Comments on: Judge considers new emails in Good Friday Massacre case against KBR

By: sail

sail — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:32:10 +0000

Just so everyone is aware – this was not the contractor’s decission. There was a Special H Clause incorporated in LCIII that prevented contractor personnel from being armed.

It is this same clause that the DOJ is using to file suit against KBR to recover the cost of the subcontractors hiring Private Security Services.

The CAP personnel and other civilians did not have this restriction.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:18:48 +0000

I agree that our drivers driving outside the wire should be armed. I don’t necessarily think they should be carrying weapons on base, but they shouldn’t be required to drive through hostile territory like a lamb on the way to slaughter.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:08:30 +0000

Being an unarmed civilian has always been a concern for many. I was in the Green Zone when there were several abduction attempts. We were warned about it on a regular business. Rumor has it, they tried to abduct an Army officer while he was out jogging and he shot them. My job took me all over the Green Zone. I drove by myself a vast majority of the time. I had a soft sided Pajero as my maintenance vehicle. I always knew where the nearest checkpoint was, where the nearest US Military was. I’ve worked construction for 30 years and I’ve always carried an “electrician’s” knife on the job. In Iraq I carried a knife 24/7 clipped to the inside of my pocket. The Kershaw Whirlwind – smooth blade is my favorite electrician’s knife. The blade is not over 4 inches soit is legal and I can handle it well. But to do any damage with a knife of any size means the attacker is way too close! I think they should issue everyone tasers for personal protection. Then we could sit around at night and watch the idiots tase each other after work.

By: Back Home

Back Home — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:40:55 +0000

As far as a weapon is concerned, when I was at USMI-C in yhe Green Zone we had a meeting with security and we were told that there was a high risk of being taken, how it would only take 4 minutes to get you out of the IZ and into another vehicle…………. Then I saw a couple guys get sent home for possession of a knife over 4″ long. Logcap 10 sends….??

By: Bamanator

Bamanator — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:52:11 +0000

KBR always had the ability to say no to a gate exit. Whats so really bad is every person leaving the protection of the base. Could go thru Benning and be qualified with weapons. But KBR makes a fortune for doing their own indoc. KBR aways said never touch a weapon. 1st thing they tell you at Benning is ” If you have worked for another company that told you never to touch a weapon. Forget that crap. If you are threatened you have the right to protect yourself. Pick up a weapon if you don’t have 1 and point it in the direction of the enemy and pull the trigger. They don’t know if you can hit anything or not.” Anyone leaving a base should be prior military or qualified and ARMED!!! No person should be sent out a gate to be murdered.

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:22:26 +0000

The three sentences that stand out to me in this story are – “The escorts are being notified.” “Do you want us to notify our drivers?” “NO!!!!!!!!!!!”
This “NO”, to me seems as though it was “PREMEDITATED”!!!!!!!!!!! This was discussed amongst more than just the person that said “NO”, before it was told to the person who would have notified their drivers. It’s a shame that the conversations-in-person and over the phone, that took place regarding upper-level decision makers about the possibility of a large convoy being hit weren’t recorded for just this type of situation. Someone out there is (to me) holding a lot of information about this and should come forward. I know I would not want to carry testimony that could help these driver’s and victim’s family member’s around with me for the rest of my life without revealing it!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone’s holding back information about this horrible thing, and that is my personal belief!!!!!!!!!!!