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    Operation Rent Seeking

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    Operation Rent Seeking Lofgren, Mike Washington Monthly 03-01-2015 Operation Rent Seeking How the war on terrorism became a business model. Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War by James Risen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’

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    SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’ Inter Press Service By Kanya D’Almeida 22 June 2015 UNITED NATIONS, Jun. 19, 2015 (IPS/GIN) – Since 2002,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan

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    Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan Officials in Washington and Kabul are examining whether U.S. funds were spent for schooling in Afghanistan that never occurred By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist

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    powerpost Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist ; The special inspector general wants to know “how much U.S. money may have been spent on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR : PENTAGON REFUSING TO COOPERATE ON TASK FORCE

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    SIGAR : PENTAGON REFUSING TO COOPERATE ON TASK FORCE Inside the Army 15 June 2015 The Defense Department is refusing to answer questions about a business task force that may have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR: We built an Afghanistan they can’t afford

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    Sunday, June 14 at 9:30pm ET Compass SIGAR: We built an Afghanistan they can’t afford John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, explains how so much taxpayer money was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Battle for Afghanistan Will Be Decided by Development

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    The Battle for Afghanistan Will Be Decided by Development by Sam Ehrlich May 21, 2015 An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 14, 2015. (Parwiz/Courtesy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle

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    Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle Defense officials say decision to construct lavish facility in Afghanistan was prudent, even though it was never used By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility

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    Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility By Charles S. Clark 11:36 AM ET The 64,000 square foot facility is 98 percent complete and sits empty. Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    $36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility

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    $36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility Today, SIGAR released the results of an investigation into the construction of a 64,000 square foot command and control facility (64K) at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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