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    Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing as of July 2012

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    Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing as of July 2012 The following numbers and info from the July 30 SIGIR report: As of early July, according to DoS, 15,007 personnel were supporting the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds

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    US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds HADI MIZBAN Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:29 am  Associated Press In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Tom’s all for relief, but here’s the story of how I got relieved unfairly in Iraq

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    Tom’s all for relief, but here’s the story of how I got relieved unfairly in Iraq Wednesday, July 25, 2012 – 11:11 AM By Col. Larry Wexler (U.S. Army, ret.) Best… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards

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    July 25, 2012 DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards Prosecutors in Washington are building a new criminal case against a group of former Blackwater private security guards whom the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Justice Department to seek new indictment of Blackwater guards in Iraq shooting

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    Justice Department to seek new indictment of Blackwater guards in Iraq shooting By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 11:19 AM WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to bring a new indictment against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Waste Continues to Plague U.S. Efforts in Iraq

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    Global Insights: Waste Continues to Plague U.S. Efforts in Iraq By Richard Weitz, on 17 Jul 2012,  Column In its just-released  final audit report (.pdf), the Office of the Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractor Indicted on Fraud Charges: Armet Armored Vehicles Accused of Defrauding U.S. Military on Armor Used in Convoy Vehicles in Iraq

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    Contractor Indicted on Fraud Charges Armet Armored Vehicles Accused of Defrauding U.S. Military on Armor Used in Convoy Vehicles in Iraq U.S. Attorney’s Office July 19, 2012 Western District of Virginia… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Building Democracy with Blackwater et al

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ July 18, 2012 Building Democracy with Blackwater et al By David Isenberg I’m pretty sure that this is not going down… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge throws out electrocution lawsuit against KBR; mother will appeal

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    Judge throws out electrocution lawsuit against KBR; mother will appeal Published: Monday, July 16, 2012, 1:47 PM By Joe Mandak – The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — A military contractor cannot be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater illegally paid millions in taxpayer money

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    Blackwater illegally paid millions in taxpayer money Published: 16 July, 2012, 20:37 For half a decade, American taxpayers unknowingly spent millions of dollars every year to fund private security agency Blackwater’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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