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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Ms Sparky</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13937</link>
		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m glad you haven&#039;t had any problems from working at Qarmat Ali. But many have. Civilians who&#039;s litigation is locked behind closed doors in secret arbitration (that&#039;s why we are not hearing about it) and the US Soldiers. The British soldiers have also file suit. Several of these victim have already died and many many others are sick from various conditions. The one thing they all have in common is Qarmat Ali. The toxic effects of Hexavalent chromium are well documented in the Private sector. It&#039;s not a secret is causes cancers and other serious health conditions. 

All the victims deserve their day in court.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m glad you haven&#8217;t had any problems from working at Qarmat Ali. But many have. Civilians who&#8217;s litigation is locked behind closed doors in secret arbitration (that&#8217;s why we are not hearing about it) and the US Soldiers. The British soldiers have also file suit. Several of these victim have already died and many many others are sick from various conditions. The one thing they all have in common is Qarmat Ali. The toxic effects of Hexavalent chromium are well documented in the Private sector. It&#8217;s not a secret is causes cancers and other serious health conditions. </p>
<p>All the victims deserve their day in court.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Optimus Prime</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13936</link>
		<dc:creator>Optimus Prime</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with your statement. I visited Qarmat Ali many times and it was safe. There were no 4 ft tall piles of Sodium Dichromate powder everywhere as I have seen on some of the threads here. I wont comment any further, but I had no issues going the the WTP.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with your statement. I visited Qarmat Ali many times and it was safe. There were no 4 ft tall piles of Sodium Dichromate powder everywhere as I have seen on some of the threads here. I wont comment any further, but I had no issues going the the WTP.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Ms Sparky</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13935</link>
		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The suit against KBR for the National Guard Troops exposed to hexavalent chromium at Qarmat Ali is about safety and accountability. No matter how long KBR was there. They had a responsibility for the safety of their employees and the troops who protected them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The suit against KBR for the National Guard Troops exposed to hexavalent chromium at Qarmat Ali is about safety and accountability. No matter how long KBR was there. They had a responsibility for the safety of their employees and the troops who protected them.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Did KBR get what Halliburton wanted&#8230;Iraq&#8217;s oil! by Optimus Prime</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/08/did-kbr-get-what-halliburton-wanted-iraqs-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-13934</link>
		<dc:creator>Optimus Prime</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Working for the MOO (Ministry of Oil) is a pain in the ass. Between them and SOC &amp; SGC (South Oil Company &amp; South Gas Company) almost nothing gets done. They are laxidasial in awarding anything and they take thier sweet sweet time in basically doing anything that does not suit thier interests.

