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	<title>Comments on: KBR employee brutally raped at Joint Base Balad in Iraq(Updated)</title>
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		<title>By: Ms Sparky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I got it! :)</description>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello NOT Bucca,

You are a bit naive&#039; aren&#039;t you and you didn&#039;t read everything I wrote. 

I said proximity locks on all the women&#039;s rooms and lockers. and deadbolts. She would have then had enough warning to make a cup of coffee and wait for him to break in and then empty the clip into his body. 

Also, allow the women to go to the range 3 times a week and fire 100 rounds at each session. Mandatory clip change practice so they can change a clip in 2/10th of a second and pump the other clip into the perps buddy. 

The women should be seen coming and going from the range with their targets in hand. 

BODYBAGS not bucca. That will end the rapes. 

Pile those body bags near the DFAC until they can drag them off-base. That will be an effective deterrent. 

Arm them up and give them lots of clips. I am waiting for a few of these ladies to bag some jerk-offs with some big knives. Don&#039;t let them live ladies. If you have to go defend yourself, make sure that threat is no longer moving. Send a message to the commander of the base that you would rather use a gun, but a knife will do too. 

Send a requisition in for 5 body bags and then dare the stupid ones to try their luck. 

Got it now not Bucca?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello NOT Bucca,</p>
<p>You are a bit naive&#8217; aren&#8217;t you and you didn&#8217;t read everything I wrote. </p>
<p>I said proximity locks on all the women&#8217;s rooms and lockers. and deadbolts. She would have then had enough warning to make a cup of coffee and wait for him to break in and then empty the clip into his body. </p>
<p>Also, allow the women to go to the range 3 times a week and fire 100 rounds at each session. Mandatory clip change practice so they can change a clip in 2/10th of a second and pump the other clip into the perps buddy. </p>
<p>The women should be seen coming and going from the range with their targets in hand. </p>
<p>BODYBAGS not bucca. That will end the rapes. </p>
<p>Pile those body bags near the DFAC until they can drag them off-base. That will be an effective deterrent. </p>
<p>Arm them up and give them lots of clips. I am waiting for a few of these ladies to bag some jerk-offs with some big knives. Don&#8217;t let them live ladies. If you have to go defend yourself, make sure that threat is no longer moving. Send a message to the commander of the base that you would rather use a gun, but a knife will do too. </p>
<p>Send a requisition in for 5 body bags and then dare the stupid ones to try their luck. </p>
<p>Got it now not Bucca?</p>
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		<title>By: Ms Sparky</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2009/12/kbr-employee-brutally-raped-at-joint-base-balad-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-13940</link>
		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Someone from Iraq just sent me an anonymous email stating the Army CID has reopened (the once closed) criminal investigation into the alleged evidence tampering by KBR Security Officers in the Anna Mayo rape case. 

Due to the fact I am not on the email distribution list for all the Army CID updates there is not way to confirm that. 

What I can say it I sent my report to everyone I could think of including Army CID Commander Brigadier General Colleen L. McGuire.

I can only hope the Army CID has reopened this investigation. If the CID finds there was in fact evidence tampering, I hope they take it all the way to the top including Ron Allen and Kenly Nifong. I hope the DoJ actually files charges.

And most importantly, I hope this rapist that KBR let get away is found and extradited back to the US to stand trial for his crimes.

If anyone can confirm this reopened CID investigation let us know. And if you have information regard this crime please come forward. I can help you get in touch with the CID and/or Anna&#039;s attorney.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone from Iraq just sent me an anonymous email stating the Army CID has reopened (the once closed) criminal investigation into the alleged evidence tampering by KBR Security Officers in the Anna Mayo rape case. </p>
<p>Due to the fact I am not on the email distribution list for all the Army CID updates there is not way to confirm that. </p>
<p>What I can say it I sent my report to everyone I could think of including Army CID Commander Brigadier General Colleen L. McGuire.</p>
<p>I can only hope the Army CID has reopened this investigation. If the CID finds there was in fact evidence tampering, I hope they take it all the way to the top including Ron Allen and Kenly Nifong. I hope the DoJ actually files charges.</p>
<p>And most importantly, I hope this rapist that KBR let get away is found and extradited back to the US to stand trial for his crimes.</p>
<p>If anyone can confirm this reopened CID investigation let us know. And if you have information regard this crime please come forward. I can help you get in touch with the CID and/or Anna&#8217;s attorney.</p>
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		<title>By: Not Bucca</title>
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		<dc:creator>Not Bucca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m all for arming the OCONUS &quot;workforce&quot; not just females.  That&#039;s been a mantra since the beginning back in 03 but I realize you better watch what you ask for.  Most of thes idiots, male and female would probably go postal.  Maybe we need you back in the saddle and approve it.  Besides, we are talking about a female who was assaulted while she slept.  The guy tried to kill her so if she had her sidearm on the night stand I&#039;m sure he would have used it after he was done with her instead of the stangulation.  Got to love the Brits, though</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m all for arming the OCONUS &#8220;workforce&#8221; not just females.  That&#8217;s been a mantra since the beginning back in 03 but I realize you better watch what you ask for.  Most of thes idiots, male and female would probably go postal.  Maybe we need you back in the saddle and approve it.  Besides, we are talking about a female who was assaulted while she slept.  The guy tried to kill her so if she had her sidearm on the night stand I&#8217;m sure he would have used it after he was done with her instead of the stangulation.  Got to love the Brits, though</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Poor excuse not to arm these women. The same proximity locks can be programed that the idiot who walks into the women&#039;s shower could be used to keep him from getting his ass blown off. 

DCMA need to procure these and it could eliminate the target appearing in the first place. But for those who do want to be targets (and ladies, just treat them like a target) There is not excuse in this technological age where there are secure rooms not to treat these women as an equal to Classified documents. Cipher-locks, and the IT system that goes along with it. The back-up on failure of that system is what has been protecting American since our inception - guns. Let them have their equalizers. Train them to identify if the threat needs to be killed or not. Make them proficient and deadly. The problem is the 100 - 200 incidents per week that are probably giving these women their own extra dimension of PTSD that men don&#039;t face. Maybe, even when they get back to civilian life in the States, they will carry that extra skill with them and it will pay off to protect them. Right now, there are 4-Star Generals with there heads buried and ignoring these women. Send in Rolling Stone Magazine to ask why the provision is there and they ( who are equally responsible ) are sitting on their asses when the answer is available to these women under the 2nd Amendment in the States and on the bases under &quot;Arming the Contractor&quot; in the Prime Contract. I am sure these women are going to be responsible shooters and will hit their targets. I have seen women, right along with fumbling men manage clip changes blind-folded in an hour of practice. There are no good arguments to leaving these women without personal firearm protection - except good old fashion ignorance. - Are you British by the way where the citizens stood by and were disarmed without a whimper? Just wondering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poor excuse not to arm these women. The same proximity locks can be programed that the idiot who walks into the women&#8217;s shower could be used to keep him from getting his ass blown off. </p>
<p>DCMA need to procure these and it could eliminate the target appearing in the first place. But for those who do want to be targets (and ladies, just treat them like a target) There is not excuse in this technological age where there are secure rooms not to treat these women as an equal to Classified documents. Cipher-locks, and the IT system that goes along with it. The back-up on failure of that system is what has been protecting American since our inception &#8211; guns. Let them have their equalizers. Train them to identify if the threat needs to be killed or not. Make them proficient and deadly. The problem is the 100 &#8211; 200 incidents per week that are probably giving these women their own extra dimension of PTSD that men don&#8217;t face. Maybe, even when they get back to civilian life in the States, they will carry that extra skill with them and it will pay off to protect them. Right now, there are 4-Star Generals with there heads buried and ignoring these women. Send in Rolling Stone Magazine to ask why the provision is there and they ( who are equally responsible ) are sitting on their asses when the answer is available to these women under the 2nd Amendment in the States and on the bases under &#8220;Arming the Contractor&#8221; in the Prime Contract. I am sure these women are going to be responsible shooters and will hit their targets. I have seen women, right along with fumbling men manage clip changes blind-folded in an hour of practice. There are no good arguments to leaving these women without personal firearm protection &#8211; except good old fashion ignorance. &#8211; Are you British by the way where the citizens stood by and were disarmed without a whimper? Just wondering.</p>
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		<title>By: Not Bucca</title>
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		<dc:creator>Not Bucca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In regards to arming females, I think we all need to take a collective breath and think &quot;what if&quot;; what if the hundreds of times that some Billeting or O&amp;M Expat/TCN walks into a female or males room because of incompetence,  forgetting to knock on the door  or whatever, and the female or male blows the TCN/Expat away.  Heck, we couldn&#039;t get our driver&#039;s weapons so I think we need to put the arming of females issue to bed for now.  It just isn&#039;t practical unless they are outside the wire.  I think it&#039;s also important to make mention that the e-mail sent out by the LTC was mostly legit however, at the time there was talk of someone doctoring up the message and the part of the sexual assault ratio and that was acknowledged by command staff at the time (someone may be able to shed light if I’m right or wrong on this).  But, most importantly, in reference to this specific issue, how&#039;s the girl doing?  I mean she was beaten into pulp and must be traumatized for life and may never mentally recover.  How is she doing?  How are all the other females in Iraq, past and present doing?  Just look at all the Billeting Managers who have been fired for sexual type flagrancies of walking into females rooms, key control (lack of), harassing females and trying to get something in exchange for &quot;favors&quot; like putting a female in a place closer to work, with a shower etc.  Who remembers the C Sites incident and the G Site Billeting Mgr, going through girls rooms and masturbating while the girls were away from the room.  They found a freaking Vaseline jar in his room.  Was he fired?  I doubt.  Maybe all the females should take a class action suit against the company because I’m sure there are volumes and volumes of documents from ER/HR detailing complaints made by people that went unheard or thrown out because it was “he said-she said” .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In regards to arming females, I think we all need to take a collective breath and think &#8220;what if&#8221;; what if the hundreds of times that some Billeting or O&amp;M Expat/TCN walks into a female or males room because of incompetence,  forgetting to knock on the door  or whatever, and the female or male blows the TCN/Expat away.  Heck, we couldn&#8217;t get our driver&#8217;s weapons so I think we need to put the arming of females issue to bed for now.  It just isn&#8217;t practical unless they are outside the wire.  I think it&#8217;s also important to make mention that the e-mail sent out by the LTC was mostly legit however, at the time there was talk of someone doctoring up the message and the part of the sexual assault ratio and that was acknowledged by command staff at the time (someone may be able to shed light if I’m right or wrong on this).  But, most importantly, in reference to this specific issue, how&#8217;s the girl doing?  I mean she was beaten into pulp and must be traumatized for life and may never mentally recover.  How is she doing?  How are all the other females in Iraq, past and present doing?  Just look at all the Billeting Managers who have been fired for sexual type flagrancies of walking into females rooms, key control (lack of), harassing females and trying to get something in exchange for &#8220;favors&#8221; like putting a female in a place closer to work, with a shower etc.  Who remembers the C Sites incident and the G Site Billeting Mgr, going through girls rooms and masturbating while the girls were away from the room.  They found a freaking Vaseline jar in his room.  Was he fired?  I doubt.  Maybe all the females should take a class action suit against the company because I’m sure there are volumes and volumes of documents from ER/HR detailing complaints made by people that went unheard or thrown out because it was “he said-she said” .</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There has been a rule in the Prime Contracts to make this available and the Contracting Officers could have allowed this and authorized payment for the training. Symantics. The training to stay proficient to kill the rapist should be practiced so that it is 2nd nature and she can take him out with speed and efficiently take out 2 or 3 if necessary. THEY should be seen telling their male co-workers that they need to take off 2 hours to go to the range to blow some heads off. THEY should be seen walking to the their transportation in front of the Afghanis who are living in the camps and going to the range to blow some heads off. THEY should bring their targets back and tape them on their walls where they live so that it become very apparent at how tight of a group they can put 3- 115 grain bullets. Those ladies should be seen as someone who can defend themselves and with a few body-bags getting packed out - that psychological transition will take place. But a bunch of whiners who think women just cannot kill or shoot is 17th century pilgrim thinking. Heck, I saw in the Green Zone a male Lt Col (Army) NOT take his clip out of his 9, strip back the slide to show to his buddies how cool he could catch a bullet, and then let the slide fly forward and stripped off a fresh round and then, as always, he pulled the trigger to drop the hammer while aiming it a line of people coming out of the U.S. Embassy exit. He pulled the trigger and to his surprise the gun went off. Dumbfounded and wondering how did that happen, he pulled the Beretta from the clearing barrel and was pointing it at the crowd leaving the U.S. Embassy and pulled the trigger 2 more times and luckily on a dud shell. So, dumb things happen - even to men. Let these ladies get proficient. Those would-be rapist will see these ladies clearing their weapons and reloading them and they should always be wondering just how fast she really is and is it worth it to test her. Ladies, you know they may just be wearing body armor - so just above the plate to the neck might be a good place to practice hitting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There has been a rule in the Prime Contracts to make this available and the Contracting Officers could have allowed this and authorized payment for the training. Symantics. The training to stay proficient to kill the rapist should be practiced so that it is 2nd nature and she can take him out with speed and efficiently take out 2 or 3 if necessary. THEY should be seen telling their male co-workers that they need to take off 2 hours to go to the range to blow some heads off. THEY should be seen walking to the their transportation in front of the Afghanis who are living in the camps and going to the range to blow some heads off. THEY should bring their targets back and tape them on their walls where they live so that it become very apparent at how tight of a group they can put 3- 115 grain bullets. Those ladies should be seen as someone who can defend themselves and with a few body-bags getting packed out &#8211; that psychological transition will take place. But a bunch of whiners who think women just cannot kill or shoot is 17th century pilgrim thinking. Heck, I saw in the Green Zone a male Lt Col (Army) NOT take his clip out of his 9, strip back the slide to show to his buddies how cool he could catch a bullet, and then let the slide fly forward and stripped off a fresh round and then, as always, he pulled the trigger to drop the hammer while aiming it a line of people coming out of the U.S. Embassy exit. He pulled the trigger and to his surprise the gun went off. Dumbfounded and wondering how did that happen, he pulled the Beretta from the clearing barrel and was pointing it at the crowd leaving the U.S. Embassy and pulled the trigger 2 more times and luckily on a dud shell. So, dumb things happen &#8211; even to men. Let these ladies get proficient. Those would-be rapist will see these ladies clearing their weapons and reloading them and they should always be wondering just how fast she really is and is it worth it to test her. Ladies, you know they may just be wearing body armor &#8211; so just above the plate to the neck might be a good place to practice hitting.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Too Big,

It doesn&#039;t matter who is in charge of KBR or EODT or DCMA. The &quot;stats are the Stats&quot; and it doesn&#039;t change that fact that I believe really we are not looking at 8 - 20 per week but a far higher number and whoever the 4-star is needs, and should have done it already and that is to arm these women by directing DCMA. Did I say there was a suspension of the sexual assault when those 2 names were in. No, this is another DoD pattern of failure that has gone on since 2003 and is continuing to this day at that weekly rate, which is more like 80 - 150 per week throughout the Theaters of Africa, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, -- well you got the picture. Those 2 are guilty for not acting or asking for the real remedy. A weapon and 2 or 3 clips per woman. These ladies will let us know in &quot;stats&quot; of body bags if they are getting a handle on the situation. Gates has failed, All the 4-Stars have failed and DCMA has failed. The LOGCAP are just pandering and will do whatever they are told because it is a cost-plus contract. The losers are the women who have been denied their right to fight back because like everyone in a poor economy. They can help their families at home. Those doubters up there expressing their opinion that these women will freeze up or not be able to hit their targets. I believe they will have some fine shot groupings and they will rack up some of their own body counts. Well Petraeus, what is your problem on this one ? General Petraeus, basically you have failed  on this part of the war and all the PSDs and MPs running around are not going to defend these women. I have it right. If those clowns never wrote a memo to get these women armed and there was just one week of incidents on their watch - I have the names right - I am right on the bulls-eye. A clip per guy - empty it out and find the other guy and by the time she get ready to take out the other one or 2, she will be just getting her shot groupings down. This is the best answer to a systemic problem - body bags.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Too Big,</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter who is in charge of KBR or EODT or DCMA. The &#8220;stats are the Stats&#8221; and it doesn&#8217;t change that fact that I believe really we are not looking at 8 &#8211; 20 per week but a far higher number and whoever the 4-star is needs, and should have done it already and that is to arm these women by directing DCMA. Did I say there was a suspension of the sexual assault when those 2 names were in. No, this is another DoD pattern of failure that has gone on since 2003 and is continuing to this day at that weekly rate, which is more like 80 &#8211; 150 per week throughout the Theaters of Africa, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, &#8212; well you got the picture. Those 2 are guilty for not acting or asking for the real remedy. A weapon and 2 or 3 clips per woman. These ladies will let us know in &#8220;stats&#8221; of body bags if they are getting a handle on the situation. Gates has failed, All the 4-Stars have failed and DCMA has failed. The LOGCAP are just pandering and will do whatever they are told because it is a cost-plus contract. The losers are the women who have been denied their right to fight back because like everyone in a poor economy. They can help their families at home. Those doubters up there expressing their opinion that these women will freeze up or not be able to hit their targets. I believe they will have some fine shot groupings and they will rack up some of their own body counts. Well Petraeus, what is your problem on this one ? General Petraeus, basically you have failed  on this part of the war and all the PSDs and MPs running around are not going to defend these women. I have it right. If those clowns never wrote a memo to get these women armed and there was just one week of incidents on their watch &#8211; I have the names right &#8211; I am right on the bulls-eye. A clip per guy &#8211; empty it out and find the other guy and by the time she get ready to take out the other one or 2, she will be just getting her shot groupings down. This is the best answer to a systemic problem &#8211; body bags.</p>
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		<title>By: KBR TOO BIG</title>
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		<dc:creator>KBR TOO BIG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mr. Barnes sounds like he is informed on things but when it comes to leadership he is stating names of leaders who are no longer in charge. Guy LaBoa has left KBR and General Petraus is now in Afghanistan (no longer in charge of CENTCOM). I&#039;m not trying to bash anybody here but if you are going to state facts make sure they are correct.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. Barnes sounds like he is informed on things but when it comes to leadership he is stating names of leaders who are no longer in charge. Guy LaBoa has left KBR and General Petraus is now in Afghanistan (no longer in charge of CENTCOM). I&#8217;m not trying to bash anybody here but if you are going to state facts make sure they are correct.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, there are 43 out of 50 states with not so intensly trained open carrying citizens and I think the point is they have a policy in place that allows them to be Armed. The MPs in 7 years haven&#039;t proteced them.

I trust that they will put the bullets on target and if they can get a solid backstop. Like the LtCol says stats are stats. Well ladies, give him some body bags to keep track of. He talks about rape stats like it is a routine car accident and the stats. 

http://www.nyissues.com/open-carry-states-list-open-carry-states-with-open-carry-laws.html

http://www.usacarry.com/

http://www.californiaopencarry.org/CaliforniaOpenCarry.pdf

Bottom Line  General Petraues needs to get these women armed and direct DCMA to issue Letters of Technical Direction at all bases to install proximity card locks and cipher-locks. 

Failing that- get the largest knife they sell in the PX in the meantime. 

Otherwise we will ask Rolling Stones to come and ask why you Petraeus and Gates cannot get these women armed for self-protection when there are 75 - 125 sexual assaults per week.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, there are 43 out of 50 states with not so intensly trained open carrying citizens and I think the point is they have a policy in place that allows them to be Armed. The MPs in 7 years haven&#8217;t proteced them.</p>
<p>I trust that they will put the bullets on target and if they can get a solid backstop. Like the LtCol says stats are stats. Well ladies, give him some body bags to keep track of. He talks about rape stats like it is a routine car accident and the stats. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nyissues.com/open-carry-states-list-open-carry-states-with-open-carry-laws.html">http://www.nyissues.com/open-carry-states-list-open-carry-states-with-open-carry-laws.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.usacarry.com/">http://www.usacarry.com/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.californiaopencarry.org/CaliforniaOpenCarry.pdf">http://www.californiaopencarry.org/CaliforniaOpenCarry.pdf</a></p>
<p>Bottom Line  General Petraues needs to get these women armed and direct DCMA to issue Letters of Technical Direction at all bases to install proximity card locks and cipher-locks. </p>
<p>Failing that- get the largest knife they sell in the PX in the meantime. </p>
<p>Otherwise we will ask Rolling Stones to come and ask why you Petraeus and Gates cannot get these women armed for self-protection when there are 75 &#8211; 125 sexual assaults per week.</p>
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		<title>By: Ms Sparky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to say honestly, if I had been armed while I was in Iraq there would have been several &quot;accidental&quot; shootings and I wouldn&#039;t have felt bad about it all! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to say honestly, if I had been armed while I was in Iraq there would have been several &#8220;accidental&#8221; shootings and I wouldn&#8217;t have felt bad about it all! <img src='http://mssparky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Ms Sparky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not walking on egg shells. I am actually thinking of the potential rape victims. Even though I have been around weapons all my life it would still be difficult to pull the trigger on another human but I would if necessary. But it is not instinctive it would be a conscious decision. I would think most rapist don&#039;t expect a woman to be trained in the art of self defense so they are not expecting it. I think that would be the most powerful weapon to use against any attacker. 

Personally I think ALL rapists should be sent home in body bags. Let the MP&#039;s do it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not walking on egg shells. I am actually thinking of the potential rape victims. Even though I have been around weapons all my life it would still be difficult to pull the trigger on another human but I would if necessary. But it is not instinctive it would be a conscious decision. I would think most rapist don&#8217;t expect a woman to be trained in the art of self defense so they are not expecting it. I think that would be the most powerful weapon to use against any attacker. </p>
<p>Personally I think ALL rapists should be sent home in body bags. Let the MP&#8217;s do it.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s exactly what I am saying. A weapon in the hands of someone not intensely trained to use it can be used against the victim. If intense training is provided by a professional trainer and there is some sort of qualification program that is another story. I agree we don&#039;t need a bunch of untrained gun toting civilians. Self Defense training should be mandatory. And I&#039;m talking training not a 2 hour class on &quot;OK you all be careful out there!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s exactly what I am saying. A weapon in the hands of someone not intensely trained to use it can be used against the victim. If intense training is provided by a professional trainer and there is some sort of qualification program that is another story. I agree we don&#8217;t need a bunch of untrained gun toting civilians. Self Defense training should be mandatory. And I&#8217;m talking training not a 2 hour class on &#8220;OK you all be careful out there!&#8221;</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>but see the thing is you HAVEN&#039;T addressed the lack of training. just because you show someone 1-2 times (no matter the gender) does not mean they know how to use it. Do you know how many people get shot per year because they dont really know how to use it properly??? if you gave all those women guns you would have 8-10 shootings per week and i gaurentee it would not be the bad guy.

working 12/7 do you think there is adequate time for proper training? I mean look at a lot of the reserveists they do training 1-2 times per month and most of them couldn&#039;t hit the broad side of a barn from 50ft. 

I am all for self defense don&#039;t get me wrong but there are many things you can do with your hands / feet injure or worse to an attacker. its only takes 8lbs of pressure to break the shin bone. I really don&#039;t think guns are the answer here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>but see the thing is you HAVEN&#8217;T addressed the lack of training. just because you show someone 1-2 times (no matter the gender) does not mean they know how to use it. Do you know how many people get shot per year because they dont really know how to use it properly??? if you gave all those women guns you would have 8-10 shootings per week and i gaurentee it would not be the bad guy.</p>
<p>working 12/7 do you think there is adequate time for proper training? I mean look at a lot of the reserveists they do training 1-2 times per month and most of them couldn&#8217;t hit the broad side of a barn from 50ft. </p>
<p>I am all for self defense don&#8217;t get me wrong but there are many things you can do with your hands / feet injure or worse to an attacker. its only takes 8lbs of pressure to break the shin bone. I really don&#8217;t think guns are the answer here.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These women are afforded the right to protect themselves in the United States if their job was there. The majority of the States allow open carry, which granted does look menacing, but is just a common sight in the war theaters. Why should these women have their rights stripped from them when there is a provision that the Theater Commander has as a remedy. 

There are lighter-weight Glock .40 and 9 MM and they are easy to shoot. 

These women deserve a fighting chance. 2 shots if they maybe want the rapist to live. 15 shots or the clip if they want him dead - and if she is really pissed off. She should reload and empty the 2nd clip into him. 

Am I being clear. 7 years of doing it the way the male chauvinists from KBR, DCMA and the Army have proven ineffective at saving these women. 

Your argument about training is weak and from either a view of being uneducated about firearms and the Regulations I have already cited which allow for paying for the training to be accomplished. There are plenty of Army members being sent to the Theater who cannot hit what they aim at. When I went through Ft Bliss&#039; firing range, I witnessed in our group 9 shooters who were pathetic and finally, while we loaded up extra clips, the Army sent in Phantom shooters to get these guys and gals to pass. I saw one shooter, on a mandatory reload actually strip the slide off the Barretta like Matt Damon did in Borne Identity. Pretty funny really. 

Most state require some sort of practical test. 

In a once a year refresher training, we had an Oakland, California police officer, who was also in our unit tell us that &quot;a full gun is a happy gun&quot; and empty a clip on each bad guy. It works in Oakland and it should work anywhere. 

Stop walking on egg-shells Ms Sparky. Fill up some body bags.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These women are afforded the right to protect themselves in the United States if their job was there. The majority of the States allow open carry, which granted does look menacing, but is just a common sight in the war theaters. Why should these women have their rights stripped from them when there is a provision that the Theater Commander has as a remedy. </p>
<p>There are lighter-weight Glock .40 and 9 MM and they are easy to shoot. </p>
<p>These women deserve a fighting chance. 2 shots if they maybe want the rapist to live. 15 shots or the clip if they want him dead &#8211; and if she is really pissed off. She should reload and empty the 2nd clip into him. </p>
<p>Am I being clear. 7 years of doing it the way the male chauvinists from KBR, DCMA and the Army have proven ineffective at saving these women. </p>
<p>Your argument about training is weak and from either a view of being uneducated about firearms and the Regulations I have already cited which allow for paying for the training to be accomplished. There are plenty of Army members being sent to the Theater who cannot hit what they aim at. When I went through Ft Bliss&#8217; firing range, I witnessed in our group 9 shooters who were pathetic and finally, while we loaded up extra clips, the Army sent in Phantom shooters to get these guys and gals to pass. I saw one shooter, on a mandatory reload actually strip the slide off the Barretta like Matt Damon did in Borne Identity. Pretty funny really. </p>
<p>Most state require some sort of practical test. </p>
<p>In a once a year refresher training, we had an Oakland, California police officer, who was also in our unit tell us that &#8220;a full gun is a happy gun&#8221; and empty a clip on each bad guy. It works in Oakland and it should work anywhere. </p>
<p>Stop walking on egg-shells Ms Sparky. Fill up some body bags.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Since some readers may not scroll back to the top

The LtCol said QUOTE Some conjecture, but I’m painting a picture for us to be careful towards. The victim is in intensive care, face badly beaten, and arm possibly broken.

 Though at JBB, VBC (Camp Victory) reportedly has between 8-20 sexual assaults per week…What might not be known is that statistically, 70-80% of these assaults are by an EODT (EOD Technologies) or KBR member, so stats are stats, please be aware of what to look out for. UNQUOTE

It is the women who need to be armed - or are the men afraid ?</description>
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<p>The LtCol said QUOTE Some conjecture, but I’m painting a picture for us to be careful towards. The victim is in intensive care, face badly beaten, and arm possibly broken.</p>
<p> Though at JBB, VBC (Camp Victory) reportedly has between 8-20 sexual assaults per week…What might not be known is that statistically, 70-80% of these assaults are by an EODT (EOD Technologies) or KBR member, so stats are stats, please be aware of what to look out for. UNQUOTE</p>
<p>It is the women who need to be armed &#8211; or are the men afraid ?</p>
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		<dc:creator>Undisclosed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think (and i am not sure) Ms. Sparky is just trying to say a person with a weapon (and not being comfortable with using it on a daily basis) is more likely to hurt themselves or get hurt with it then it actually do any good.

Guns are dangerous in the hands of someone who doesnt use them and isnt comfortable with the safety and dont get me started on if they didnt put the safety one. but i dont want a bunch of city folk who dont shoot often running around with guns male or female. 

now self defence courses there is a good idea... even if someone showed the newbie how to use a gun or knife that doesnt mean their good or can shoot it properly. Best defence is your own body and knowing how to defend yourself... 

and again if i misunderstood what Ms. Sparky was saying earlier then sorry.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think (and i am not sure) Ms. Sparky is just trying to say a person with a weapon (and not being comfortable with using it on a daily basis) is more likely to hurt themselves or get hurt with it then it actually do any good.</p>
<p>Guns are dangerous in the hands of someone who doesnt use them and isnt comfortable with the safety and dont get me started on if they didnt put the safety one. but i dont want a bunch of city folk who dont shoot often running around with guns male or female. </p>
<p>now self defence courses there is a good idea&#8230; even if someone showed the newbie how to use a gun or knife that doesnt mean their good or can shoot it properly. Best defence is your own body and knowing how to defend yourself&#8230; </p>
<p>and again if i misunderstood what Ms. Sparky was saying earlier then sorry.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms Sparky,

I just had another call this morning from a Visa 20 maid and she want to go to change employers. But the &quot;Agency&quot; (Kuwait sanctioned slavery business) will not help her change jobs. The employer, as will all employers in Kuwait are withholding her passport. Even Al-Sabah&#039;s McDonalds employees have their passports withheld from them. She says the employer wants to get paid. You see, the Kuwaitis holding a Via 20 maid believe they hold them like a pink slip to a car and believe they should get paid 500 KD ($ 3.5 = 1 KD) to 1000 KD per slave. 20-30 are injured and die per week trying to escape their captors in Kuwait. The maids are paid 50 - 60 KD per month if at all. So, these kidnappers who won&#039;t let them go are facing the same advice from me. 1. Call the Police (the women in LOGCAP assigments are telling DCMA and the Army there is a problem) 2. Call your embassy (These women should be writing their Congress members) and complain because the 4-Star General is not arming the women who are being assaulted. I tell these maids 3. Arm up, and according to a few Kuwait lawyers I have talked to, use equal or greater force to escape - up to and including killing them. In the Kuwait papers, on a more frequent basis, the Kuwaitis are complaining that the maids are assaulting them and they are starting to get injured. No, they are defending themselves and kicking their asses when necessary. 

Here is what is the Prime Contract and DCMA and the 4-Star Petraeus knows it it there. So why aren&#039;t they following their own issued rules. Arm these women up. A 9 MM is an equalizer. It can pump 15 bullets into the guy before he hits the floor. And the message of those women walking around armed will send a very clear message. They are now authorized to kill a rapist. What&#039;s the problem Ms Sparky? Open carry in 30 plus states is legal. The rules are here to over-ride any pandering Project Manager like KBRs  Guy LaBoa. Then, legally, KBR is protected because, all is fair in terms of the force that these ladies can dish out. 
CENTCOM Policy, dated 23 December 2005
(3)  Written acknowledgement by the individual of the fulfillment of training responsibilities and the conditions for the authorization to carry firearms.  This document includes the acknowledgement of the distinctions between the ROE applicable to military forces and RUF that control the use of weapons by DoD civilians, DoD contractors and PSCs.
(4)  Written acknowledgement signed by both the armed employee and by a representative of the employing company that use of weapons could subject both the individual and company to U.S. and host nation prosecution and civil liability.
(5)  A copy of the contract between the contractor’s company and the U.S. Government that verifies the individual’s employment and addresses the need to be armed.
(i)  Authorized Weapon &amp; Ammunition Types.  Unless DCDRUSCENTCOM (or a designee) expressly provides otherwise, all arming requests and authorizations for contractor or subcontractor employees under this contract shall be limited to U.S. Government-approved weapons and ammunition.  Notwithstanding Host Nation laws or regulations that would allow use of heavier weapons by contract security/PSC, all DoD security service / PSC contractors must have weapons approved by DCDRUSCENTCOM (or a designee) before use.  This restriction applies to all weapons in the possession of contractor employees, even if such weapons are required for personal protection.  The following weapons and ammunition are currently authorized by the U.S. Government for use in Iraq and Afghanistan:

(1)  The M9, M4, M16, or equivalent (e.g. .45 CAL, AK-47).
(2)  The M9 or equivalent sidearm will be the standard personal protection weapon unless other weapons are specifically requested and approved.
(3)  U.S. government Ball ammunition is the standard approved ammunition. (No hollow-points ladies)

(j)  Requirements for Individual Weapons Possession.  All employees of the contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers who are authorized to be armed under this contract must:

(1)  Possess only those U.S. Government-approved weapons and ammunition for which they are qualified under the training requirements of section (c) and subsequently authorized to carry;
(2)  Carry weapons only when on duty or at a specific post (according to their authorization);
(3)  Not conceal any weapons, unless specifically authorized;  (open-carry)
(4)  Carry proof of authorization to be armed.  Employees not possessing such proof will be deemed unauthorized and must surrender their weapon to their employer; and
(5)  IAW USCENTCOM G.O. #1, consumption of alcohol in Iraq or Afghanistan is prohibited.  In the event of a suspension or an exception to G.O. #1, employees shall not consume any alcoholic beverage while armed or within eight (8) hours of the next work period when they will be armed.  There are no circumstances under which a person will be authorized to consume any alcoholic beverage when armed for personal protection.

(k)  Weapons/Equipment Restrictions and Responsibilities.  Unless otherwise provided, the U.S. Government will not provide any weapons or ammunition to contractors, their subcontractors, or any employees of the same.  The Contractor will provide all weapons and ammunition to those employees that will be armed under the contract.  The contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers will also provide interceptor body armor, ballistic helmets, and the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) protective masks to those employees that require such equipment in the performance of their duties.

(l)  Rules for the Use of Force (RUF).  In addition to the RUF and ROE training referenced in paragraph (c), the contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers will monitor and report all activities of its armed employees that may violate the RUF and/or otherwise trigger reporting requirements as serious incidents.  Prompt reporting demonstrates a desire by the contractor and its subcontractors to minimize the impact of any violations and, therefore, will be given favorable consideration.  Violations of the RUF include, though are not limited to:

(1)  Taking a direct part in hostilities or combat actions, other than to exercise self-defense; 
(SELF-DEFENSE)
(2)  Failing to cooperate with Coalition and Host Nation forces;
(3)  Using deadly force, other than in self-defense where there is a reasonable belief of imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm;
(Well Ms Sparky, is a rate of 8-20 sexual assault a &quot;reasonable belief&quot;?)
(4)  Failing to use a graduated force approach;
(Ok, graduated ladies means 1 or 2 shots, and the whole clip means you want him dead)
(5)  Failing to treat the local civilians with humanity or respect; and
(6)  Detaining local civilians, other than in self-defense or as reflected in the contract terms.

