SSGT in Baghdad says Bremer's Halliburton guards cost $650 per man daily

[lebkuchen]

If the government is looking for overcharging, it should look no further than the security team for L. Paul “Jerry” Bremer, the presidential envoy to Iraq and CPA administrator. I mean, $650 a day per man to guard this guy when my unit, the 170th Military Police Company, do most of his security? Anyway, I was just wondering how much of the $87 billion for the war in Iraq is going toward this overcharging.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=20375

[RobertSeattle]

1. I'm not surprised

I'm sure "Contractor 101" is for Contractor employees to not tell the troops or the press how much they are making.

[yorgatron]

the halliburton guys aren't gonna "frag" bremer

n/t.

[SoCalDem]

3. A friend of mine was offered $400,000 a year TAX-FREE

with a FREE place to live, meals provided, transportation provided, and 3 round trips back to the USa.. to work in Iraq..

He thought long and hard about it since he's in his late 50's and that would have helped retirement a lot, but he turned it down because his wife has a heart condition and he could not bear to leave her behind and be so far from her..

I don't know the details, but he was a few days awy from actually going, when he said..nope:)

[lebkuchen]

5. Damn. KBR's bug exterminators are only making $125,000

Just what was your friend required to do? Guard Iraqi police stations?

[SoCalDem]

6. He's retired military.. so I haven't a clue

He thought about it, but decided it wasn't worth it..especially since they are killing Americans every chance they get

[Karenina]

2. Brought to you by...

*aWol!!!

[denverbill]

4. That's what happens when you 'privatize' govt.

Costs escalate out of control and you get less for your money with no oversite. But, at least Halliburton is making a 15% profit on the $650 this guy is making. They made nothing on the Army private he replaced who was making $100/day.

[Kinkistyle]

8. When u can charge whatever you want, you tend to "push the envelope"

Isn't that why monopolies are illegal?

[Eric J in MN]

9. Is it known that the markup is 15%?

Halliburton gets to charge cost plus a percent, but have any reputable newspapers written that it is 15 percent?

[JohnyCanuck]

7. Hmmm, I wonder what Uncle Dick's cut will be. n/t

n/t