But on the other hand....it should be  a great project....sign me up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Working for the MOO (Ministry of Oil) is a pain in the ass. Between them and SOC &amp; SGC (South Oil Company &amp; South Gas Company) almost nothing gets done. They are laxidasial in awarding anything and they take thier sweet sweet time in basically doing anything that does not suit thier interests.</p>
<p>But on the other hand&#8230;.it should be  a great project&#8230;.sign me up.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Optimus Prime</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13933</link>
		<dc:creator>Optimus Prime</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can say this. I will defend KBR when they are right and slam them when they are wrong...but that project overall was a good one. I do agree this should have been finished in 1991. The politics of the time would not let the president finish eliminating Saddam like he wanted.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can say this. I will defend KBR when they are right and slam them when they are wrong&#8230;but that project overall was a good one. I do agree this should have been finished in 1991. The politics of the time would not let the president finish eliminating Saddam like he wanted.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Optimus Prime</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13932</link>
		<dc:creator>Optimus Prime</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course this post is hating KBR. 75% of all posts on this website are aimed straight at KBR in a slanderous and opinionated one sided fashion. One disgruntled employee spewing hate and twisting the facts in a perverse fashion to rile up the masses and it seems to be working on the masses. I am not one to call KBR a perfect company, not do I call Dyn Corp or Fluor a perfect company nor do i call them a bad company. It&#039;s just one employee slams KBR because right now they are the big boy and for whatever reason they hold a grudege against KBR and cannot look at the facts without spinning them to the left in a perverse fashion for thier benifit. If KBR screws up, then yes, they need smacking around in a fair, concise and factual way...no slanderous comments. The same oes for the other 2 companies...they should get equal press, but because of someones pissyness, they cannot stop hating and will not stop until the world hates KBR. Shame on them who slam and slander and twist the truth. There can be no honor for them when they reach stovokor.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course this post is hating KBR. 75% of all posts on this website are aimed straight at KBR in a slanderous and opinionated one sided fashion. One disgruntled employee spewing hate and twisting the facts in a perverse fashion to rile up the masses and it seems to be working on the masses. I am not one to call KBR a perfect company, not do I call Dyn Corp or Fluor a perfect company nor do i call them a bad company. It&#8217;s just one employee slams KBR because right now they are the big boy and for whatever reason they hold a grudege against KBR and cannot look at the facts without spinning them to the left in a perverse fashion for thier benifit. If KBR screws up, then yes, they need smacking around in a fair, concise and factual way&#8230;no slanderous comments. The same oes for the other 2 companies&#8230;they should get equal press, but because of someones pissyness, they cannot stop hating and will not stop until the world hates KBR. Shame on them who slam and slander and twist the truth. There can be no honor for them when they reach stovokor.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Ms Sparky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He wasn&#039;t working there. He was stationed there. Now what do ya say?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He wasn&#8217;t working there. He was stationed there. Now what do ya say?</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by Optimus Prime</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-13930</link>
		<dc:creator>Optimus Prime</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont know where you was USAWTF, but I was all over the place from North to South on RIO. You my friend are delerious and must have been exposed to too much pork rib smoke from the lizzard lounge one to many Thursday nights. If you hated it so much, Why TF did you stay there? The camp was better than any other camp in Iraq or was you used to the cushy Crowne Plaza and well yeah it sucked compared to living in luxury in the Crowne sucking up sidiqui and chasing Filipinas every night. You must be one of the people who left fingernails in the wood from the desks in Kuwait when they pried your backside outa there and sent you to the camp. Yeah, it was a small camp, but it was not rigid and ran like a dictatorship until the very end. Get a life and STHU.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont know where you was USAWTF, but I was all over the place from North to South on RIO. You my friend are delerious and must have been exposed to too much pork rib smoke from the lizzard lounge one to many Thursday nights. If you hated it so much, Why TF did you stay there? The camp was better than any other camp in Iraq or was you used to the cushy Crowne Plaza and well yeah it sucked compared to living in luxury in the Crowne sucking up sidiqui and chasing Filipinas every night. You must be one of the people who left fingernails in the wood from the desks in Kuwait when they pried your backside outa there and sent you to the camp. Yeah, it was a small camp, but it was not rigid and ran like a dictatorship until the very end. Get a life and STHU.</p>
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		<title>Comment on DoD awards Agility $25M contract extension after suspension by M Shabaz Bajwa</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-awards-agility-25m-contract-extension-after-suspension/comment-page-1/#comment-13929</link>
		<dc:creator>M Shabaz Bajwa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My sources say that by December Aglity DGS operations will be sold to a leading US investor and the new entity will be getting all the contrats with superior infrastrure 
Any way KGL will be awarded the DDKS project this month , only to be withdrawn later and same will happen to PV .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My sources say that by December Aglity DGS operations will be sold to a leading US investor and the new entity will be getting all the contrats with superior infrastrure<br />
Any way KGL will be awarded the DDKS project this month , only to be withdrawn later and same will happen to PV .</p>
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		<title>Comment on Why KBR lost Afghanistan by WOB</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2009/07/why-kbr-lost-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-13928</link>
		<dc:creator>WOB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You say you were an electrician with KBR?  Then you must know that your claiming that KBR had anything to do with those soldiers being electrocuted is BS.  Therefore, it&#039;s clear that it&#039;s not only the bosses at KBR you don&#039;t like, it&#039;s the people, too.  It&#039;s not Bill Utt who was wiring/grounding those buildings ...

Stop lying.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You say you were an electrician with KBR?  Then you must know that your claiming that KBR had anything to do with those soldiers being electrocuted is BS.  Therefore, it&#8217;s clear that it&#8217;s not only the bosses at KBR you don&#8217;t like, it&#8217;s the people, too.  It&#8217;s not Bill Utt who was wiring/grounding those buildings &#8230;</p>
<p>Stop lying.</p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR LOGCAP Verification of Employment (VOE) and 2009 W-2 Info by vivian wilebski</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/02/kbr-logcap-verification-of-employment-voe-and-2009-w-2-info/comment-page-1/#comment-13927</link>
		<dc:creator>vivian wilebski</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>id really like to know how does anyone even get employment with kbr ive been trying so long im about to give up can you help</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>id really like to know how does anyone even get employment with kbr ive been trying so long im about to give up can you help</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) raping the American taxpayer from Kuwait! by Keven Barnes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2009/10/combat-support-associates-csa-raping-the-american-taxpayer-from-kuwait/comment-page-2/#comment-13926</link>
		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MMMq8 

While you may be an Arab and it is fine in your culture to lie in order to gain compensation, there is that word called integrity which we have tried, by example, to show you that what you say is entirely unethical. 

