http://mssparky.com Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mssparky.com/2012/03/whos-sorry-now-and-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2012/03/whos-sorry-now-and-other-news/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:11:07 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=28434 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Deportation likely for porn man Dan Oakes – (Sydney Morning Herald) – March 12, 2012 – An Australian man facing up to 10 years in prison for a child pornography offence in the United States could be deported to Australia after serving any jail sentence. US [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. How does your garden grow and other news
2. Vanishing acts and other news
3. Charging forward and other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Glynis Farrell – (Courthouse News)  – DETROIT – March 6, 2012 – A family claims in Federal Court that DynCorp International covered up the shooting of their son, who allegedly was shot to death by a drunken co-worker in Iraq.       The family of the late [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Justin Cannon, former Blackwater contractor sentenced for killing Afghan civilian
2. US Authorizes Killing of American Cleric
3. Electrocuted soldier’s family, KBR battle over documents

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Judge rejects argument that U.S. court lacks jurisdiction in Nepali human trafficking case PRESS RELEASE (Cohen Milstein) – WASHINGTON –  March 05, 2012 – A federal court today upheld its jurisdiction over Daoud & Partners, a Jordanian defense subcontractor that allegedly participated in trafficking Nepali laborers [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR, Partner in Iraq Contract Sued in Human Trafficking Case
2. Forced Labor Is Not Against The Law…Says KBR
3. Court to Decide if Military Rape Victims Can Sue Defense Dept. (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Four Tajiks killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan (Monsters and Critics) – Kabul – February 12, 2012 – A helicopter used by a civilian company contracted to NATO crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing all four Tajik crew members, officials said Sunday. The crash was due to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops (Updated)
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" By ROD NORDLAND (NYTimes) Published: February 11, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan — Even dying is being outsourced here. This is a war where traditional military jobs, from mess hall cooks to base guards and convoy drivers, have increasingly been shifted to the private sector. Many American generals [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said
2. Defense Department Inspector General says KBR and the military failed to respond quickly to health risks posed to Oregon soldiers
3. Civilian deaths up while defense contractors downsize in Middle East

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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" Michael Clawson, who worked for AAR Airlift of Chicago, was in Afghanistan doing work for the U.S. Defense Department. ~Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana James Scott Ozier, 30, of Imperial, died Monday, January 16, 2012 in a helicopter accident while working in Afghanistan. ~ Beaver County [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops (Updated)
2. Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan
3. 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk - Jan 12, 2012 3:55 PM CT (Bloomberg News) – Halliburton Co. (HAL), won’t face a jury on claims they sent unarmed civilian convoy drivers into an Iraqi battle zone in 2004, knowing the workers would be injured or [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Supreme Court turns down lawsuit against Halliburton over injury suffered in Iraq fuel convoy
2. Judge allows trial of suits over KBR convoy deaths
3. KBR Seeks to Blame U.S. Army, Insurgents for Iraq Convoy Deaths

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Settles Suit Over Driver’s Claim Company Knew of Danger to Iraq Convoy By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins – Jan 10, 2012 10:17 AM PT KBR Inc. (KBR) settled a lawsuit brought by an injured convoy driver who claimed the company sent civilians [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR, Halliburton Won’t Face Trial in Iraq Convoy Driver Deaths, Court Says
2. KBR sent convoy despite knowing danger; 6 die; many injured
3. KBR wants Good Friday Massacre suit tossed

