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• KBR employee brutally raped at Joint Base Balad in Iraq

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"I just received this email from a reader. I have not verified the authenticity of the original email (my disclaimer) but it appears to be authentic. I have also not been able to verify the date of the rape, but am deducing it occurred on Nov 30, [...]
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• Dyncorp should pay the employees they have before hiring more

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"Maybe it’s just my crazy way of thinking, but if you have hired someone to work for you….say Dyncorp for example…..don’t you have an obligation to pay them on time and as agree to? And if you don’t, there shouldn’t there be repercussions? I ...
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• what is cheneys take on afghanistan troop surge?

  
  skippy the bush kangaroo — Authority: 585
  no, i am not asking about five deferments opinion about the increased troops at a million per head per year. i am talking about dead eye dicks percentage of kbrs take on the cost of the surge. does cheney make $100,000 per 10,000 soldiers or does he make a cool million per 10,000?
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• So You Think You Can Douche

  
  Kicking Ass Ann Arbor — Authority: 137
  I believe that it’s a well established fact that Senate Republicans are the New York Yankees of douchebaggery: the 2009 World Champions. But sometimes, they find a way to lower the bar further than any of us thought possible. Just such an event occurred on October 6th. The Franken Amendment to the 2010 Defense ...
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• KBR can’t run with the big dogs – Army tells them to stay on the porch

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"Army snubs KBR under latest combat support services contractBy ELISE CASTELLI | Last Updated: December 2, 2009The top dog in contracted support services for the military since 2001 has been KBR. As the sole vendor on the LOGCAP III contract, KBR won $37 ...
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• Repubs Think Franken Painted Them As "Rapist Sympathizers" [Cry Us A River]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 809
  The GOP is complaining that Al Franken isnt doing enough to combat leftists from "tap[ping] into the natural sympathy that we have for [victims of rape]" and its making them look bad. Heres a thought: stop defending rapists! [ Politico ]
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• Bagram: the US nerve centre in Afghanistan

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"By Bonny Schoonakker (AFP)December 1, 2009BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Each and every meal prepared for US soldiers at the sprawling Bagram military base in Afghanistan costs about 28 dollars a head — more than most Afghans earn in a month.The ...
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• Soldier’s death raises questions about troops’ chemical exposure

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  Lt. Colonel Jim GentryScott Swan/Eyewitness NewsIndianapolis – An Indiana national Guard soldier was laid to rest Tuesday. He died of cancer after being exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq. His death raises new questions about a hidden enemy that over 100 Hoosier soldiers faced in a war zone.It was a final salute ...
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• Into The Light: LTC James Gentry

  
  BLACKFIVE — Authority: 668
  Some posts are easier to write than others, and some are hard in parts and easy in others.  It is easy to honor Lt. Col. James C. Gentry, who retired in 2008 from the Indiana National Guard.  He was the cousin of someone I work with and consider both colleague and friend.  He was much loved by his family, and ...
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• Ms Sparky didn’t turn in her Common Access Card(CAC)? I don’t think so!

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  I have received countless emails from former KBR employees claiming they have received the email below which states they didn’t turn in their Common Access Card (CAC). But, even in my wildest dreams did I think I would get the same email after having demob’d (not fired) almost 3 1/2 years ago. Like I told [...] ...
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• Global Defenses Nimble Response

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 540
  From The Best of TSC TV: NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - John Hillen, CEO of Global Defense Technology says his mid-size company is more quick to respond to the development of products against terrorist threats. Original air date: 11/23/09
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• Lt. Col. James “Jim” Gentry dies at age 52

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  Sadly, I have learned Lt. Col James “Jim” Gentry has lost his battle with cancer and has died in Indiana at the young age of 52. Gentry was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. A cancer he felt was caused by his exposure to the deadly carcinogen known as sodium sodium dichromate at the Qarmat Ali [...] - is a post ...
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• Sen. Franken grills KBR attorney about rape

  
  The Proud Political Junkie's Gazette — Authority: 138
  Secret arbitrators?  30 GOP Senators vote against protecting victims from rape by hired contractors who worked for the government.  Franken is “all that!” 
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• Will KBR “fly right” for the Air Force?

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  KBR Wins Part of $3 Billion Air Force ContractBy Camille TuuttiNovember 24, 2009(Govconwire.com) Defense contractor KBR has been awarded a basic contract from the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Contracting Officer to compete for future task orders under the Worldwide Environmental ...
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• Halliburton must stay in “Good Friday Massacre” case

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  Judge says Halliburton must stay in convoy death caseBy MARY FLOOD HOUSTON CHRONICLENov. 24, 2009, 6:41PMA Houston judge ruled today that Halliburton must remain as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging it and its former subsidiary KBR knowingly sent civilian truck convoys into dangerous conditions the day six drivers ...
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• Global Defenses Nimble Response

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 540
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - John Hillen, CEO of Global Defense Technology says his mid-size company is more quick to respond to the development of products against terrorist threats.
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• Woman awarded $3M in assault claim against KBR

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 148
  Woman awarded $3M in assault claim against KBRBy JUAN A. LOZANO (AP) – 3 days agoHOUSTON — A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Electrical device to safeguard soldiers from electrocution?

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  Mother of Shaler soldier electrocuted in Iraq praises Pa. company’s new deviceBy Robin ActonTRIBUNE-REVIEWMonday, November 23, 2009A Pennsylvania company today will debut a product designed to prevent accidental electrocutions among military personnel living in mobile units while serving abroad.Fidelity Technologies ...
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• Afghanistan: U.S. Military Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 571
  Despite Surge in U.S. Deployments, More Civilians Are Posted in War Zoneby August Cole | Wall Street JournalEven as U.S. troops surge to new highs in Afghanistan they are outnumbered by military contractors working alongside them, according to a Defense Department census due to be distributed to Congress — ...
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• Rape victim upset KBR trying to modify $3M arbitration award

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 163
  By Sahil Kapur The Raw Story (Tracy Barker (left) & Jamie Jones) Tracy Barker has been awarded almost $3 million by an arbitrator in assault charges against a U.S. contractor and former Halliburton subsidiary, after claiming she was raped in 2005 by a State Department employee in Iraq, the Associated ...
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