It was entertaining to read that you have copied and pasted - what - the current labor law or the old labor law. Which MMMq8.

Meanwhile, while you are trying to look up the words  ETHICS, INTEGRITY, and UNETHICAL, why don&#039;t you have a look at these 2 documents and understand that I had one of those American Contracts and KRH (read this SAIC ) disregarded the legal labor contract and instead put into the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs a labor contract that I neither agreed to or approved. What do you say to that MMMq8. You see, I went to Iraq and was an Advisor to the Iraqi MOD and this culture that you seem to think is quite normal is there too. We call it corruption in America and I don&#039;t know if we will ever break you of it - but it sure is fun reading that corruption is alive and well in your brain. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929

http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch

Now MMMq8, if you are writing and reading in English, then you will be able to read this and see that my contract looks nothing like what KRH put into the Ministry of Labor - does it. Even if you look at all that scribble all day long - just try counting the pages M and you will clearly see that what we have here are several violations of ITTs Prime Contract. 
http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6

M, if you still are not convinced then look at the current Kuwait Labor Guide and stop trying to convince these people that the Primes are abiding by Kuwait Labor Law when employee after employee coming forward are not being paid according to Kuwait Labor Law and they are being cheated by what amounts to about 
$ 20,000 - $ 25,000 per employee per year. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0

The Kuwait Labor Guide is gender biased and religiously intolerant - all things that our Constitution of the United States would tear apart in our courts. So why is it that the U.S. Army is allowing Americans rights to be violated under a U.S. Government Contract. Well M, the U.S. Army are more like you that maybe you can believe.

2010 Kuwait Labor Guide. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MMMq8 </p>
<p>While you may be an Arab and it is fine in your culture to lie in order to gain compensation, there is that word called integrity which we have tried, by example, to show you that what you say is entirely unethical. </p>
<p>It was entertaining to read that you have copied and pasted &#8211; what &#8211; the current labor law or the old labor law. Which MMMq8.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, while you are trying to look up the words  ETHICS, INTEGRITY, and UNETHICAL, why don&#8217;t you have a look at these 2 documents and understand that I had one of those American Contracts and KRH (read this SAIC ) disregarded the legal labor contract and instead put into the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs a labor contract that I neither agreed to or approved. What do you say to that MMMq8. You see, I went to Iraq and was an Advisor to the Iraqi MOD and this culture that you seem to think is quite normal is there too. We call it corruption in America and I don&#8217;t know if we will ever break you of it &#8211; but it sure is fun reading that corruption is alive and well in your brain. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929">http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch</a></p>
<p>Now MMMq8, if you are writing and reading in English, then you will be able to read this and see that my contract looks nothing like what KRH put into the Ministry of Labor &#8211; does it. Even if you look at all that scribble all day long &#8211; just try counting the pages M and you will clearly see that what we have here are several violations of ITTs Prime Contract.<br />
<a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6</a></p>
<p>M, if you still are not convinced then look at the current Kuwait Labor Guide and stop trying to convince these people that the Primes are abiding by Kuwait Labor Law when employee after employee coming forward are not being paid according to Kuwait Labor Law and they are being cheated by what amounts to about<br />
$ 20,000 &#8211; $ 25,000 per employee per year. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0</a></p>
<p>The Kuwait Labor Guide is gender biased and religiously intolerant &#8211; all things that our Constitution of the United States would tear apart in our courts. So why is it that the U.S. Army is allowing Americans rights to be violated under a U.S. Government Contract. Well M, the U.S. Army are more like you that maybe you can believe.</p>
<p>2010 Kuwait Labor Guide. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796">http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on KBR&#8217;s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? by bucca777</title>
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		<dc:creator>bucca777</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>get back in the shed</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>get back in the shed</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by THE SECURITY MANAGER FOR CSA IS A LIAR!</title>
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		<dc:creator>THE SECURITY MANAGER FOR CSA IS A LIAR!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hear That the Security Manager (Hopper) for CSA got his butt reamed out because he FAILED to read the CSA POPs that are REQUIRED READING for management. As vague as they are, they at least give some kind of guidance to the idiot, moronic, rat bastards who run CSA.

