It strikes again, this time against Bunnatine Greenhouse. She was profiled some months ago for her whistle blowing about Halliburton contracts in Vanity Fair. [bold and italics mine]
Known as a stickler for the rules on competition, Ms. Greenhouse initially received stellar performance ratings, Mr. Kohn said. But her reviews became negative at roughly the time she began objecting to decisions she saw as improperly favoring Kellogg Brown & Root, he said. Often she hand-wrote her concerns on the contract documents, a practice that corps leaders called unprofessional and confusing.
In October 2004, General Strock, citing two consecutive performance reviews that called Ms. Greenhouse an uncooperative manager, informed her that she would be demoted.
Vanity Fair has definitely been anti-Bush, and as part of that position has done a series of articles on the consequences of defying the administration. This month's issue has two articles about whistle-blowers - a translator who reported potential spying and military recruiters who admit to commiting violations to make their numbers - and the punishments they face from the Bush administration for standing up. It's worth the $4.50 to get the issue, just look for Jennifer Aniston half-naked on the cover.
Posted by binky at August 29, 2005 01:15 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics