http://mssparky.com Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mssparky.com/2012/05/internal-review-shows-gross-mishandling-of-military-whistleblower-reprisal-investigations/ http://mssparky.com/2012/05/internal-review-shows-gross-mishandling-of-military-whistleblower-reprisal-investigations/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 11:09:17 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=29473 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Bryan Rahija  – (POGO) – May 7, 2012 – Pentagon investigators mishandled more than half of a set of whistleblower reprisal cases, according to a damning internal assessment report obtained by the Project On Government Oversight. The Washington Post and iWatch News published stories on the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Internal report issues black eye for U.S. Embassy in Kabul
2. Electrical review turns up 3,700 fires in Iraq not the 483 reported!
3. Pentagon Watchdogs Rarely Side With Military Whistleblowers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Four U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Stars and Stripes reports the soldiers on board the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed last Thursday were with 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Hammerhead out of Hawaii, flying for the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan
2. 12 Turkish ISAF service members & 4 Afghan civilians die in helicopter crash
3. Three killed as civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis - (The Oregonian) - April 10, 2012 – The suit brought by several dozen Oregon National Guard soldiers against military contractor KBR Inc. has been downsized by the federal judge hearing the case. In an effort to reduce the number of plaintiffs to a manageable number, U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers
2. KBR’s appeal rejected in Oregon National Guard case (updated)
3. Judge says Oregon National Guard can sue KBR in Oregon for exposing them to deadly toxins

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Post updated on 4-5-2012 with links to docs-see below Nigel Duara - (Associated Press AP) – PORTLAND, Ore. – April 4th, 2012 – A document uncovered by attorneys for soldiers sickened at an Iraqi water treatment plant shows a military contractor knew a deadly toxin was being stockpiled [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. US military investigates contractor work force (with docs-updated)
2. Ind. Soldiers sue(KBR) over chemical exposure in Iraq
3. KBR Knew About Chemical Before Exposure?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Rich Lord – (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) – March 30, 2012 – Staff Sgt. Ryan Douglas Maseth’s death in a shower in Iraq stemmed from U.S. Army decisions that can’t be questioned by courts, lawyers for a top defense contractor argued in court today. Or maybe they were [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Congress Investigates Electrocution Death Of Soldiers In Iraq
2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
3. Senator Reid Wants Investigation Into Adam Hermansons Electrocution Death

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Allen Expresses Condolences Over Helicopter Crash International Security Assistance Force Joint Command  - WASHINGTON - March 16, 2012 – The commander of the International Security Assistance Force, Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, expressed his condolences over the crash of an ISAF helicopter in the Bagrami district of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan
2. U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops (Updated)
3. Afghan insurgents shoot down US helicopter killing 37 (Updated 08/11/2011 with names of fallen)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" A congressman asked the Pentagon on Tuesday to explain why the soldier accused in the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers was sent back into combat after earlier suffering a traumatic brain injury in Iraq, as lawmakers questioned how seriously the military deals with the mental health [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Two U.S. military officers killed at GIRoA Ministry in Afghanistan (Updated)
2. 8 U.S. deaths at military base in Afghanistan (Last Updated 3:36pm PST)
3. Is the Military turning a blind eye to child rape in Afghanistan?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It is home base not only of the soldier accused in this weekend’s shooting of civilian women and children in Afghanistan, but also Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, who was recently convicted of killing Afghan civilians for sport. It’s also the base of Iraq War veteran Benjamin [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Ft. Lewis Staff Sargeant named in Afghan deaths
2. KBR convoy lead Kenneth “Taz” Lewis to be remembered
3. Widow says KBR repeatedly attempts to recruit her dead husband

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Here are the most recent articles on the scandal at Dover Mortuary, including the final report (PDF) from the Office of Special Counsel. ~Forseti Dover Air Base mortuary supervisor resigns (Washington Post) – March 2, 2012 – A mortuary supervisor at the heart of the Dover Air [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Dover mortuary landfill dumping: Congressman asked Pentagon about practice in Sept.
2. Probe Finds Dover Supervisors Targeted Whistleblowers
3. Air Force mortician pays price for whistleblowing

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Cameron Langford – (Courthouse News) – March 1, 2012 – A defense contractor may be liable under Iraqi law for the electrocution death of a National Guardsman, the 5th Circuit ruled.       Sgt. Christopher Everett of the Texas Army National Guard was electrocuted at Camp Taqaddum [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Appeals court revives Iraq contractor torture cases
2. KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do!
3. Appeals court sends Jamie Jones’ Rape Case To Court

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The DoD has ID’d the victims: Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Ky. Maryland National Guard Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II Our condolences to the families and friends of those lost. ~Ms Sparky & Forseti “I condemn today’s attack at the Afghan Ministry of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. One Dead After U.S. Military Base In Afghanistan Attacked (updated 03/17/10)
2. 8 U.S. deaths at military base in Afghanistan (Last Updated 3:36pm PST)
3. 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" War profiteering has never been so profitable for the wrongdoer and so dangerous for our troops and the taxpayer.  Please sign my petition (SIGN HERE) More than 200 soldiers are suing KBR for knowingly exposing them to toxic chemicals in Iraq, whose effects started with nose bleeds [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. SIGAR needs “new blood” says Arnold Fields
2. If You Have That Kind Of Extra Money….Send It To Me!!!
3. Does KBR Make Money Off Dead Soldiers?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" After four years of fighting the good fight and spending countless hours at my computer documenting the rampant Fraud, Waste and Abuse of U.S. tax dollars in the hands of DoD contractors, I have submitted a petition on We the People. We the People was set [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Getting Out?
2. Oh My God…..My Back!!
3. $40 Billion in Contracts Tied to Republican Security Advisers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"  …“God will forgive you, but the bureaucracy never will.” This is an appropriate warning for civil servants who would report contractor fraud against the military, one of our nation’s more popular corporate pastimes.  Be prepared for the Pentagon to side with the crooked contractor and fire [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Mucking about and other news
2. A General consensus and other news (Updated 12/01/11)
3. Dishonoring our heros & other news

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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. David Isenberg: Supporting the Troops: Making Them Sick

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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. Recent developments in the Dover Mortuary scandal
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. Two U.S. military officers killed at GIRoA Ministry in Afghanistan (Updated)

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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. U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops (Updated)
2. Three killed as civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Updated)
3. Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan

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