Ms Sparky, the language is in the Prime Contracts already. Now it takes the Generals to instruct DCMA to get this done. The proximity locking systems with a ciper-lock and deadbolts. Then 9 MMs for when the ladies are out and about to protect themselves. I don&#039;t see the problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms Sparky,</p>
<p>I just had another call this morning from a Visa 20 maid and she want to go to change employers. But the &#8220;Agency&#8221; (Kuwait sanctioned slavery business) will not help her change jobs. The employer, as will all employers in Kuwait are withholding her passport. Even Al-Sabah&#8217;s McDonalds employees have their passports withheld from them. She says the employer wants to get paid. You see, the Kuwaitis holding a Via 20 maid believe they hold them like a pink slip to a car and believe they should get paid 500 KD ($ 3.5 = 1 KD) to 1000 KD per slave. 20-30 are injured and die per week trying to escape their captors in Kuwait. The maids are paid 50 &#8211; 60 KD per month if at all. So, these kidnappers who won&#8217;t let them go are facing the same advice from me. 1. Call the Police (the women in LOGCAP assigments are telling DCMA and the Army there is a problem) 2. Call your embassy (These women should be writing their Congress members) and complain because the 4-Star General is not arming the women who are being assaulted. I tell these maids 3. Arm up, and according to a few Kuwait lawyers I have talked to, use equal or greater force to escape &#8211; up to and including killing them. In the Kuwait papers, on a more frequent basis, the Kuwaitis are complaining that the maids are assaulting them and they are starting to get injured. No, they are defending themselves and kicking their asses when necessary. </p>
<p>Here is what is the Prime Contract and DCMA and the 4-Star Petraeus knows it it there. So why aren&#8217;t they following their own issued rules. Arm these women up. A 9 MM is an equalizer. It can pump 15 bullets into the guy before he hits the floor. And the message of those women walking around armed will send a very clear message. They are now authorized to kill a rapist. What&#8217;s the problem Ms Sparky? Open carry in 30 plus states is legal. The rules are here to over-ride any pandering Project Manager like KBRs  Guy LaBoa. Then, legally, KBR is protected because, all is fair in terms of the force that these ladies can dish out.<br />
CENTCOM Policy, dated 23 December 2005<br />
(3)  Written acknowledgement by the individual of the fulfillment of training responsibilities and the conditions for the authorization to carry firearms.  This document includes the acknowledgement of the distinctions between the ROE applicable to military forces and RUF that control the use of weapons by DoD civilians, DoD contractors and PSCs.<br />
(4)  Written acknowledgement signed by both the armed employee and by a representative of the employing company that use of weapons could subject both the individual and company to U.S. and host nation prosecution and civil liability.<br />
(5)  A copy of the contract between the contractor’s company and the U.S. Government that verifies the individual’s employment and addresses the need to be armed.<br />
(i)  Authorized Weapon &amp; Ammunition Types.  Unless DCDRUSCENTCOM (or a designee) expressly provides otherwise, all arming requests and authorizations for contractor or subcontractor employees under this contract shall be limited to U.S. Government-approved weapons and ammunition.  Notwithstanding Host Nation laws or regulations that would allow use of heavier weapons by contract security/PSC, all DoD security service / PSC contractors must have weapons approved by DCDRUSCENTCOM (or a designee) before use.  This restriction applies to all weapons in the possession of contractor employees, even if such weapons are required for personal protection.  The following weapons and ammunition are currently authorized by the U.S. Government for use in Iraq and Afghanistan:</p>
<p>(1)  The M9, M4, M16, or equivalent (e.g. .45 CAL, AK-47).<br />
(2)  The M9 or equivalent sidearm will be the standard personal protection weapon unless other weapons are specifically requested and approved.<br />
(3)  U.S. government Ball ammunition is the standard approved ammunition. (No hollow-points ladies)</p>
<p>(j)  Requirements for Individual Weapons Possession.  All employees of the contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers who are authorized to be armed under this contract must:</p>
<p>(1)  Possess only those U.S. Government-approved weapons and ammunition for which they are qualified under the training requirements of section (c) and subsequently authorized to carry;<br />
(2)  Carry weapons only when on duty or at a specific post (according to their authorization);<br />
(3)  Not conceal any weapons, unless specifically authorized;  (open-carry)<br />
(4)  Carry proof of authorization to be armed.  Employees not possessing such proof will be deemed unauthorized and must surrender their weapon to their employer; and<br />
(5)  IAW USCENTCOM G.O. #1, consumption of alcohol in Iraq or Afghanistan is prohibited.  In the event of a suspension or an exception to G.O. #1, employees shall not consume any alcoholic beverage while armed or within eight (8) hours of the next work period when they will be armed.  There are no circumstances under which a person will be authorized to consume any alcoholic beverage when armed for personal protection.</p>
<p>(k)  Weapons/Equipment Restrictions and Responsibilities.  Unless otherwise provided, the U.S. Government will not provide any weapons or ammunition to contractors, their subcontractors, or any employees of the same.  The Contractor will provide all weapons and ammunition to those employees that will be armed under the contract.  The contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers will also provide interceptor body armor, ballistic helmets, and the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) protective masks to those employees that require such equipment in the performance of their duties.</p>
<p>(l)  Rules for the Use of Force (RUF).  In addition to the RUF and ROE training referenced in paragraph (c), the contractor and its subcontractors at all tiers will monitor and report all activities of its armed employees that may violate the RUF and/or otherwise trigger reporting requirements as serious incidents.  Prompt reporting demonstrates a desire by the contractor and its subcontractors to minimize the impact of any violations and, therefore, will be given favorable consideration.  Violations of the RUF include, though are not limited to:</p>
<p>(1)  Taking a direct part in hostilities or combat actions, other than to exercise self-defense;<br />
(SELF-DEFENSE)<br />
(2)  Failing to cooperate with Coalition and Host Nation forces;<br />
(3)  Using deadly force, other than in self-defense where there is a reasonable belief of imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm;<br />
(Well Ms Sparky, is a rate of 8-20 sexual assault a &#8220;reasonable belief&#8221;?)<br />
(4)  Failing to use a graduated force approach;<br />
(Ok, graduated ladies means 1 or 2 shots, and the whole clip means you want him dead)<br />
(5)  Failing to treat the local civilians with humanity or respect; and<br />
