Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

How Taxpayer Dollars May Have Bought a Kurdish Strongman’s Beverly Hills Mansions

Posted on July 27, 2020 by David Isenberg

Zack Kopplin/July 24, 2020 How Taxpayer Dollars May Have Bought a Kurdish Strongman’s Beverly Hills Mansions A story of Iraqi politics, Pentagon oil contracts, and an ongoing foreign policy disaster Andrew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Why Is the Pentagon Still Paying $10 a Gallon for Gas?

Posted on May 7, 2020 by David Isenberg

U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles Why Is the Pentagon Still Paying $10 a Gallon for Gas? Amid a global oil collapse, the military is overpaying politically connected contractors to keep… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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An Interrogation Program Worked Out on the Fly

Posted on February 28, 2020 by David Isenberg

An Interrogation Program Worked Out on the Fly Testimony at Guantánamo Bay shows that C.I.A. black sites, where some detainees were tortured, amounted to test labs for unproven techniques, with shifting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms

Posted on February 1, 2020 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 →

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

Posted on January 29, 2020 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 →

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

Posted on January 26, 2020 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 →

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

Posted on January 25, 2020 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 →

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

Posted on January 25, 2020 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 →

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Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit

Posted on January 23, 2020 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 →

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Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify

Posted on January 21, 2020 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 →

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