When the new Ramadan schedule came out he told his supervisors that FPOs could work 36 hours a WEEK ONLY..and no more!!

So, the shift leaders followed his directive...IDIOT LT Moore and his band of bozos didn&#039;t do the SACRED Individual Training Records for a month because of HOPPERS stupid edict!  And then HOPPER and TURJA lied and said that they never said that! Trying to blame his operations &quot;team&quot;

HOPPER-YOU IDIOT-Why wouldn;t you ask where the ITRs were, over the past 30 days? You are on everyones case about them EVERYDAY! didn;t you notice that there were no late day trainings going on for the A1 shift? 

Even your shift personnel are willing to tell the truth--own your mistakes Hopper the truth will set you free!  better yet, 

YOU HAVE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY Hopper--don&#039;;t you think its time you HOPPED a plane home and stop inflicting yourself on the FPO force?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hear That the Security Manager (Hopper) for CSA got his butt reamed out because he FAILED to read the CSA POPs that are REQUIRED READING for management. As vague as they are, they at least give some kind of guidance to the idiot, moronic, rat bastards who run CSA.</p>
<p>When the new Ramadan schedule came out he told his supervisors that FPOs could work 36 hours a WEEK ONLY..and no more!!</p>
<p>So, the shift leaders followed his directive&#8230;IDIOT LT Moore and his band of bozos didn&#8217;t do the SACRED Individual Training Records for a month because of HOPPERS stupid edict!  And then HOPPER and TURJA lied and said that they never said that! Trying to blame his operations &#8220;team&#8221;</p>
<p>HOPPER-YOU IDIOT-Why wouldn;t you ask where the ITRs were, over the past 30 days? You are on everyones case about them EVERYDAY! didn;t you notice that there were no late day trainings going on for the A1 shift? </p>
<p>Even your shift personnel are willing to tell the truth&#8211;own your mistakes Hopper the truth will set you free!  better yet, </p>
<p>YOU HAVE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY Hopper&#8211;don&#8217;;t you think its time you HOPPED a plane home and stop inflicting yourself on the FPO force?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by WHERE THE "F" IS MY "FALA?</title>
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		<dc:creator>WHERE THE "F" IS MY "FALA?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do not apply for work with Combat Security Associates (CSA) in Kuwait. First of all they don&#039;t tell you are going to be looking for Improvised Explosive Devices (IED&#039;s) on a daily basis. 

They receive $586M (plus) a year and they have well over 1000 security personnel working for them for $14.00 an hour. They&#039;ll include to $65k plus but they only gaurantee 48 hours per week in your contract. 

You won&#039;t make $65k unless you work at least 90 hours a week. The country of Kuwait pays a Foreign Area Living Allowance last I heard it was 900 per month but CSA only gives you 144kd a day. 

You&#039;re supposed to get hazardous duty pay of around $400 a month but CSA keeps it...you don&#039;t get a dime. 

Some personnel inside the facility you&#039;re protecting receive hazardous duty pay. The company has been scandalous and under investigation by congress since mid 2007 but nothing has happened In August 2008 the security force was required to pay social security and FICA taxes. CSA hasn&#039;t paid a dime of it from 1 August to December 31, 2008. But it;s coming out of our paycheks!!

Freakin CRIMINALS, MAN!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not apply for work with Combat Security Associates (CSA) in Kuwait. First of all they don&#8217;t tell you are going to be looking for Improvised Explosive Devices (IED&#8217;s) on a daily basis. </p>
<p>They receive $586M (plus) a year and they have well over 1000 security personnel working for them for $14.00 an hour. They&#8217;ll include to $65k plus but they only gaurantee 48 hours per week in your contract. </p>
<p>You won&#8217;t make $65k unless you work at least 90 hours a week. The country of Kuwait pays a Foreign Area Living Allowance last I heard it was 900 per month but CSA only gives you 144kd a day. </p>
<p>You&#8217;re supposed to get hazardous duty pay of around $400 a month but CSA keeps it&#8230;you don&#8217;t get a dime. </p>
<p>Some personnel inside the facility you&#8217;re protecting receive hazardous duty pay. The company has been scandalous and under investigation by congress since mid 2007 but nothing has happened In August 2008 the security force was required to pay social security and FICA taxes. CSA hasn&#8217;t paid a dime of it from 1 August to December 31, 2008. But it;s coming out of our paycheks!!</p>
<p>Freakin CRIMINALS, MAN!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by CSA HOUSING</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/01/combat-support-associate-csa-employees-seek-class-action-in-kuwait/comment-page-2/#comment-13922</link>
		<dc:creator>CSA HOUSING</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is it that CSA is the only company that provides housing for its employees?

