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[edit] Neutrality
Article is very one sided. For example, "Hailed as the most important runway in America" — by who? - Francis Tyers · 16:08, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Frankly, I've never heard of Parsons Corp until today. But if they're going to be like Halliburton or Bechtel, might as well start keeping tabs on them from now. Seems this company was awarded a billion dollar worth of Iraqi reconstruction contracts, so it's a big player. --Fshafique 19:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Article reads as an advertisement. Uses several self-references like "We" and "Our." Hadn't heard about this company until a segment on Countdown alleging shoddy workmanship in Iraq. Looked it up on a whim and found what I believe is a rather biased article. Marked as POV-Check. Kyouryuu 05:53, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
My particular problem with the article's one sided tone, is that it could possibly make it difficult for any criticism/controversy information to appear honest and fact based. Since the current article is a bit biased, any new articles about current investigations into Parsons' $2.2 billion Rebuilding Iraq Oil (RIO) contract, could possibly come off as combative in nature, despite being public information. IvanxDurham 11:38am, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Revision
It seems like the Parsons Corporation deleted a big chunk of criticism back on June 26th. Admittedly what they deleted is written with a distinct POV but if there's any truth behind it, it's definitely worth rewording and putting back in:
"== Parsons' Role in "Rebuilding" Iraq ==
- Parsons was awarded a contract to rebuild a maternity hospital in Najef Iraq following (or during, depending on your view) the 2003 Iraq War. But the 8 million dollar project was plagued by failure to meet any of its objectives. Another 243 million dollar project to build 150 health care centers resulted in six constructed over two years with a total of two clinics operational by August 2006. [[1]]
- - Another 75 million taxpayer dollars was paid Parsons to build an Iraqi police academy which, upon completion of Parsons subcontractor's work was so "badly built that feces and urine leak from the ceilings in the student barracks" [[2]]"
Whaddaya make of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.201.130.62 (talk) 17:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
That criticism was my contribution. See the movie "Iraq - No End In Sight" featuring scores of former high-ranking military personnel. It included a couple of Marines who were stationed in Iraq who told of building forts in 1/4 the time at 1/10 the cost Parsons did. That was erased pretty quickly. Parsons has been involved in many other wastes of taxpayer dollars like the construction of a launch facility for the space shuttle that was declared unusable just after completion. They're right in line with Haliburton as far as the pentagon gravy train is concerned. Someone is obviously sensitive enough of the issue to constantly delete any uncomplimentary information from the entry. Lately I've not been able to keep listed the fact that Parsons Corporation was founded in 1941 as the "Ralph M. Parsons Company." Someone keeps deleting the quoted text, probably because they disagree with the view of some that the company underwent a fundamental change for the worse during the Reagan years when the pentagon coffers flooded into corporations and RMP became "Parsons Corporation." To me the massive, abandoned white elephant of the misguided space shuttle facility at Vandengurgh AF base in California symbolizes the whole Reagan-corporate-pentagon era's excesses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.110.68.228 (talk) 04:45, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
