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Remember this name: Bunnatine Greenhouse, and I'll tell you why. Because this woman represents all that's right with our government. Of course she's about to get fired for it, but this woman has all the balls that our current administration doesn't. Here's the story:

"Bunny" is the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting for the Army. She has an excellent resume for someone raised in a segregated America with 3 masters degrees and 20 years experience in supervising contracting. Until just recently her performance reviews have been "outstanding", she was (and continues to be) the model of what someone supervising the spending of billions of dollars should be: morally strong and with a consience of steel. But this is not what the Bush Jr. governement is about - and therein lies the rub.

Lets cut to the chase, what did she do to warrant being fired (as she's about to be?): She blew the wistle on the Halliburton contracts. To be precise she raised questions on the following issues:

- KBR being awarded three multibillion-dollar war-related contracts, two of them without competitive bidding. ($20 bill if you're really intersted)
- "Out of control" costs by KBR to supply our troops in Bosnia
- "Why is Halliburton -- a giant Texas firm that holds more than 50 percent of all rebuilding efforts in Iraq -- getting billions in contracts without competitive bidding? Do the durations of those contracts make sense? Have there been violations of federal laws regulating how the government can spend its money? "(AP)

In fact it's gotten so bad that her supervisors have gone around her back, on a day she was out of the office, to issue an emergency waiver to allow KBR (Halliborton) to ignore demands from DoD auditors for information regarding a $61 million overcharge for fuel in Iraq.

Now this 60 year old black woman has suddenly become the target of the institution she's worked for. Her reviews were just as suddenly negative "difficult to work with, no one likes her" and she's on 3 months probation. Further, they've tried to humiliate her by demoting her, reducing her staff, and now her bosses make note of every word she says during meetings.

Facts are facts - Bunny has stood up for truth and honesty as her job defines it and higher. She's questioned the fact that KBR has been allowed into government meetings for defining the contracts they were ultimately awarded with no competition.... and she's going to be crucified for doing her job.

Bunny G > *.
You rock woman, don't let them get you down.