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Taxpayers foot the bill for KBR attorneys at $750 per hour plus other outrageous perks

Ms Sparky — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Wyden: KBR is Wasting Taxpayer Money While Avoiding Responsibility for Exposure of Oregon Guard to Toxic Chemicals Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on the DoD to investigate the excessive [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Leaked Memo: Afghan ‘Burn Pit’ Could Wreck Troops’ Hearts, Lungs

Ms Sparky — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:38:28 +0000

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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:

Judge Tosses KBR Defense to Feds’ False Claims Case

Ms Sparky — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:24:29 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “More Cost….More Plus” as the KBR managers used to say! Ryan Abbott - (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – Defense contractor KBR cannot deflect fraud claims by accusing the U.S. government of failing to provide “force protection,” a federal judge ruled. Formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Oregon case against KBR is streamlined

Ms Sparky — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:19:14 +0000

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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:

KBR May Have Knowingly Poisoned U.S. Soldiers in Iraq, But It Won’t Pay a Penny

Ms Sparky — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:07:33 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – April 5, 2012 – Lawyers representing U.S. soldiers poisoned at a water treatment plant in Iraq have presented strong evidence that contractor Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) knew personnel stationed there would be exposed to a carcinogenic chemical, according to The [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Complaint says KBR knew of Iraq toxin (updated with docs)

Ms Sparky — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:48:22 +0000

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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:

Contractor KBR says it wasn’t at fault in soldier’s electrocution death

Ms Sparky — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:10:49 +0000

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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:

Look who’s whining now, the “chilling effects” of Pentagon budget cuts

Ms Sparky — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:59:04 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The war in Iraq is over and the war in Afghanistan is winding down. The United States is inching its way out of the worst recession in history. The one industry that has continued to thrive, while everyone else has held on fearing for their future, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Federal Court Upholds Right to Sue Jordanian Defense Contractor in U.S.

Ms Sparky — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:44:04 +0000

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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:

Blood Money

Ms Sparky — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:27:25 +0000

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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:

Judge moves to streamline (Oregon National Guard) soldiers’ case against KBR

Ms Sparky — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:20 PM Updated: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:33 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian An unspecified number of the 34 Oregon National Guard soldiers suing contractor KBR Inc. over their exposure to sodium dichromate in Iraq will have their cases [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers

Ms Sparky — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:42:22 +0000

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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:

David Isenberg: Gun? Check. Radio? Check. Lawyer? Check!

Ms Sparky — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – January 20, 2012 – Some things just seem to go together: day and night, bread and butter, Romeo and Juliet, Abbott and Costello, Crosby and Hope, Batman and Robin, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Cheech and Chong, Sonny and Cher, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

KBR, Halliburton Won’t Face Trial in Iraq Convoy Driver Deaths, Court Says

Ms Sparky — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:31:36 +0000

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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:

KBR Driver Prevails in Suit Over Convoy Danger in Iraq

Ms Sparky — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:44:30 +0000

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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:

Judge allows late documents but penalizes victims in Qarmat Ali suit againt KBR

Ms Sparky — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:55:24 +0000

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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:

Ryan we haven’t forgotten you

Ms Sparky — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:07:12 +0000

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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:

Not so fast and other news

Forseti — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:15:18 +0000

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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:

U.S. Army protects KBR from willfull misconduct in Iraq

Ms Sparky — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:12:05 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Indemnification clauses are nothing new in defense contracting. Many defense contractors now have or have had in the past, contracts with the Pentagon containing indemnity provisions. These provisions potentially immunize the contractors from legal accountability for harm caused during the implementation of their contracts. Indemnification clauses [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process

Ms Sparky — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:03:43 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Blumenauer, Wyden, Schrader, Merkley Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process Thursday, 15 December 2011 17:57 Amendment A Legislative Response To Classified Immunity Deal For Contractor KBR That Exposed Oregon National Guardsmen To Toxic Chemicals In Iraq WASHINGTON – Today, Congress sent [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: