Category Archives: Casualties

DOL reaches settlement with contractor on failure to report injuries and fatalities under Defense Base Act

Labor Department Documents and Publications January 31, 2013 DOL reaches settlement with contractor on failure to report injuries and fatalities under Defense Base Act OWCP News Release: [01/31/2013] Contact Name: Adriano… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Secret Indemnity Agreement Signed By Army Chief Tainted In Enron Scandal

KBR Secret Indemnity Agreement Signed By Army Chief Tainted In Enron Scandal ryan.reilly@huffingtonpost.com Posted: 01/24/2013 7:40 am EST  |  Updated: 01/24/2013 10:49 am EST WASHINGTON — The Army official who signed a secret… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die

The Daily Telegraph (London) January 21, 2013 Monday Edition 1; National Edition Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die; THE GULF WAR VETERAN BYLINE: Gordon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Jury: KBR Caused Troops’ Cancer; KBR: Pay Up, America!

Jury: KBR Caused Troops’ Cancer; KBR: Pay Up, America! by Wonkette Jr. A guest post from your comrade “Glasspusher.” Remember when liberals had Dick Cheney’s Halliburton to be OUTRAGED about, like… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Burn Pit Exposure Cuts Poquoson Soldier’s Career Short

Newport News Daily Press January 13, 2013 Burn Pit Exposure Cuts Poquoson Soldier’s Career Short By Hugh Lessig POQUOSON–Before he got sick, before the tremors, memory lapses and surgeries, Chief Warrant… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Army Failure To Screen Afghans Found To Risk U.S. Troops

Bloomberg.com January 11, 2013 Army Failure To Screen Afghans Found To Risk U.S. Troops By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News The U.S. Army failed to ensure that Afghan translators were properly screened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘This generation’s Agent Orange:’ New registry to tally, track burn pit illnesses among vets

‘This generation’s Agent Orange:’ New registry to tally, track burn pit illnesses among vets  By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor An American flag dangles from the Torres home, the sign of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill

HuffingtonPost.com January 9, 2013 KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — Sodium dichromate is an orange-yellowish substance containing hexavalent chromium, an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Thinking of Suing a Private Military Contractor? There May Be a Way…

  Defense Contractors Thinking of Suing a Private Military Contractor? There May Be a Way… By David Isenberg   Jan. 07, 2013     Getty Images Follow @TIME   Even if you’re… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DOJ, Defense Lawyers Quarrel over Status of Blackwater Defendant

January 02, 2013 DOJ, Defense Lawyers Quarrel over Status of Blackwater Defendant Defense lawyers for a former Blackwater private security guard who was once charged with manslaughter in Washington are fighting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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