Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

  State Department Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving By Mark Thompson  June 06, 2013 AFP / Getty Images The new $750 million U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad, under construction. Follow @TIME Seems that while pretty much all U.S. … Continue reading →

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Learning from Iraq: A New Model for Stability and Reconstruction Operations

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Learning from Iraq: A New Model for Stability and Reconstruction Operations Tue, 5/21/2013 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm The Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, to discuss his proposals for … Continue reading →

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DOJ warns of fallout in Army-KBR contract dispute

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

DOJ warns of fallout in Army-KBR contract dispute Jun. 4, 2013 – 01:40PM By JIM McELHATTON The outcome of a court battle between the Army and KBR over the final stages of LOGCAP III, the largest government services contract in … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of exposure incident at the Qarmat Ali Water Treatment Plant

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Evaluation of exposure incident at the Qarmat Ali Water Treatment Plant Coleen Baird Weese S. Army Medical Department Journal. (April-June 2009): p10. BACKGROUND In 2008, employees of Kellogg, Brown, & Root, Inc, filed a lawsuit alleging exposure to toxic chemicals … Continue reading →

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Jurisdiction Over Grave Breaches of Human Rights in Iraq Committed by (PMSCs) Contracted with the USA: The Nisur Square Incident

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

  Jurisdiction Over Grave Breaches of Human Rights in Iraq Committed by (PMSCs) Contracted with the USA: The Nisur Square Incident

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Defense Contractor KBR Wants $500 Million from U.S. Military to End Iraq War

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Defense Contractor KBR Wants $500 Million from U.S. Military to End Iraq War   By Michael Allen, Thu, May 16, 2013 The company KBR, formerly known as “Halliburton,” which Dick Cheney was head of before he became Vice President, was … Continue reading →

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Oregon soldiers must share damage award in KBR suit with state, judge rules

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Oregon soldiers must share damage award in KBR suit with state, judge rules  By Mike Francis, The Oregonian on May 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM, updated May 13, 2013 at 6:59 PM Twelve Oregon National Guard soldiers and veterans who … Continue reading →

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More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice? Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, May 20, 2013 This may ultimately come as no surprise, but yet another party connected to the torture and abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib circa 2004 … Continue reading →

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Judge weighs motions that could result in dismissal of Abu Ghraib claims against CACI

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Judge weighs motions that could result in dismissal of Abu Ghraib claims against CACI Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images – Empty cells are shown here April 17, 2003 inside the Abu Ghraib Prison, near Baghdad, Iraq. By Marjorie Censer, Published: May 19 … Continue reading →

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Ambivalence on the Front Lines

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Ambivalence on the Front Lines Perceptions of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Kelty1⇓ Alex Bierman2 1Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA 2Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Ryan Kelty, Department of Sociology & … Continue reading →

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