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    How The State Department’s Iraq Police Training Program Turned Out To Be A Flop

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    Musings On Iraq Monday, August 27, 2012 How The State Department’s Iraq Police Training Program Turned Out To Be A Flop As the U.S. military was preparing to withdraw from Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case

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    Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case By DAN MCCUE (CN) – A federal magistrate judge narrowed the scope of documents a U.S. soldier can compel a London-based security contractor to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Must Face Guardsmen’s Toxic-Chromium Suit, Judge Says

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    KBR Must Face Guardsmen’s Toxic-Chromium Suit, Judge Says By Laurel Brubaker Calkins – 2012-08-17T22:03:08Z KBR Inc. (KBR) must face a trial on claims that it knowingly exposed U.S. troops to toxic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Abuzuike O. Ukabam: Humble Officer Bilked Army Through Overpayments In Iraq, Feds Say

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    Abuzuike O. Ukabam: Humble Officer Bilked Army Through Overpayments In Iraq, Feds Say By Richard Connelly Thu., Aug. 16 2012 at 11:00 AM It seemed like a good idea at the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractor pleads guilty in fraud involving Iraq property

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    Contractor pleads guilty in fraud involving Iraq property By Guillermo Contreras Updated 11:14 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2012 A contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to making false statements to defraud U.S. taxpayers on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How to Get a Mule’s — I Mean Contractor’s — Attention

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ How to Get a Mule’s — I Mean Contractor’s — Attention Posted: 08/03/2012 12:35 am The Commission on Wartime Contracting in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former Chief of Party in Baghdad for the United States Institute of Peace Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

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    Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Former Chief of Party in Baghdad for the United States Institute of Peace Pleads Guilty to Wire… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contingency Contracting: Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan

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    Contingency Contracting Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-12-854R, Aug 1, 2012 What GAO Found In summary, DOD reported having taken or… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Servicing the State Department

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Huffington Post Posted: 08/02/2012 12:28 pm Servicing the State Department Sometimes, in all that is said and written about the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Posted: 07/30/2012 1:06 pm Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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