know. Scandal is a word which is losing it's punch. I don't think Mattera is making this stuff up. I will have to investigate, guess I'll start by asking Joe Lieberman.

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by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 7, 2007
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by Wayland T Washington - Mar. 8, 2007
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by Joseph Koudelka - Mar. 9, 2007

This story is great background to the Walter Reed scandal however it contains opinion and is not well sourced. It appears to be factual though, but required my own investigation of additional sources to be sure.

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