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" A memorial service will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel located at the corner of Caldwell Ave. and Chinowth St. in Visalia on Saturday, November 19, at 10 a.m. Jordan said the family was told Sean died of “natural causes,” [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Triple Canopy contractors killed in rocket attack
2. Adam Hermanson of Triple Canopy Electrocuted In Shower In Iraq
3. Triple Canopy’s Camp Olympia in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Attack Near UN Offices in Southern Afghanistan Kills 5 October 31st, 2011 – The United Nations’ refugee agency says three of its employees are among the five people killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Desi Deandre Wade arrested for bribery while working in Kabul as DoD employee (updated 12-12-2011)
2. 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours (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" CBS News September 6, 2011 An Afghan military official tells CBS News that the body of a U.S. national was found beheaded on Monday in eastern Kabul, days after a civilian engineer went missing in the capital city. Intelligence sources in Afghanistan told the Reuters news [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge says American defense contractor can sue Rumsfeld personally over torture allegations (Updated 08/10/2011)
2. 13 Americans believed killed in Kabul bombing (updated 11-4-2011)
3. Five Individuals Indicted in a Fraud Conspiracy Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hampstead veteran killed in Kuwait accident Jason Schreiber – (Union Leader Correspondent) – Hampstead, NH – August 5, 2011 – The Hampstead community is mourning the death of a local Air Force veteran who was killed in an accident Wednesday while working as a civilian contractor in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. DynCorp employee Kevin Davis killed in Christmas Day attack in Afghanistan
2. Daughter of KBR employee killed by friendly fire in Iraq can sue
3. US Woman Gloria Hastings and CSA employee arrested in Kuwait on drug chargesCSA

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This post has been edited to correct errors in the original that reported the victim had died in Germany of her injuries.-Yes, sometimes I get it wrong too. Ms Sparky-July 26, 2011 I’ve just learned there’s been a brutal rape and death at FOB Shank in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR attorneys attempt to discredit victim of brutal rape
2. Jury hears tearful testimony from KBR rape victim (Updated w/video)
3. The Grinch has stolen Christmas dinner for some Fluor employees in Afghanistan (updated 12/25/2010)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NBC Connecticut has learned former Connecticut State Trooper who retired in 2009, was killed while serving in Afghanistan, working for a private defense firm. Former Trooper First Class Paul Protzenko, 47 years old,  was killed in action according to his son. NBC talked with Protzenko’s son [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. State Dept. IG Finds Waste and Mismanagement on Afghanistan Contract
2. Police Trainer, Brett Benton Killed In Afghanistan
3. Dyncorp Employee, Mark Fitzpatrick killed in Afghanistan

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Appeals court asked to toss suits in convoy deaths (The Associated Press) – NEW ORLEANS – July 7, 2011 – A long-running suit over insurgent ambushes that killed civilian truck drivers in Iraq is back in a federal appeals court. Halliburton and former subsidiary KBR Inc. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Halliburton must stay in “Good Friday Massacre” case
2. Judge considers new emails in Good Friday Massacre case against KBR
3. KBR’s own Memos Undermine Defense-Good Friday Massacre

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The civilian contractor and another American who was wounded in the blast were attacked in eastern Baghdad on the way to a Baghdad University campus, the U.S. Embassy reports. Ned Parker – (Los Angeles Times) - Reporting from Baghdad -  June 23, 2011 – A U.S civilian contractor [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Soldier Shoots and Kills KBR Employee in Iraq
2. Bagram Airfield attack kills U.S. contractor – Bryan Farr
3. US sues contractor KBR over Iraq bills (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" June 6, 2011 Richmond native killed in Afghanistan By Bill Robinson Senior News Writer The Richmond Register Mon Jun 06, 2011, 08:50 AM EDT RICHMOND — A Richmond native who had been an officer with the Kenton County Police Department was killed late last week in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
2. Dyncorp Afghan police trainer honored in “100 Faces of War Experience”
3. Retired Connecticut State Trooper Killed In Afghanistan

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dept. of Defense attorney charged in Edison sex sting Two other men also arrested earlier this month (Madison News Journel) – EDISON - May 28, 2011 – A senior civilian attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense, who has high security clearance, has been charged with importuning [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. It’s hammer time – keeping defense contractors in check
2. Contracting Time Out for Booz Allen Hamilton
3. It seemed like a good idea at the time

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR truck drivers win a major victory in the ongoing battle with KBR regarding being forced to work “off the clock”. The KBR management war cry of “84 and no more”, meaning a driver could only document 84 hours per week on their time sheet even [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Attention KBR truck drivers past and present
2. Iraq firefighters file class action against Wackenhut
3. KBR Rape Case Highlights Problems With Secret Arbitration

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