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/leaked-memo-afghan-burn-pit-could-wreck-troops-hearts-lungs/ http://mssparky.com/2012/05/leaked-memo-afghan-burn-pit-could-wreck-troops-hearts-lungs/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:38:28 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=29628 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Spencer Ackerman  @ Wired.com A bulldozer dumps a load of trash into a burn pit just 300 yards from the runway at Bagram Airfield, January 2012. An Army memo from 2011 found the burn pit is associated with “long-term” health effects on soldiers at Bagram. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
2. Military: Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troops
3. Burn pit data worthless, expert says

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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" Isiah Carey -  (Fox Houston) –  HOUSTON – A former U.S. soldier has filed a civil lawsuit against a major military contractor claiming the Houston-based company ruined his health and military career. David Parr, a former service member from Ohio, served in the army in Afghanistan. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. IBEW Member And Mother of Soldiers Shares Concerns
2. T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
3. Senate DPC schedules hearing on Burn Pit issues for Nov 6

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Here is an excerpt of an excellent article that was published today (August 24, 2011) Billy McKenna and Kevin Wilkins survived Iraq—and died at home. The Oxford American sent filmmaker Dave Anderson and journalist J. Malcolm Garcia to Florida to investigate this deadly threat to American [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
2. Newsweek on the Iraq Burn Pits – A Sickening Situation
3. Pentagon promises study on burn pits

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As many of you are aware, KBR has a page on their website called KBR Fact Sheets. Until a couple of months ago, the Fact Sheet page listed several of KBR’s high profile cases with links to pages attempting to discredit the victims and tell KBR’s [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. NEW AND IMPROVED or Just The Same Old Crap?
2. I’m Calling You On Your Crap … KBR!!!
3. KBR’s Heather Browne sold her soul now things are getting hot!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" SHIRLEY S. WANG – (Wall Street Journel) – May 16, 2011 – Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have a higher rate of debilitating respiratory illness than those deployed elsewhere, according to a new study that bolsters concerns among some medical professionals and members of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Burn pit data worthless, expert says
2. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
3. VA, DoD seek better data on burn-pit exposure

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According to government data the performance reports were completed less than 10% of the time—although new information was presented during the hearing which showed additional past performance reports had been completed. When they are completed, those reports contain insufficient information... Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process
2. Truth, lies and Afghanistan
3. “LaVena Johnson – The Silent Truth” documentary released

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Anatomy of a Pentagon Lie Kelley B. Vlahos – November 1, 2010 – Antiwar.com It shouldn’t startle anyone to find that the Pentagon has blatantly ignored a congressional mandate to start reducing its use of burn pits at U.S. bases overseas. It was only a year [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Pentagon promises study on burn pits
2. Senate DPC schedules hearing on Burn Pit issues for Nov 6
3. Former Soldier Sues KBR Over Health Concerns

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" October 15, 2010 – As this is something I have written on previously it seems appropriate to note that today the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on open-air burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq.  U.S. forces generate a lot of waste. According to the [...] No related posts.]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/10/david-isenberg-this-waste-really-hurts/feed/ 6 http://mssparky.com/2010/09/iraq-burn-pit-claims-will-proceed-another-stunning-blow-to-kbr/ http://mssparky.com/2010/09/iraq-burn-pit-claims-will-proceed-another-stunning-blow-to-kbr/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:55 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15693 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This is very very good news for those hundreds maybe thousands of victims of KBR burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the 3rd crushing blow to KBR legal team in a month. First was the courts denial of KBR’s  Motion to Dismiss in the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Federal judge rules $100M false claim suit against KBR can proceed
2. Suit claims KBR fired employee Swanita Taylor after claims of sexual assault in Afghanistan
3. Ripped Off in Iraq, Class of Guards Claims

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 6, 2010 Hundreds of military service members and contractor employees have fallen ill with cancer or severe breathing problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they say they were poisoned by thick, black smoke produced by [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Toxic Trash: The Burn Pits of Iraq and Afghanistan
2. Hero soldiers ‘thrown in the trash’: Military dumped body parts of dead servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in LANDFILL
3. Electrical review turns up 3,700 fires in Iraq not the 483 reported!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hundreds of Soldiers Say They Inhaled Toxic Smoke from Pits Where Military Burns Equipment, Medical Supplies, Hazardous Waste Watch CBS News Videos Online (CBS)   Two soldiers were killed by roadside bombs Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll to 52 in June, the worst month of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
2. Cheryl Harris Concerned For Soldiers Still At Risk
3. Balad Burn Pit Endangers Soldiers In Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DynCorp seems to be making a proactive effort to support Earth Day by holding a “keep your burn pit clean day” at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan.  Oh wait it isn’t Earth Day, it’s “unauthorized” work day.   From what I can ascertain, one of Dyncorp’s “best and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Dyncorp Afghanistan LOGCAP PM & DPM resign (Updated)
2. Body of Dyncorp employee still in Afghanistan over a week later -Why? (updated)
3. EEOC sues DynCorp for hostile work environment in Iraq (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Posted by Jane Akre – InjuryBoard.com Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:21 PM EST Jill Wilkins LEARN MORE Jill Wilkins’ Facebook Page Burn Pit Photos Ms Sparky Web Site Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) Registry Burke PLLC Law firm Motley Rice Complaint Amended Complaint Motley Rice –Burn Pit [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Jill Wilkins…a voice for Iraq burn pit victims
2. Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits June 11, 2009
3. Balad Burn Pits-A Families Tragic Reality

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Another Gulf War Syndrome? Burning trash on bases is sickening soldiers, but the Army refuses to extinguish the burn pits. By Beth Hawkins – MotherJones.com March 18, 2010 Before her last deployment, 31-year-old Staff Sergeant Danielle Nienajadlo passed her Army physical with flying colors. So when [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Newsweek on the Iraq Burn Pits – A Sickening Situation
2. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
3. Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits June 11, 2009

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For Immediate Release Media Contact: Erin Powers +1 281.703.6000 – phone edp@powersmediaworks.com Law Firms Motley Rice LLC and Burke PLLC Join Forces to Take on KBR and Halliburton on Behalf of American Soldiers, Veterans and Civilians Exposed to Burn Pit Hazards Suit Claims Wartime Contractors Halliburton [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Jill Wilkins…a voice for Iraq burn pit victims
2. Newsweek on the Iraq Burn Pits – A Sickening Situation
3. Full list of “Burn Pit” lawsuits against KBR (updated 02/08/2010)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Kelly Kennedy – Staff writer – Army Times Posted : Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 9:43:08 EST As Veterans Affairs Department officials laid out a plan for the Institute of Medicine to look for links between certain symptoms and burn-pit exposure, they also quizzed Defense Department [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Burn pit data worthless, expert says
2. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
3. Vet’s Widow Wins Fight With VA Over Exposure To Burn Pits

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you are having problems watching this video on MsSparky.com click HERE to watch at Channel 11. You can also read the transcript of the interview there as well. Also, if you have a facebook account you have to check out the Burn Pits page run [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Balad Burn Pits-A Families Tragic Reality
2. Vet’s Widow Wins Fight With VA Over Exposure To Burn Pits
3. Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits June 11, 2009

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: February 21, 2010 03:08 PM The biggest portion of U.S. private military contractors has always been, by far, on the logistics, not the weapons bearing security side. These contractors [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. David Isenberg: This Waste Really Hurts
2. David Isenberg: KBR Gives Uncle Sam the One Finger Salute
3. Supporting our troops, Veterans Day and other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Why did Sgt. Thomas die? By Matthew Hansen – Staff Writer Omaha World Herald – February 21, 2010 Sgt. Klayton Thomas looked every bit the poster boy Marine as he strode into a military hospital last September to get his back checked. He taught karate and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Senate DPC schedules hearing on Burn Pit issues for Nov 6
2. SIGAR needs “new blood” says Arnold Fields
3. MG Arnold Fields calls it quits in Afghanistan

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