The
transcript of the video testimony of Rory Mayberry is now available at http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/hearings/hearing22/mayberry.pdf. Read it and get angry at these war profiteers! A few excerpts after the jump....
"First, KBR was supposed to feed 600 Turkish and Filipino workers meals
according to their custom. Although KBR charged the government for this service, it
didn't prepare the meals. Instead, these workers were given leftover food in boxes and
garbage bags after the troops ate. Sometimes there were no leftovers to give them."
"Second, KBR charged the government for meals it never served to the troops.
Until late 2003, Anaconda was a transition site for army personnel. Because there could
be large numbers of extra personnel passing through everyday, KBR would charge for a
surge capacity of 5,000 troops per meal. However, KBR continued to charge for the
extra headcount even after Anaconda was no longer a transition site."
"Food items were being brought into the base that were outdated or expired as
much as a year. We were told by the KBR food service managers to use these items
anyway. This food was fed to the troops. A lot of these were frozen foods: chicken,
beef, fish, and ice cream. For trucks that were hit by convoy fire and bombings, we were
told to go into the trucks and remove the food items and use them after removing the
bullets and any shrapnel from the bad food that was hit. We were told to turn the
removed bullets over to the managers for souvenirs. When I had the military check some
of the food shipments, they would turn the food items away. But there wasn't any
marking of the record, so KBR just sent the food to another base for use. The problem
with expired food was actually worsened with the switch to PWC because it took longer
for the food items to get to the base as they were shipped from the U.S. to a warehouse in
Kuwait.
"KBR also paid for spoiled food. When Tamimi dropped off food, there was often
no place to put it in to the freezers or refrigeration. Food would stay in the refrigeration
and freezer trucks until they ran out of fuel. KBR wouldn't refuel the trucks so the food
would spoil. This happened quite a bit.
"In addition, KBR would cater events for KBR employees, like management
parties and barbecues. This happened about 3 times a week. As a result, there were
shortages of certain food items, such as beef, chicken, pork, salads, dressings, and sodas
for the troops."