US-Iraq Security Pact, by the Numbers
November 28, 2008
Agence France-Presse
Iraq’s parliament on Nov. 27 endorsed a landmark military pact that will govern some 150,000 U.S. Soldiers assigned to 400 bases across the country beginning Dec. 31, when the United Nation’s mandate now governing the troops expires.
Here are the main points of the deal, spelled out in the [...]

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For those that missed it…here is the CNN Special Investigation Report that was on Lou Dobbs on November 25, 2008. If you are having problems seeing the video in Internet Explorer click HERE and see if that makes a difference.
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By Abbie Boudreau and Scott Bronstein
CNN Special Investigations Unit
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan has committed serious violations of its contract, mainly by conducting inadequate inspections of electrical wiring and grounding at American bases, according to Pentagon sources.

Ryan Maseth, a 24-year-old Green Beret, died [...]

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If it’s controversial…..classify it!
Military mum on dirty air in Iraq
Health concerns » An environmental report on the burn pit at Balad Air Base now is classified for ‘national security’
Matthew D. Laplante
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 11/21/2008 09:01:12 AM MST
Military officials insist there’s no problem.
But veterans’ advocates are calling for full transparency about the health risks faced by [...]

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Army report shows chemicals at burn pit site

By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 20, 2008 16:33:59 EST

A soldier concerned about his tour at Forward Operating Base Hammer near Balad, Iraq, this year sent Military Times a report showing high levels of particulate matter and low levels of manganese, possibly due to [...]

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Ed Blacke was the Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator for KBR at the Qarmat Ali water treatment plant near Basra, Iraq. He was fired after warning workers they were being exposed to the cancer causing chemical, sodium dichromate. Yes, sodium dichromate is the once little known carcinogen made very public in the movie Erin Brochovich.

An [...]

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