The Foreign Area Living Allowance (FALA) that is required under Kuwaiti law (for CSA employees) is estimated to be somehere around 900 KD per person, which ends up being somewhere around $6253.32 US Dollars, every month. (depending on the exchange rate)

Now, CSA employees only receive 144KD every two weeks, which amounts to about $1000.53 US Dollars every month.

Your cost of living will obviously depend on your lifestyle. Average monthly rental expenses for a single person, couple and family with two children are shown below 

Housing costs (US Dollars) 
 Single 900/600
 Couple  1,050/700
 Couple with 2 Children 1,200/800
 
Rental costs for a one-bedroom apartment in a modern block, probably unfurnished, a two-bedroom apartment in a similar block and a two or three-bedroom apartment or a modest villa. Satellite television is probably provided but is unlikely to include all channels. Includes electricity (and air-conditioning), water (and usually sewage if charged in conjunction with the water, as is normal) and an allowance for telephone charges.

So, let&#039;s do some hypothetical math:

Remember, CSA only pays housing...I have to pay for my own food!

What happened to the rest of the money hat I should be getting? Why can&#039;t I get the money taht I am supposed to be due according to Kuwaiti law?  CAN YOU SAY...CORRUPTION???!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is it that CSA is the only company that provides housing for its employees?</p>
<p>The Foreign Area Living Allowance (FALA) that is required under Kuwaiti law (for CSA employees) is estimated to be somehere around 900 KD per person, which ends up being somewhere around $6253.32 US Dollars, every month. (depending on the exchange rate)</p>
<p>Now, CSA employees only receive 144KD every two weeks, which amounts to about $1000.53 US Dollars every month.</p>
<p>Your cost of living will obviously depend on your lifestyle. Average monthly rental expenses for a single person, couple and family with two children are shown below </p>
<p>Housing costs (US Dollars)<br />
 Single 900/600<br />
 Couple  1,050/700<br />
 Couple with 2 Children 1,200/800</p>
<p>Rental costs for a one-bedroom apartment in a modern block, probably unfurnished, a two-bedroom apartment in a similar block and a two or three-bedroom apartment or a modest villa. Satellite television is probably provided but is unlikely to include all channels. Includes electricity (and air-conditioning), water (and usually sewage if charged in conjunction with the water, as is normal) and an allowance for telephone charges.</p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s do some hypothetical math:</p>
<p>Remember, CSA only pays housing&#8230;I have to pay for my own food!</p>
<p>What happened to the rest of the money hat I should be getting? Why can&#8217;t I get the money taht I am supposed to be due according to Kuwaiti law?  CAN YOU SAY&#8230;CORRUPTION???!!!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by Keven Barnes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/01/combat-support-associate-csa-employees-seek-class-action-in-kuwait/comment-page-2/#comment-13921</link>
		<dc:creator>Keven Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MMMq8 

While you may be an Arab and it is fine in your culture to lie in order to gain compensation, there is that word called integrity which we have tried, by example, to show you that what you say is entirely unethical. 

It was entertaining to read that you have copied and pasted - what - the current labor law or the old labor law. Which MMMq8.

Meanwhile, while you are trying to look up the words  ETHICS, INTEGRITY, and UNETHICAL, why don&#039;t you have a look at these 2 documents and understand that I had one of those American Contracts and KRH (read this SAIC ) disregarded the legal labor contract and instead put into the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs a labor contract that I neither agreed to or approved. What do you say to that MMMq8. You see, I went to Iraq and was an Advisor to the Iraqi MOD and this culture that you seem to think is quite normal is there too. We call it corruption in America and I don&#039;t know if we will ever break you of it - but it sure is fun reading that corruption is alive and well in your brain. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929

http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch

Now MMMq8, if you are writing and reading in English, then you will be able to read this and see that my contract looks nothing like what KRH put into the Ministry of Labor - does it. Even if you look at all that scribble all day long - just try counting the pages M and you will clearly see that what we have here are several violations of ITTs Prime Contract. 
http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6

M, if you still are not convinced then look at the current Kuwait Labor Guide and stop trying to convince these people that the Primes are abiding by Kuwait Labor Law when employee after employee coming forward are not being paid according to Kuwait Labor Law and they are being cheated by what amounts to about 
$ 20,000 - $ 25,000 per employee per year. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0

The Kuwait Labor Guide is gender biased and religiously intolerant - all things that our Constitution of the United States would tear apart in our courts. So why is it that the U.S. Army is allowing Americans rights to be violated under a U.S. Government Contract. Well M, the U.S. Army are more like you that maybe you can believe.

