Man with ties to N.M. injured in Iraq beating (former dem candidate's son)

[Rose Siding]

A man with ties to New Mexico working in Iraq as a security coordinator for a subsidiary of Halliburton was severely beaten last week by a group of fellow employees reportedly called the "Redneck Mafia."

And, the victim's father says, it might have been because his son had raised concerns about security problems at the Baghdad airport, where he works for Kellogg, Brown and Root , a subsidiary of the Houston-based corporation.
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In a prepared statement last week, Bingaman,D-N.M., said, "My office has been in close contact with the Chavez family. On the family's behalf, I contacted Kellogg, Brown and Root and urged them to ensure that Mr. Chavez was getting proper care for his injuries. I also asked them to get to the bottom of exactly what happened to Mr. Chavez."

A spokeswoman for KBR said the company fired three men over the incident, which she characterized as a "fight at work." She said Ronald Chavez wasn't seriously injured and was being treated as an outpatient in Germany.

Eli Chavez is a former agent of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Last year, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for the District 1 congressional seat representing the Albuquerque area..........

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/12194.html

[flordehinojos]

1. what can you expect from boooooooosh, cheneeeeeeeey and their goons?

:)

[0007]

2. I feel there's more to this story than what we've read and been

told by Eli Chavez's father.

The story is full of ambiguities.

[Mz Pip]

3. "Redneck Mafia"

How drunk did these goons have to be to come up with that name? But they're all proud of themselves. Kick back a few, listen to Rush then go out and kick the ass of somene who dares raise concerns about security.

Assholes.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Merlin]

8. This is no drunken concoction. "Redneck Mafia" is a deadly serious thing.

It exists all across the US now, as far as I can tell.

We live in a zeitgeist of universal scorn for and detestation of intellectuals and liberals, coupled with a concerted effort to marginalize them and to destroy any successful efforts they might take to influence the general public.

[bahrbearian]

4. "Just another fight at work" happens all the time,

"He walked in to a door knob",, " He fell down the stairs",, "He tripped over his shoelaces"......

[blm]

5. The REAL story: Bush thugs trying to silence the nation's REAL patriots.

They've been doing it for DECADES.

[Voltaire99]

6. I resent paying taxes to support these "people."

And I use the word loosely.

[wmbrew0206]

7. What did the company do wrong?

The company stated that the three men responsible for the starting the fight were fired. What more can they do?
Hopefully this guy sues the other three in civil court.