ngu-Emma Niles, Julayi 20, 2017, iqinisodig.
A umbiko omusha onemininingwane yi-ProPublica iveza ukuthi amasosha ase-US aqhubeka kanjani nokwenza izindlela ezingaphephile zokucekela phansi imfucuza eyingozi ezindaweni ezweni lonke, nokuthi lo mkhuba ulimaza kanjani imiphakathi eseduze. Indaba, "engeyokuqala ochungechungeni oluhlola ukwengamela kwePentagon ezinkulungwaneni zezindawo ezinobuthi emhlabathini waseMelika," iveza ukuthi "ukushiswa kwangaphandle nokuqhunyiswa kwesibhamu kuseyiyona ndlela ehamba phambili yezempi yokubhekana nezikhali kanye nemfucuza eyingozi ehlobene."
U-Abrahm Lustgarten uyabhala:
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu edlule, iCongress yavala izimboni nezindawo zaseMelika ekulahleni imfucuza eyingozi ngalezi zinhlobo “zokusha okuvulekile,” iphetha ngokuthi lezo zinqubo ezingalawuleki zakha izingozi ezingaba khona ezingamukeleki kwezempilo nezemvelo. Izinkampani ezazishise imfucumfucu obala izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kwadingeka ukuba zifake izinto zokushisisa ezinezinsimbi zomusi kanye nezisefo futhi zihambisane nemingcele eqinile yalokho okukhishelwa emoyeni. Abenzi bomthetho banikeze iPentagon nosonkontileka bayo ithuba lesikhashana kuleyo mithetho ukuze banikeze onjiniyela isikhathi sokubhekana nezici ezihlukile zokucekela phansi imfucumfucu yezempi eqhumayo.
Lokho kukhululwa bekulokhu kusebenza kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, njengoba nje namanye amazwe aseNtshonalanga ethole ukuthi zingacekela phansi kanjani izikhali ezigugayo ngaphandle kokukhishwa kwegesi enobuthi. Ngenkathi izikhulu zaseMelika ziphakathi kwenkulumompikiswano eshubile mayelana nokuthi kungakanani ukungcola okuvela ekushiseni okuvulekile okuphephile, lawo mazwe asungule izindlela ezintsha. IJalimane, isibonelo, yacekela phansi amakhulu ezigidi zamaphawundi ezikhali ezindala ngeMpi Yomshoshaphansi ngaphandle kokuthembela ekushiseni okuvulekile ukuze ikwenze.
E-United States, ukushiswa kwangaphandle nokuqhunyiswa kwezibhamu kuseyindlela ehamba phambili yezempi yokubhekana nezikhali kanye nemfucuza eyingozi ehlobene. Kuhlale kunjalo naphezu kwesinqumo seSenethi saseMelika eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule eyayala uMnyango Wezokuvikela ukuthi umise lo mkhuba “ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.” Kuqhubekile naphezu kokuvumelana okukhulayo phakathi kwezikhulu zePentagon nososayensi ukuthi imigodi yokusha efanayo ezisekelweni zase-US e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan yagula amasosha.
Amarekhodi e-Federal ahlonza cishe amasayithi angama-200 asetshenziselwe noma asasetshenziswa ukuvula iziqhumane eziyingozi ezweni lonke. Abanye baqhumisa amabhomu asebekhulile ezindaweni ezivulekile. Abanye bashisa izinhlamvu, izingxenye zezikhali kanye […] neziqhumane ezingavuthiwe ezinqwabeni ezifana nomlilo. Izikhungo zisebenza ngaphansi kwezimvume zikahulumeni ezikhethekile okufanele zigcine inqubo iphephile, zikhawulela ukukhishwa kobuthi emazingeni angaphansi kakhulu kwalokho uhulumeni acabanga ukuthi angagulisa abantu. Nokho izikhulu ze-Environmental Protection Agency, elawula inqubo ngaphansi komthetho wobumbano, ziyavuma ukuthi izimvume zinikeza ukuvikelwa okuncane.
I-ProPublica ithole imibhalo yangaphakathi ye-EPA futhi yaxoxisana nezikhulu eziningi ngalo mbiko wophenyo. U-Lustgarten ubhala ukuthi nakuba i-Pentagon ivikela imikhuba yayo ngokuthi “isemthethweni” futhi “iphephile,” uhlelo “lwe-EPA lokunquma ukuthi kungakanani ukushiswa kwamakhemikhali okuphephile kuya kokungaphezu kokuqagela okufundisiwe.”
"I-ProPublica ibuyekeze amarekhodi ezindawo ezishisiwe ze-51 kanye nezinye ezingaphezu kwe-145 i-Pentagon, osonkontileka bayo, nezinye izinkampani ezizimele ezazisebenza esikhathini esidlule, futhi yathola ukuthi zephule izimvume zabo zokuphatha imfucumfucu eyingozi izikhathi eziyizinkulungwane kule minyaka engu-37 edlule, ngokuvamile. ukugcina nokulahla izinto ezinobuthi ngendlela engafanele, futhi ngezinye izikhathi nokudlula imingcele yokungcola,” kubika uLustgarten. “Ulwazi oluningi oluqoqiwe alukaze lukhishelwe umphakathi, okushiya kuyimfihlo ukungcola okuhlobene namasosha.”
Funda umbiko ogcwele lapha, futhi ubheke amamephu asebenzisanayo ahambisanayo lapha.
—Kuthunyelwe ngu Emma Niles
