Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

    At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Donate 17 In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility on April 17, 2019, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    McLean-based DynCorp pays $1.5M to resolve kickback allegations

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    McLean-based DynCorp pays $1.5M to resolve kickback allegations By Times Staff Jan 23, 2020  DynCorp International, LLC (DynCorp), located in McLean, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle civil fraud… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies

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    CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies By Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR 26 January 20 A man accused of helping finance the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was subjected… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Architect of CIA’s Torture Program Testifies Just Yards From Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded

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    James Mitchell, one of the two psychologists who helped devise the CIA’s interrogation program after the 2001 terrorist attacks, in Hollywood, Fla., on July 5, 2017. Photo: Angel Valentin/The New York… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘Some Folks Were Tearful’: CIA Waterboarding on Trial in Guantanamo

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    Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the U.S. military prison for ‘enemy combatants’ in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images) ‘Some Folks Were Tearful’: CIA Waterboarding on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit

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    Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit January 21, 2020 AMANDA PAMPURO DENVER (CN) – A military contractor argued before the 10th Circuit that two former workers weren’t forced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify

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    Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program Julian Borger in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy, Inc., 887 F. 3d 1081 – Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit 2018

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    887 F.3d 1081 (2018) UNITED STATES of America, EX REL. Billy Joe HUNT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COCHISE CONSULTANCY, INC., doing business as Cochise Security, The Parsons Corporation, doing business as Parsons Infrastructure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Catch-22 in Afghanistan

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    Endless War January 12, 2020 Written by David Isenberg Catch-22 in Afghanistan By David Isenberg It is not every day that an actual war imitates art, so when it does happen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Journalists identify two Russian mercenaries involved in brutal Syrian murder, including one who likely served with Wagner PMC leader

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    Journalists identify two Russian mercenaries involved in brutal Syrian murder, including one who likely served with Wagner PMC leader Posted on December 14, 2019 by Red Square Maidan 9:51 am, December 13,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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