2010 Kuwait Labor Guide. 

http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MMMq8 </p>
<p>While you may be an Arab and it is fine in your culture to lie in order to gain compensation, there is that word called integrity which we have tried, by example, to show you that what you say is entirely unethical. </p>
<p>It was entertaining to read that you have copied and pasted &#8211; what &#8211; the current labor law or the old labor law. Which MMMq8.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, while you are trying to look up the words  ETHICS, INTEGRITY, and UNETHICAL, why don&#8217;t you have a look at these 2 documents and understand that I had one of those American Contracts and KRH (read this SAIC ) disregarded the legal labor contract and instead put into the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs a labor contract that I neither agreed to or approved. What do you say to that MMMq8. You see, I went to Iraq and was an Advisor to the Iraqi MOD and this culture that you seem to think is quite normal is there too. We call it corruption in America and I don&#8217;t know if we will ever break you of it &#8211; but it sure is fun reading that corruption is alive and well in your brain. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929">http://www.scribd.com/full/34460464?access_key=key-2h79jxpdbi88gtww4929</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651843?access_key=key-1qch7rjvatjycxa3q4ch</a></p>
<p>Now MMMq8, if you are writing and reading in English, then you will be able to read this and see that my contract looks nothing like what KRH put into the Ministry of Labor &#8211; does it. Even if you look at all that scribble all day long &#8211; just try counting the pages M and you will clearly see that what we have here are several violations of ITTs Prime Contract.<br />
<a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651707?access_key=key-25bugu6eujzzn3djl7t6</a></p>
<p>M, if you still are not convinced then look at the current Kuwait Labor Guide and stop trying to convince these people that the Primes are abiding by Kuwait Labor Law when employee after employee coming forward are not being paid according to Kuwait Labor Law and they are being cheated by what amounts to about<br />
$ 20,000 &#8211; $ 25,000 per employee per year. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0">http://www.scribd.com/full/33651669?access_key=key-1z9k7xh64wnedglyv5j0</a></p>
<p>The Kuwait Labor Guide is gender biased and religiously intolerant &#8211; all things that our Constitution of the United States would tear apart in our courts. So why is it that the U.S. Army is allowing Americans rights to be violated under a U.S. Government Contract. Well M, the U.S. Army are more like you that maybe you can believe.</p>
<p>2010 Kuwait Labor Guide. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796">http://www.scribd.com/full/34460390?access_key=key-vmidzgargu25yn8y796</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by The erinneyes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/01/combat-support-associate-csa-employees-seek-class-action-in-kuwait/comment-page-2/#comment-13920</link>
		<dc:creator>The erinneyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did you know that the Emir and his family were on Camp Arifjan back in I think it was March or April during the car show 

Did you know that the CSA MWR people did not let the Camp Commander know and did not follow the proper protocols

did you know that no one did anythign about it 

and did you know that the MWR donates over $100,o00 dollars for the MWR but cannot account for where the moeny is going?

Something smells pretty sour at CSA MWR if you ask me</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that the Emir and his family were on Camp Arifjan back in I think it was March or April during the car show </p>
<p>Did you know that the CSA MWR people did not let the Camp Commander know and did not follow the proper protocols</p>
<p>did you know that no one did anythign about it </p>
<p>and did you know that the MWR donates over $100,o00 dollars for the MWR but cannot account for where the moeny is going?</p>
<p>Something smells pretty sour at CSA MWR if you ask me</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by The erinneyes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/01/combat-support-associate-csa-employees-seek-class-action-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-13919</link>
		<dc:creator>The erinneyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We understand why they take it, its the length of time that they keep it that is n dispute, if you ask me

They get paid for each employee after the employee completes their 90 days and successfully passes their cert, pt test and weapons qual. thats why they hold the passport, longer than they are supposed to</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We understand why they take it, its the length of time that they keep it that is n dispute, if you ask me</p>
<p>They get paid for each employee after the employee completes their 90 days and successfully passes their cert, pt test and weapons qual. thats why they hold the passport, longer than they are supposed to</p>
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		<title>Comment on Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update) by The erinneyes</title>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2010/01/combat-support-associate-csa-employees-seek-class-action-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-13918</link>
		<dc:creator>The erinneyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think he is 45 going on 7</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think he is 45 going on 7</p>
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