Posted on 07/02/2010 11:34:48 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
On the outskirts of this former insurgent stronghold, Munir Ibrahim Ismail and his family have taken up residence in an American military latrine.
They picked up the trailer full of toilets at a junkyard for about $5,000 — less than it would have cost them to build a real house — and set to work. They tore out the toilet bowls and scrubbed the trailer for days with disinfectant. They ripped off tiles, poured a concrete floor and added a window. They erected a divider to create two rooms and tacked on a concrete kitchen at the back.
Presto! A little piece of the American occupation had become a home.It does disgust us that this used to be a toilet for the invaders," said Ismail, 34, who lost his home, as well as two brothers, in the 2004 battle between Marines and insurgents for control of Fallouja. "But we didn't have any other option. It's the best we could afford."
As U.S. troops accelerate their withdrawal from Iraq, the military is offloading thousands of tons of unwanted junk accumulated during seven years in the country by selling it to dealers.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Ping
The crumbs that fall from the table are enough to satiate the average person who wants merely to survive.
More wasted taxpayer money!
I’m hoping we are being careful about what we are surplussing.
Our former enemies are forced to live in our toilets. That seems like a good thing.
I’m good with toilets- as long as we are watching technology, arms, etc... I trust our military, not our government, esp. under this admin.
LAT is not very good and far from complete in this article.
They are reporting on the crums and missed the loaf of bread.
Used US Equipment Transferring to Iraqi Army
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2542719/posts
You cannot expect too much from the LA Times.
Smart people have been getting bargains from the stupid government for decades and decades. The bargains multiply exponentially after any war.
Ask anyone that has picked up great bargains at DRMO
LOL! I hope a lot of folks didn't flush for a long time, too, haji.
I get the feeling that the article’s author wants me to read the story then cry over the poor Iraqi’s plight as I write a check to some charity for them.
What a load.
“The Western-style lavatory and shower didn’t come with plumbing and they sit uselessly in a corner of the living room, an ever-present reminder of what his home used to be. Khalif says he’s noticed that people don’t like to spend too long inside the 30-foot container, and would rather sit in the yard.”
Who’d want to sit in the house of people who leave used plumbing junk piled in the living room?
Took out all the toilets? Why do I think thats about right?
“It does disgust us that this used to be a toilet for the invaders,” said Ismail”
Yeah, because I’m sure you had so much more under Saddam, huh, F**khead?
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