Sunday, August 15, 2004
Iraq reconstruction:Bechtel and "chaos, corruption and incompetance"
So writes Christian Parenti in an article in the August 30 issue of The Nation. Apparently, there are serious problems with reconstruction work relating to sewage systems, water treatment, electricity supply, healthcare and education. And contractors such as Bechtel are not meeting their deadlines, including a deadline to restore potable water in urban centers within 12 months.
Bechtel is notorious for missing deadlines and going overbudget. They were sued this year by the state of Massachusetts; the state's lawyers called the Boston "Big Dig" project a financial shell game. Bechtel is also the company that tried to privatize water supplies in Bolivia and in San Francisco. I wonder if perhaps that is part of their vision for Iraq.
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So writes Christian Parenti in an article in the August 30 issue of The Nation. Apparently, there are serious problems with reconstruction work relating to sewage systems, water treatment, electricity supply, healthcare and education. And contractors such as Bechtel are not meeting their deadlines, including a deadline to restore potable water in urban centers within 12 months.
Bechtel is notorious for missing deadlines and going overbudget. They were sued this year by the state of Massachusetts; the state's lawyers called the Boston "Big Dig" project a financial shell game. Bechtel is also the company that tried to privatize water supplies in Bolivia and in San Francisco. I wonder if perhaps that is part of their vision for Iraq.
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They're pretty good at cost overruns close to home, too.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2002/0919/story4.html
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