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Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq

Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq By MICHAEL R. GORDON Published: March 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — Before he left his Pentagon post, Defense Secretary Leon E.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Wasted Billions of Dollars on Iraqi Reconstruction

Wednesday 6 March • News about Europe, for the world U.S. Wasted Billions of Dollars on Iraqi Reconstruction Wednesday, March 6, 2013 – 06:00Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Mar 06 (IPS) –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Is Hit on Iraq, Afghan Outlays

WORLD NEWS Updated March 5, 2013, 11:35 p.m. ET U.S. Is Hit on Iraq, Afghan Outlays By DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—After spending $150 billion on controversial development projects in Iraq and Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Iraq Rebuilding Marred by $9 Billion Loss, Auditor Says

Bloomberg News Iraq Rebuilding Marred by $9 Billion Loss, Auditor Says By Tony Capaccio on March 06, 2013 The U.S. lost at least $9 billion of taxpayer money set aside to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Iraq Reconstruction Report Documents Waste, Corruption

Iraq Reconstruction Report Documents Waste, Corruption By: Barbara Slavin for Al-Monitor. Posted on March 5. If the United States ever tries to rebuild another broken country — say, Syria — it should focus… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results By LARA JAKES — Mar. 6 12:31 AM EST FILE – In this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2003, Iraqi… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Over $8B of the Money You Spent Rebuilding Iraq Was Wasted Outright

Over $8B of the Money You Spent Rebuilding Iraq Was Wasted Outright By Spencer Ackerman 03.06.13 6:30 AM The never-completed Khan Bani Sa’ad Prison in Diyala, Iraq. Ultimately, the U.S. spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Amid chaos and corruption

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. STUART BOWEN | SIGIR | SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION | IRAQ | US OCCUPATION | ANALYSIS Amid chaos and corruption Ten years on, US auditor for Iraq reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private security’s new accountability regime?

Private security’s new accountability regime? James Cockayne 28 February 2013 The professionalisation of entrepreneurs in violence into a legitimate ‘private security’ industry provokes profound questions for state-citizen relations. Who has the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Time to Put Private Security Contractors Under the Gun

Amol Mehra Director, The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable Time to Put Private Security Contractors Under the Gun Posted: 02/28/2013 4:56 pm The news surrounding the attack on September 11, 2012 on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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