Casey Presses Pentagon on Maseth Electrocution Investigation
June 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today sent a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn asking for an update on and an estimated timeline on completing investigations into the electrocution death of Staff Sergeant Ryan Maseth in Iraq in January 2008.  Senator Casey’s letter was [...]

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Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits
Military Times
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jun 10, 2009 20:03:12 EDT
Sponsors of a bill aimed at more tightly regulating the use of open-air burn pits for waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan will hold a news conference Thursday to highlight the effects on troops of [...]

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Senators Accuse Pentagon of Stalling to Recover Millions From Contractor
By JAMES GLANZ
Published: May 3, 2009
The Pentagon has done little to collect at least $100 million in overcharges paid in deals arranged by corrupt former officials of Kellogg Brown & Root, the defense contractor, even though the officials admitted much of the wrongdoing years ago, two [...]

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Our Political leaders have asked us to “pony up” 800 Billion dollars in a “questionable” stimulus package. Now is time to ask them to STOP WASTING OUR FREAKIN’ MONEY!!! It’s time to debar KBR from future contracts. Rescind recent contracts, and revoke the LOGCAP contract. Enough is enough!!
House Representative Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), led 18 other [...]

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House members seek KBR contract review (revised)
By KIMBERLY HEFLING – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to review a $35 million contract awarded to a company under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
The Associated Press reported earlier this month [...]

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Carol Shea-Porter Calls Out KBR Contract Renewal
by: Dean Barker
Wed Feb 18, 2009 at 19:22:23 PM EST
What do you get when you do such a lousy, incompetent job that it results in the electrocutions of men in uniform not in combat?

Apparently, you get another contract.  A thirty-five million dollar one. For an Iraqi electrical project.Carol Shea-Porter [...]

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McCollum: Take Iraq contract back from KBR
By Chris Steller 2/18/09 3:57 PM

Fourth District U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to explain why Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) got a $35 million construction contract in southern Iraq. The company is under criminal investigation in connection with as many [...]

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KBR pleads guilty in Nigeria bribes case
By TOM FOWLER Houston Chronicle Copyright 2009
Feb. 11, 2009, 11:46AM
Houston-based KBR pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges alleging it paid millions of dollars in bribes to Nigerian officials to win contracts to build a massive natural gas project in the country.
The engineering giant and military contractor will pay [...]

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I am really liking Rachel Maddow from MSNBC!! Great job on two short reports…watch them then check out my comments! If you are having problems viewing the video on Ms Sparky click HERE. Enjoy.

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When I first came up with this idea to do a recap of KBR activity for 2008, I didn’t think it would take me three days to do the research and compile all the info. I haven’t been following everything that KBR has been up to. That would take a full-time “staff”. I found out [...]

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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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Cheney, Gonzales indictment in Texas moves ahead
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a state senator and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a South Texas federal detention center.
Presiding [...]

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When I first saw this article, I was again infuriated by the apparent mind set of the DoD. I seems clear to me the DoD thinks there are no other contractors in the world that can carry out these contracts other than KBR. That’s completely WRONG!!! It looked like one more gift to KBR before [...]

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An Associated Press article came out this morning and I guess it makes an appropriately disgusting Halloween post.
KBR 3Q profit rose 35 pct as revenue climbs
Associated Press 10.31.08
KBR, which provides engineering services to the energy sector and the government, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose 35 percent as a newly-acquired business and work on Gulf [...]

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This article just came out in The New York Times and was published in Europe yesterday. I have to say…Jim Risen is my new favorite reporter.
Pentagon Finds Company Violated Its Contract on Electrical Work in Iraq
By James Risen
Published: October 24, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has rebuked its largest contractor in Iraq after a series of [...]

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I just can’t believe it. After all the heinous atrocities KBR is accused of. After receiving a Level III Corrective Action Request (CAR) in Iraq. After being accused of killing our soldiers and civilians due to their negligence. After being accused of providing bad water and bad food to our troops. After being accused of [...]

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I’ve been following this issue since I found out US troops were being deployed to the US. I’m not surprised in the least. I guess the simple fact that I am not surprised should concern me.
You read it and then tell me what you think.
FEMA sources confirm coming martial law
Wayne Madsen
Online Journal
October 13, 2008
WMR has [...]

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When I first heard that KBR was claiming all electrical installations in Iraq were being done to the British Standards and not the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC) I just about fell out of my chair laughing. This, they claim, is why the electrical installations in Iraq don’t meet US Codes. I totally disregarded this [...]

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has been the first to step up to the plate and lobby for the rights of US citizens working on US Government projects overseas. They recently published this article “IBEW Urges Electrical Safety At U.S. Bases” (pg 3) in their monthly national magazine The Electrical Worker. It has [...]

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Somebody hasn’t been telling the truth!! Hmmm This article is from the ArmyTimes.com I am so glad to see General McHale at the helm! The top-Notch Master Electrician’s mentioned in this article are the ones that are part of the inspection team known as “Task Force Safe”.  Click HERE to see that post.
Electrical review turns [...]

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