http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mssparky.com/2012/02/truth-lies-and-afghanistan/ http://mssparky.com/2012/02/truth-lies-and-afghanistan/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:45:37 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27790 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On his second yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis traveled 9,000 miles, patrolled with American troops in eight provinces and returned in October of last year with a fervent conviction that the war was going disastrously and that senior military leaders had not [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. US Contractors Hired Iranian Spies, Taliban, Warlords To Guard US Troops In Afghanistan
2. US taxdollars pay for armed thugs in Afghanistan
3. Sex, lies and ‘movie night’ with dear old dad

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" From 2004 through 2008, 80 percent of retiring three- and four-star officers went to work as consultants or defense executives, according to the Globe analysis. That compares with less than 50 percent who followed that path a decade earlier, from 1994 to 1998. ~Bryan Bender – [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Gates Criticizes Bloated Military Bureaucracy
2. Detroit pension fund sues Halliburton and KBR for “misdeeds”
3. Members of The Retired General’s Club aren’t interested in full disclosure

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (November 11, 2011 – interview with whistleblowers William Zwicharowski, James Parsons & Gari-Lynn Smith) Jim Garamone – (American Forces Press Service) – WASHINGTON  -  January 31, 2012 – The Office of Special Counsel has determined that supervisors at the U.S. Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Dover mortuary landfill dumping: Congressman asked Pentagon about practice in Sept.
2. Pentagon Watchdogs Rarely Side With Military Whistleblowers
3. L-3 Faces Criminal Probe Over E-Mail, Air Force Says – Updated

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis – (The Oregonian) – January 27, 2012 – Lawyers for defense contractor KBR Inc. asked a federal judge in Portland Friday to dismiss the suit brought by a group of Oregon National Guard soldiers who said the KBR knowingly exposed them to a carcinogenic [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit
2. Judge moves to streamline (Oregon National Guard) soldiers’ case against KBR
3. Halliburton argues that Oregon federal judge lacks jurisdiction over hexavalent chromium case

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kenneth Cochran, of Wilder, died Sunday in Helmand province. He was killed during combat operations along with 22-year-old Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman, of Tulsa, Okla. ~ Idaho Family Mourns Death Of 20-Year-Old Marine (KARK 4 News) – January [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours (Updated)
2. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
3. Dyncorp & DRS Technology employees killed in Afghanistan (Updated 9/13/2010)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DoD Identifies Marine Casualties Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, Wash. (More) Capt. Nathan R. McHone, 29, of Crystal Lake, Ill. (More) MSgt. Travis W. Riddick, 40, of Centerville, Iowa. (More) Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, 23, of North Beach, Md. (More) Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Three killed as civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Updated)
2. Afghan officer fires on NATO troops, kills 9 (with names of victims)
3. Northwest Arkansas Family Mourns Marine Killed in Afghanistan (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" While praising some of the new steps to combat sexual violence that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Wednesday, critics say the Pentagon isn’t going nearly far enough. ~ DoD sex assault prevention efforts fall short, critics say – Stars and Stripes By msnbc.com staff and news services [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Will new locks on female facilities help prevent sexual assault in Iraq
2. Another sexual assault for KBR in Iraq?
3. Another KBR employee files suit for Iraq sexual assault by co-worker

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" WASHINGTON (AFNS)- January 17, 2012 - The Air Force completed its investigation into the April 27, 2011 shooting incident at the Afghanistan air force Headquarters located in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which eight U.S. Air Force Airmen and one civilian contractor were killed in the line of duty [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Remembering the victims of Kabul airport shooting
2. Army Completes Staff Sgt. Maseth Death Investigation-Findings inconclusive
3. Security assigned to watch guards at Kabul embassy + link to Kabul Hazing PICS

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …In April 2003, Dyncorp dropped its appeal against the verdict, and three days later announced an award by the US state department for a contract to police Iraq… …”These crimes are perpetrated by individual men who rape and torture girls on mission, then go home to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Non-compliance, no problem keep on doin’ whatcha do to US
2. Charging forward and other news
3. Schwartz on smoking, Myles joins the club & other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Let me get this straight, Judge Papak is allowing KBR to bill the soldiers and surviving family members for legal fees that the taxpayer is obligated to pay because the Pentagon, in their infinite wisdom, gave KBR an indemnity clause in their contract that covers their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge dismisses Indiana soldiers’ Iraq suit
2. KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit
3. Judge to Seal Filings in KBR False Claims Suit

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The war in Iraq is all but over and our troops have pulled out.  It’s been four years today since 24 year old  SSG Ryan Maseth was electrocuted and died while showering in his living quarters at Radwaniyah Palace Complex in Baghdad. Ryan’s courageous mother, Cheryl [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractor linked to mistaken deaths After deaths of 15 Afghans in 2010, Army learned that U.S. civilian played a role using drone video feeds. David S. Cloud – (STL Today) – WASHINGTON – December 31, 2011 – After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Not so fast KBR – Lawmakers demand answers from Pentagon
2. That bird won’t fly and other news
3. The spoils of sole sourcing & other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Adam Klasfeld - (Courthouse News) – FORT MEADE, Md. – December 21, 2011 – Witness testimony concluded this morning (Wednesday) in a hearing to determine whether Pfc. Bradley Manning will face court-martial for allegedly sharing classified data with Wikileaks, charges supported by a convicted hacker who testified [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. U.S. Gave Military Contracts to Firm (KGL) With Alleged Iran Ties
2. Another day another crime – with alleged ties to KBR and LOGCAP
3. WikiLeaks Documents

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Andrew Malcolm – (Investors Business Daily) – December 19, 2011 – OK, civvies, listen up. There has been a recent suggestion in some newspapers that fellow Marines may have padded their accounts of the heroism displayed by Sgt. Dakota Meyer during an ambush and six-hour battle in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Was McCreight a menace or ‘mentor’ to medal of honor recipient?
2. Northwest Arkansas Family Mourns Marine Killed in Afghanistan (Updated)
3. KBR employees receive Defense of Freedom Medal for injuries sustained in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-Marine fires back at Medal of Honor recipient He says allegations of ridicule are ‘absurd.’ Craig Kapitan – (San Antonio Express-News) – December 9, 2011 – A San Antonio-based supervisor for a military contracting firm facing a defamation suit by Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Marine general defends Dakota Meyer Medal of Honor; You got a problem with that?
2. BAE Systems accused of retaliation & playing the “mental illness” card (Updated 12/02/11)
3. KBR employees receive Defense of Freedom Medal for injuries sustained in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you aren’t enraged after reading the article, I honestly don’t know what to say to you. The people who put it all on the line, put on the nation’s military colors, went into the worst of situations, and gave it body and soul for their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Hero soldiers ‘thrown in the trash’: Military dumped body parts of dead servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in LANDFILL
2. Dover mortuary landfill dumping: Congressman asked Pentagon about practice in Sept.
3. FBI: Remains of Ronald Schulz recovered in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As I flew into BIAP yesterday the Royal Jordanian Embraer took a slow and lazy approach over Victory. There’s no cork screw landing to avoid missiles anymore. I looked down on what was once one of the largest military bases in the world. It was a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Camp Victory, the U.S. military headquarters in Iraq, getting ready to close
2. US ‘may have broken international law’ over Iraqi attack on Iranian camp
3. DoJ hands down more indictments against 2 DoD contractors & adds 2 soldiers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Guard members home in time for Thanksgiving Conrad Wilson – (Minnesota Public Radio) – St. Cloud, Minn. – November 24, 2011 – Hugs and smiles reunited family members and friends inside a large military hanger at the St. Cloud airport as 70 members of the Minnesota [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Happy Thanksgiving to those at home and abroad
2. Happy Thanksgiving 2009
3. Obama announces end of Iraq war, troops to return home by year end

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Following new report from federal watchdog, Senator calls again for suspending federal work with bad contractors PoliticalNews.me – WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 17,2011 – Citing the case of a private contractor that was never held accountable for negligence in the death of a U.S. servicemember, U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Sen. McCaskill Rips DCAA on Audit Accountability
2. IGs push for greater whistleblower protections for contractors
3. Iraqi government detaining foreign civilian contractors with greater frequency

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" While military service is both an honor and a duty, and carries with it substantial risk to life and limb, the risk of sexual assault and abuse is one risk that no service member should fear. But with a third of all women and possibly a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Soldiers sue DoD for retaliation against rape victims, Gates and Rumsfield named
2. Tsongas’ new law helps protect military rape victims
3. Appeals court sends Jamie Jones’ Rape Case To Court

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