Bunnatine Greenhouse stood up to more than just massive fraud and waste, in defense of Taxpayers.
She stood up to no less than Dick Cheney and his rapacious crowd,
at the peak of his, and their, powers.
And most importantly, she stood for truth and integrity
in the face of mass-dishonesty allied with raw power.
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Biography and Info on Bunnatine Greenhouse
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The Washington Post weighs in on Bunnatine Greenhouse, 2005
Testifying before Congress in June 2005, she called the $20-Billion military contract with (Cheney's pet corporation) Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root, the worst case of government abuse she had ever witnessed in her 20-year career.
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Time Magazine Feature on Bunnatine Greenhouse
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Bunnatine Greenhouse Wins Settlement
More recently, in calmer times...
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Democracy Now Feature on Bunnatine Greenhouse, 2011
lINK: Bunnatine Greenhouse
One of the bravest and best American Public Servants
you may have never heard of.
Bunnatine Greenhouse BIOGRAPHY
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Basically, she told Dick Cheney to "stick it".
ReplyDeleteAnd then stood up to his worst (which she survived).
They forced her early retirement, and tried to take her pension away, but she prevailed in court.
IMO, we need people like Bunnatine Greenhouse in ELECTED OFFICES, and all through our Government, bigtime.