Just so that everyone can keep their scorecards straight, Blackwater Worldwide manages our government-funded death squads and Halliburton KBR is in charge of rape:

A mother of five who says she was sexually harassed and assaulted while working for Halliburton/KBR in Iraq is headed for a secretive arbitration process rather than being able to present her case in open court.

A judge in Texas has ruled that Tracy Barker’s case will be heard in arbitration, according to the terms of her initial employment contract.

Whatever you may think about the war in Iraq, it has certainly allowed many American contractors to live out their dreams.