The Corps, its whistleblower and Katrina

The story of the pumps is especially troubling as they were supplied by Bush family business partner and political supporter J. David Eller of MWI, already under investigation since 1999 for supplying faulty pumps in Nigeria. The ACE had also awarded a contract to rebuild the levees to the former ACE officials who had designed the problematic levees in the first place. Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This story digs behind a Times-Picayune story revealing the money and politics involved in potentially faulty pumps meant to prevent flooding in New Orleans. well sourced independent journalism.

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