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Military Contractor in Iraq Holds Foreign Workers in Warehouses (www.mcclatchydc.com)
About 1,000 Asian men who were hired by a Kuwaiti subcontractor to the U.S. military have been confined for as long as three months in windowless warehouses near the Baghdad airport without money or a... More
Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Iraq Security Pact 'Throws Contractors Under the Bus' (blog.wired.com)
According to the final version of the text, Iraq will have the "primary right to exercise jurisdiction over United States contractors" and their employees. So much for the "get out of jail free card"... More
Submitted 3 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
End of Immunity Worries U.S. Contractors in Iraq (www.nytimes.com)
The thousands of American contractors in Iraq who have been above Iraqi law since the war began are suddenly facing a new era in which their United States passports will no longer protect them from... More
Submitted 3 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Some veterans say they struggle for care from VA clinic’s contractors (www.starnewsonline.com)
The private company that has been running the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ outpatient clinic in Wilmington and racking up hundreds of complaints from area veterans will continue to manage... More
Submitted 10 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Iraq Treaty Could Allow Retroactive Charges For U.S. Contractors (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Private security contractors operating in Iraq could face Iraqi prosecution for acts committed when they supposedly had immunity from Iraqi law, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Submitted 13 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Iraq Pact Forces Security Contractors to Confront Work Without Immunity (online.wsj.com)
With contractors falling under the jurisdiction of Iraqi courts, it could become harder for them to recruit new workers and could drive up costs as insurance rates and wages rise to offset the risk of... More
Submitted 15 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Blackwater Admits Probes Of Weapons Shipments
(tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Contracting giant Blackwater has confirmed the existence of multiple federal investigations into its work in shipping weapons to Iraq, reports Congress Daily. The North Carolina company is facing... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Canceled Iraq Contracts Cost U.S. $600 Million (www.usatoday.com)
The Pentagon spent about $600 million on more than 1,200 Iraq reconstruction contracts that were eventually canceled, nearly half of them for mismanagement or shoddy construction, government... More
Submitted 16 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Report: Tighten reins on war-zone contractors (www.airforcetimes.com)
The U.S. should continue its reliance on private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan but transfer responsibility for managing private security personnel to the military police and the State... More
Submitted 17 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Federal Prosecutors Draft Indictment In Blackwater Shootings (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Federal prosecutors have drafted an indictment against 6 guards working for Blackwater USA, who were involved in deadly shootings last year of 17 Baghdad civilians, according to the Associated Press.
Submitted 20 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
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