Weird! I didn't know this story was still in the works. I was in Iraq when this happened. This case is the 1 incident which caused a 'no alcohol' rule for every single KBR employee in Iraq/Kuwait.
If you read the amendment, you will see why Sen. Cornyn voted against it. Let's be realistic, Sen. Cornyn does not want females working with KBR in Iraq/Afghanistan to be raped without recourse or justice.
The (Franken Amendment
#2588)
It's obvious if you read the Amendment that this is an attack solely directed at KBR. Here it is
[now I'm gonna cut and paste, so you fellers don't get all uptight now.. ya hear!]
Quote:
AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To prohibit the use of funds for any Federal contract with Halliburton Company, KBR, Inc., any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other contracting party if such contractor or a subcontractor at any tier under such contract requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims. |
Here's the
full text.
It's actually not about Mrs. Jones at all. Sen. Franken is using her story to garner sympathy and support for an amendment that would almost immediately get the KBR contract cancelled. Which is what those of Sen. Franken's persuasion have wanted since 2001.
An amendment stating that companies cannot require an Arbitration Clause or they will lose their contract? That's quite absurd, especially since virtually every contract I've signed in the past 10 years has had an arbitration clause in it. (i.e. cell phones, credit cards, HOA's, etc., etc.)
This is all besides the fact that KBR's states that they were told NOT to proceed with the Rape Investigation by the U.S. Department of State. They were told that the Gov't would handle the rest of the investigation.
---Why aren't they going after incompetence in the gov't? Because the motive is to cancel Halliburton's contract, not justice for Mrs. Jones.