BAGHDAD -- A reconstruction contract for the building of 142 primary health centers across Iraq is running out of money, after two years and roughly $200 million, with no more than 20 clinics now expected to be completed, Parsons Inc. will walk away from more than 120 clinics, with monies for the projects already paid. This is an 86% shortfall of projected completions.By the end of 2006, the $18.4 billion that Washington has allocated for Iraq's reconstruction runs out.
In January, American reconstruction effort would be able to finish only 300 of 425 promised electricity projects and 49 of 136 water and sanitation projects. With the money nearly gone,. The Corp of Engineers and Parsons have agreed to a settlement under which Parsons would try to finish 14 more clinics by early April and then leave. Se. weeks earlier I had suggested that US contractors had done very little in the way of constructing any new clinics or hospitals. No one agreed with me. Especially the military
2006-10-10
14:15:46
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Now we learn otherwise.
This is only sampling of a new form of "Cut and Run" - Despite NON completion, Parsons will still leave with a a very hefty profit. Soon we will be following a tale of deceit one again, because the US has not followed through on several other projects other than those mentioned above. It has repaired some, but it has not even begun its BUILDING of several new schools.
The ony structures they are building and completing are NEW Military Bases.
2006-10-10
14:17:11 ·
update #1
As you see by profile I seek many different sources for news items. I do not respond to those who seek only to insult. But for Paul and Iraq, see below. And forrockandro...Thank you
Go to Google
1. Type in: "Find Annual Rpt Parsons Inc US contractor"
Scroll to and
CLICK: "When Outsourcing Turns Outrageous"
2. Type in: "Find Parsons Inc Iraq contractor"
Click; US Plan to Buildl Iraq Clinics Falters"
Click also: "Multi National Force Iraq Partial Termionation of Parsons..A US govt article "Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Click also: "US pays for 150 Iraqi clinics, and manages to build 20 - "
See also the plethora of other sources under each subject as aforementioned
2006-10-11
02:55:50 ·
update #2