Army drops some environmental protections

[dArKeR]

Memo cites need to cut costs to pay for 'war effort'
The Associated Press
Updated: 9:33 a.m. ET May 27, 2004

WASHINGTON - Army garrison commanders worldwide are being told to drop some environmental protections and cut all temporary employees so the savings can be shifted elsewhere because of the war on terrorism.

According to a May 11 memo obtained by The Associated Press, Army Maj. Gen. Anders Aadland wrote that the Army will now “take additional risk in environmental programs; terminate environmental contracts and delay all non-statutory enforcement actions” until after the new fiscal year begins in October.

An environmental group says some of the programs affected by the changes reduce aircraft collisions with birds, control non-native species and affect how hazardous waste is handled.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5075911/

Bunch of idiots! Don't forget what a repuke is! Franken's ditto head friend Mark in speaking about the pollution in the Great Lakes and the slaughter of fish from pollution (which eventually will work its way to kill humans and the Earth), Mark says, 'I don't care I'm not a fish person.' Talk about radical extremist sick people.

[soothsayer]

1. the military has always been the worst polluter on the planet

Who even knew that they had ANY environmental protections left to drop?

It's sinful what they do.

[struggle4progress]

2. kick

:kick:

[seemslikeadream]

3. Gale Norton Head of Department of Interior - boss of mercenaries?

but working on a cookbook on the side for extra cash!

[damnraddem]

4. The expense is too great, so the U.S. military has got to drop its ...

pretense to engage in environmental protection.

[Rex]

5. WTF? We've given the U.S. military at least $500 billion dollars

just this year alone! What the hell are they doing with that kinda money? The true enemy to humankind is the Military/Commercial Industrial Complex - we need to stop this monster before it consumes us all.