Will our next war be with Mexico?

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Americans Killed In Drive-By Shooting At Consulate In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Obama ‘Outraged’ Is this violence any different than what is going on in the Middle East? Ciudad Juarez, Mexico — Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with [...]

Reconstruction corruption Iraq, investigations & indictments growing

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects By JAMES GLANZ - March 13, 2010 - Investigators looking into corruption involving reconstruction in Iraq say they have opened more than 50 new cases in six months by scrutinizing large cash transactions — involving banks, land deals, loan payments, casinos [...]

Spc. Beyshee Velez court-martialed for the murder of KBR employee Lucas Trent Vinson

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Soldier court-martialed in man’s killing in Iraq The trial for Spc. Beyshee Velez will likely take place this summer By Gregg K. Kakesako-Star Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 13, 2010 A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier will face a general court-martial, probably this summer, for allegedly killing a civilian contractor after [...]

Another Army officer pleads guilty to bribery – where’s the honor?

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-Army officer expected to plead guilty to bribery By Guillermo Contreras – Express-News March 12, 2010 A former Army lieutenant colonel plans to plead guilty next month to charges that he accepted bribes in Iraq to rig an $11.7 million warehouse contract from a company accused of bribing another officer [...]

T Christian Miller on Bill Carlisle and Injured War Contractors

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T Miller brings to light yet another Injured War Zone Contractor who is about to become homeless due to the unwarranted denial of Defense Base Act insurance benefits by AIG. Bill Carlisle has worked hard his whole life and was working hard when [...]

Internal report issues black eye for U.S. Embassy in Kabul

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY March 10, 2010 WASHINGTON — The State Department is failing to properly oversee nearly $2 billion in contracts to battle the drug trade, build infrastructure and train police in Afghanistan, according to a bluntly worded internal assessment. The report by the department’s inspector general questions [...]

Is the Military turning a blind eye to child rape in Afghanistan?

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I can’t even begin to tell you how appalled and disgusted I am at the very thought the US Military might be looking the other way when children are being raped and abused. Wasn’t one of the main reasons for the US to go into Afghanistan to [...]

The False Claims Act rewards citizens for reporting corporate fraud

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Whistle-blowers are people who know and can prove that the city, state or federal government has paid claims or invoices to wrongdoers based upon false or misleading information. The Federal False Claims Act and similar state and municipal laws allow the government to collect up to three [...]

Will Dyncorp and Fluor protest the CTP task order award for LOGCAP IV

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" There is a whole lot of speculation going on about whether Dyncorp and Fluor will protest the award of the CTP task order. The CTP task order is the first LOGCAP IV task order to be award in Iraq and was awarded to KBR This CTP task [...]

What happened to KBR’s Bill Walter and Michael Hatch?

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Last weekend I got my first hint there was something amiss at KBR Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. (we all know there is something amiss with KBR…..I mean something specific!) I was told that allegedly Mr. William “Bill” Walter and Mr. Michael Hatch were no longer employed by [...]

David Isenberg – KBR: Failing Upwards

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: March 5, 2010 Up is down, night is day, and now, in the best tradition of George Orwell’s 1984 newspeak KBR — the company that was the subject of a [...]

Senator warns against $1B deal with Blackwater

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By ANNE FLAHERTY (AP) WASHINGTON — A senior Senate Democrat said Thursday the Pentagon should consider barring Blackwater, now called Xe Services, from a new $1 billion deal to train Afghan police because of “serious questions” about the contractor’s conduct. The comments by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl [...]

David Isenberg: Would Blackwater Lie?

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: March 4, 2010 01:19 PM The title is not an attempt at facetiousness. It is a genuinely serious question. The reason I ask is that Politico’s Laura Rozen has just [...]

Judge rules against Army in favor of KBR and the retired General who has sold his soul for $650.00hr

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-commander in Iraq to give deposition in KBR case By MARY FLOOD – March 3, 2010, 11:03PM Despite the Army’s efforts to block it, retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who once led U.S. forces in Iraq, is scheduled to be deposed today as an expert for KBR in [...]

Not so fast KBR – Lawmakers demand answers from Pentagon

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Lawmakers challenge Army decisions on KBR By Andrea Shalal-Esa – 7:31pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday questioned the Army’s continued use of KBR Inc for logistics work in Iraq in the face of confirmed reports of poor past performance. Representative Edolphus [...]

KBR Press Release on LOGCAP IV Task Order 2

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Awarded Major Task Order Under Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract Houston, Texas – March 2, 2010 – KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Army Contracting Command under its current Logistics Civil Augmentation Program [...]

The Get Out of Jail and Stay on Contract Free Card

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: March 2, 2010 01:19 PM My mother was right. I should have gone to law school. Perhaps then I would be able to understand one ignored aspect of the Feb. 24 [...]

Army awards lucrative Iraq support contract to KBR

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By KIMBERLY HEFLING and RICHARD LARDNER (AP) WASHINGTON — Defense giant KBR Inc. was awarded a contract potentially worth $2.8 billion for support work in Iraq as U.S. forces continue to leave the country, military authorities said Tuesday. KBR was notified of the award Friday, a day after the [...]

Finally the media reports on KBR’s recent LOGCAP IV windfall

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" FINALLY!! Something from the main stream media. KBR was notified of this LOGCAP IV award on the Feb26 0r 27th according to the date on the award letter. Ms Sparky published the on the 27th. I know there was an earthquake on the same day and a [...]

Pentagon estimates 90% of sexual assaults go unreported

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The War Within Monday, Mar. 08, 2010 By NANCY GIBBS – Time Magazine What does it tell us that female soldiers deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m. to reduce the odds of being raped if they have to use the bathroom at night? Or that a soldier who [...]