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Iraqi Army Headcount Still Unclear Despite Millions Paid to Private Contractor (www.propublica.org)
Navy Capt. John Andrews said that figures submitted Wednesday show that about 64 percent of 140,000 Iraqi soldiers are present for duty. Another 24 percent are on approved leave. The rest are in jail,... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
U.S.-Iraq Deal Could Mean Jail Time for Contractors (blog.wired.com)
Not too long ago, private security contractors in Iraq had a get-out-of-jail-free card. A draft of the U.S.-Iraq security deal, now making the rounds in Washington and Baghdad, could change all that.... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Senator Webb Urges Halt To U.S. Propaganda In Iraq (bobgeiger.blogspot.com)
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today asked Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to halt contracts that would pay civilian defense contractors $300 million to produce pro-American news stories, entertainment... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Contractors Investigate Contractors In Iraq
(www.motherjones.com)
It's now been over a year since Blackwater contractors opened fire in a Baghdad traffic circle, killing 17 Iraqi civilians and wounding 24 others. (To date, no one has been charged with a crime, but... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
The Secret Lives of Contractors
(www.alternet.org)
A new documentary depicts the struggles of the abused, exploited, and invisible migrant workers employed by military contractors in Iraq. Last month, Iraqis commemorated the one-year anniversary... More
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Government Hires Contractors to Investigate Abuses By Other Contractors in Iraq (thinkprogress.org)
ABC News reports that the State Department has hired the a private firm to fill positions in the newly created Force Investigation Unit, created after last year’s deadly Blackwater shooting to... More
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
$13 Billion in Iraq Aid Wasted Or Stolen, Ex-Investigator Says (www.washingtonpost.com)
A former Iraqi official estimated yesterday that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
U.S. Spending More Than Ever on Mercenaries in Iraq (www.usatoday.com)
Submitted 3 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
DOJ Moves Toward Charges Against Blackwater Mercenaries in Iraq Shooting (www.washingtonpost.com)
Submitted 3 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
U.S. Drops Demand For Contractor Immunity From Iraqi Law (www.washingtonpost.com)
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