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

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

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:

David Isenberg: Now Will You Do Something?

Forseti — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:55:55 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – November 18, 2011 – Normally, I’m not one to go around saying “I told you so,” but (you knew a “but” was coming) I can’t help but point you to Document 172 (Sentencing Memo) of Case 5:09-cr-00154-VEH -PWG, United States [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Supporting our troops, Veterans Day and other news

Forseti — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:14:53 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …While the majority of our country has moved on or ignored what is happening, or has happened in these wars, bright and brave twenty-somethings are coming home paralyzed, maimed, severely burned and scarred both emotionally and physically. How our soldiers come to terms with, and rise [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments

Ms Sparky — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:21:45 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T. Christian Miller – (ProPublica) – September 27, 2011 – Private contractors injured while working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan filed a class action lawsuit [1] in federal court on Monday, claiming that corporations and insurance companies had unfairly denied them medical treatment [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

10 years of fraud and corruption finally the taxpayer gets a promise, how about some action?!

Forseti — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:01:03 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DOD promises to rein in contracting waste Leo Shane III – (Stars and Stripes) – WASHINGTON – September 1, 2011 – Defense Department officials late Wednesday acknowledged “serious issues” behind a new report to Congress detailing up to $60 billion in wasted contracting funds, and said [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

The Najlaa (NICS) Chronicles

Ms Sparky — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:17:10 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg has more than 20 years experience analyzing U.S. defense, foreign policy, national and international security issues. He is a published author and has appeared on television and radio. He has a BA in International Studies and an MA in International Affairs. He has testified [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Bunnatine Greenhouse settles whistleblower suit after she was injured by boobytrap

Ms Sparky — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:16:49 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (The Bunnatine Greenhouse segment is after the Noraway attacks. I couldn’t figure out how to separate them or fast forward. It’s well worth your patience.) EXCLUSIVE: Fired Army Whistleblower Receives $970K for Exposing Halliburton No-Bid Contract in Iraq Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse, the former chief oversight official [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

HBO’s “Hot Coffee” Documentary features Jamie Leigh Jones rape case and others

Ms Sparky — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:26:33 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hot Coffee Premieres on HBO, Monday, June 27 at 9 PM (E/P)/8 PM (C) “Eye-opening indictment of the way big business spins the media.” —Variety “Stunning debut … Sends audiences out of the theater thinking in a brand new way.” —Washington Post “Entertaining, informative … vivdly [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Long Path to Courtroom for War Contractor Accused of Bribery

Ms Sparky — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:52:44 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T. Christian Miller ProPublica, June 1, 2011 For proof that the wheels of justice turn slowly for private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and sometimes bog down all together, look no further than the indictment [1] this week of George H. Lee, American businessman. A federal [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Taxes – we pilfer from them but we won’t pay them & other news

Forseti — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:07:00 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Meanwhile, the owners and officers of some contractors that weren’t paying federal taxes had significant personal assets, including a sports team, a high-performance airplane, commercial properties, multimillion-dollar homes and luxury vehicles, the GAO said in its 2007 report. ~ Tom Shean – Virginian-Pilot~ History Facts for [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

No bin Laden death photos will be published and I agree!

Ms Sparky — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:37:37 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I’m listening to the White House press conference and just learned no death photos of Osama bin Laden will be published. Since bin Laden’s death I have struggled with the decision of whether or not to publish the death photos if they were released. I am [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

White House corrects account of raid on Bin Laden’s compound (W/Video)

Forseti — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:45:20 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" W.H. corrects bin Laden account Josh Gerstein and Matt Negrin – (Politico) – May 2, 2011 Updated May 3, 2011 – White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday publicly revised the administration’s account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, telling reporters that the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. Navy Seals (Video and pics)

Ms Sparky — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:31:51 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Below is an ABC video showing the location where bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Here’s a link to a Huffington Post article that shows the layout of his compound. Here is a link to a photo of bin Laden dead that was “supposedly” [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

KBR, Named in Sex Lawsuits, Called One of Top 50 Companies For Women In Magazine Poll (ABC News)

Ms Sparky — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:33:14 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Has you might recall MsSparky.com first blogged about this unfathomable “award” on April 7th. (read HERE) Then main stream blogs Mother Jones, Houston Press, Huffington Post, Jezebel picked it up. Then countless smaller watchdog blogs like The Truth Has Changed picked it up. Now ABC has [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Your U.S. tax dollars at work supporting Iran’s nuclear program

Ms Sparky — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:11:11 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran By JO BECKER and RON NIXON The federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and other benefits over the past decade to foreign and multinational American companies while they were doing business in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

David Isenberg: How to Take Proper Aim at a Target Rich Environment

Ms Sparky — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:47:48 +0000

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From an economic viewpoint of getting good value for one's tax dollar or, to use military argot, getting bang for the buck, the Pentagon has long under delivered and underwhelmed. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Committee hearing highlights inadequate Defense contract auditing

Ms Sparky — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:37:42 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Putting Federal Contract Auditing in the Spotlight Better Auditing Could Save Taxpayers Billions Pratap Chatterjee – February 1, 2011 – The Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight hearing today to improve the way federal government agencies audit the half-trillion dollars given to contractors each year is a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Afghans claim they will stop recruiting young boys as police and sex slaves

Ms Sparky — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:40:43 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is expected to sign a formal agreement with the United Nations on Sunday to stop the recruitment of children into its police forces and ban the common practice of boys being used as sex slaves by military commanders, according to Afghan and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

The $10,000 Iraqi Civilian

Ms Sparky — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:40:57 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Just how much is an Iraqi life worth? I don’t know but, in the aftermath of the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater employees at [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Dissecting DynCorp’s statements about the “Dancing Boy”

Ms Sparky — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:26:14 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The April 11, 2009 incident of DynCorp and their “dancing boys” was fist published by The Washington Post in July 2009. It wasn’t until Wikileaks published a State Department cable (PDF) between U.S. Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli and Afghanistan Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar that things [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: