After satisfying our need to pollute our land, sea and air with waste, we’ve apparently started to use Iraq as a new dumping ground according to one Iraqi who has been contracted by the US Army there to dispose of their waste:
An Iraqi who runs a company that disposes of U.S. military waste since the war began defended American contractors. “The Americans properly separate the hazardous material from the plastic and scrap metal,” Qahtan Khalaf said. He pinned the blame on Lebanese and Kuwaiti companies who receive the recycled parts, then mix it with the toxic material and send it back to Iraq. “That’s how they get rid of things.”
The dumping issue had arisen from an investigation done by The Times in which they have found that the Americans failed to properly dispose or recycle their waste. The only finger-pointing towards Lebanon comes from Qahtan Khalaf, the Tikrit-based owner of al-Shefar Group:
“The Americans properly separate the hazardous material from the plastic and scrap metal, and then pass it on to Kuwaiti and Lebanese companies. Some of the companies then mix it back together and pass it on to Iraqi companies.”
Iraqi companies who do what then? Dump it in their backyards? Maybe fingers should be pointed in other directions.
An Iraqi woman carries a sack over her shoulder as she makes her way to the garbage dump close to where she and her family live on the southern outskirts of the city of Karbala. Sawaf/Getty
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The US cannot force Lebanon or any country to do a thing they do not want to. It is easy to make statements and then say you heard it from a third party. As a Lebanon citizen, I’d be more concern with the Syrian’s who have taken control of your country and Hazbalah who have brought war and killing to the people of Lebanon.
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Yesterday i wrote a post that was critical of one that was written by Jad. I did not take the time to read the full article of what Jad said and as is typical when you do not read the whole article you embarrass yourself.
Without going into the article, (you can read it yourself) I need to apologize to Jad and say his article was correct in every way and mine was wrong. I will try to not make that mistake in the future.
Hey Budd, no worries. I always enjoy your constructive criticism.