Tag 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 →

Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, Legal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, Legal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, Legal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, UK | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Catch-22 in Afghanistan

Published on by David Isenberg

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 →

Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, David Isenberg, Fraud/Waste/Abuse | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

U.S. military’s Afghanistan food supplier stays in picture despite $45 million fraud settlement

Published on by David Isenberg

Business U.S. military’s Afghanistan food supplier stays in picture despite $45 million fraud settlement A gunner looks out over Kabul from an Afghan army helicopter. (Lorenzo Tugnoli/FTWP) By Aaron Gregg Reporter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse | Tagged , , | Leave a comment