(6)  Detaining local civilians, other than in self-defense or as reflected in the contract terms.</p>
<p>Ms Sparky, the language is in the Prime Contracts already. Now it takes the Generals to instruct DCMA to get this done. The proximity locking systems with a ciper-lock and deadbolts. Then 9 MMs for when the ladies are out and about to protect themselves. I don&#8217;t see the problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2009/12/kbr-employee-brutally-raped-at-joint-base-balad-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-13010</link>
		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They are already doing the prevention awareness and you still have 8-20 U.S. Government recognized incidents in just one area of the Theater per W E E K. What is the real total per week across Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and other theater countries. 200 - 300 per week ? If you read his email, he is only saying what he knows. If the Generals don&#039;t sanction this arming of the women, then weak-kneed companies and their pandering Project Managers will disarm these women with an email threating their jobs. This has to be taken seriously by General Petraeus and DCMA. They are as responsible for these sexual assaults as they are for the 35 electrocution deaths for not overseeing their contractors and having competent Quality Assurance Representatives to inspect the work. Petraeus knows that side-arms can be effective. So why is he ignoring the problem. Is he waiting for Rolling Stone to come around for an interview ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They are already doing the prevention awareness and you still have 8-20 U.S. Government recognized incidents in just one area of the Theater per W E E K. What is the real total per week across Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and other theater countries. 200 &#8211; 300 per week ? If you read his email, he is only saying what he knows. If the Generals don&#8217;t sanction this arming of the women, then weak-kneed companies and their pandering Project Managers will disarm these women with an email threating their jobs. This has to be taken seriously by General Petraeus and DCMA. They are as responsible for these sexual assaults as they are for the 35 electrocution deaths for not overseeing their contractors and having competent Quality Assurance Representatives to inspect the work. Petraeus knows that side-arms can be effective. So why is he ignoring the problem. Is he waiting for Rolling Stone to come around for an interview ?</p>
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		<title>By: Keven Barnes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2009/12/kbr-employee-brutally-raped-at-joint-base-balad-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-13009</link>
		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms Sparky, do our soldiers go out to hunt Taliban and Insurgents with a their badge in hand? No, they are armed and they intend to kill, not to wound. These women need to take action. A sheep is unarmed too. I am telling you, when about 4 bodies are handed to the LtCol and he writes about it you will see results. Not handling this with lethality is not producing results and that is to protect all the women on the camps throughout the Theater. I doubt they are going to have an argument of anything and use their weapon out of anger as men do throughout the world. Arm them up. It will take a General to have his job at risk to instruct DCMA to issue weapons and the immediate weapon available are some pretty large knives in the BX and PX. They are not strong enough to pull it out and just wave it to scare them off. If is a trade-off of surprise if they let them get close and kill them or hope they go away when they show their weapon. Him running off is not going to get the message out to the rest of them. A few bodies getting shipped out and the stories will create an element of fear in those with the idea of rape in their head. If you go concealed carry in the U.S. and crime, it is proven - the concealed carry have a lower incident rate of crime. Body bags Ms Sparky. In the meantime, if they don&#039;t know how to use that knife, there are many Army and Marines there to ask. If the U.S. military don&#039;t help them, ask a gentleman from Australia or England. I doubt they will have orders from a General who is afraid of getting fired for directing something that may appear incorrect, but will reduce 8-20 women getting raped per week. That is 400 - 1000 per year and over a 7 year conflict since we are not so quick as WWII, thta is 2800 - 7000 women. You are willing to play passive resistance (which isn&#039;t stopping the recognized 8-20 per week) or kill a few of these bastards? Come on General Petraeus and DCMA - get this problem handled. Stun guns are not going to get the psychological effect that a few bodies getting shipped out will. Ok, I have had my platform. Let&#039;s see a few rapists getting sent back in body bags.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms Sparky, do our soldiers go out to hunt Taliban and Insurgents with a their badge in hand? No, they are armed and they intend to kill, not to wound. These women need to take action. A sheep is unarmed too. I am telling you, when about 4 bodies are handed to the LtCol and he writes about it you will see results. Not handling this with lethality is not producing results and that is to protect all the women on the camps throughout the Theater. I doubt they are going to have an argument of anything and use their weapon out of anger as men do throughout the world. Arm them up. It will take a General to have his job at risk to instruct DCMA to issue weapons and the immediate weapon available are some pretty large knives in the BX and PX. They are not strong enough to pull it out and just wave it to scare them off. If is a trade-off of surprise if they let them get close and kill them or hope they go away when they show their weapon. Him running off is not going to get the message out to the rest of them. A few bodies getting shipped out and the stories will create an element of fear in those with the idea of rape in their head. If you go concealed carry in the U.S. and crime, it is proven &#8211; the concealed carry have a lower incident rate of crime. Body bags Ms Sparky. In the meantime, if they don&#8217;t know how to use that knife, there are many Army and Marines there to ask. If the U.S. military don&#8217;t help them, ask a gentleman from Australia or England. I doubt they will have orders from a General who is afraid of getting fired for directing something that may appear incorrect, but will reduce 8-20 women getting raped per week. That is 400 &#8211; 1000 per year and over a 7 year conflict since we are not so quick as WWII, thta is 2800 &#8211; 7000 women. You are willing to play passive resistance (which isn&#8217;t stopping the recognized 8-20 per week) or kill a few of these bastards? Come on General Petraeus and DCMA &#8211; get this problem handled. Stun guns are not going to get the psychological effect that a few bodies getting shipped out will. Ok, I have had my platform. Let&#8217;s see a few rapists getting sent back in body bags.</p>
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