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Over $4 Billion Wasted In Iraq Reconstruction
Government Inspector Estimates: Bowen estimated up to 20 percent "waste" _ or more than $4 billion _ from the $21 billion spent so far in the U.S.-bankrolled Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. http://tinyurl.com/ 5wws36... ...
Iraq toughens stance on U.S. troop withdrawal
"Our stance in the negotiations with the Americans will be strong. We will not sign any memorandum of understanding without specifying a date for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq," al-Rubaie... ...
US Seeking 58 Bases in Iraq, Shiite Lawmakers Say
Leila Fadel, of McClatchy Newspapers: "Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed 'status of forces' agreement that will allow US troops to remain in the country... ...
DOD Contracts Out Contractor Oversight
Maya Schenwar, of Truthout: "The Department of Defense (DOD) now employs contractors to keep contractors in check in Iraq, under a new framework for war industry management solidified last month. In April,... ...
Probe of Blackwater Killing Moves Forward
Gene Johnson, of The Associated Press: "A Justice Department team has traveled to Iraq to investigate the fatal shooting of an Iraqi guard by a security contractor, hastening the resolution of questions... ...
For Blackwater It's Business as Usual
James Risen reports for The New York Times: "Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril. Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Iraqis dead... ...
Blackwater Seeps Into the Campaign
For The Nation, Jeremy Scahill writes, "Hillary Clinton has just become the most significant US political figure to come out in favor of banning Blackwater and other armed private security contractors... ...
All the Money You Make Will Never Buy Back Your Soul
By Ron Jacobs Recently, the Boston Globe reported that the Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) had set up an offshore company to hire close to half of the men and women working for... ...
Top Iraq Contractor Skirts US Taxes Offshore
Farah Stockman, writing for The Boston Globe, reports, "Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation's top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds... ...
Bush Vows to Ignore Congressional Prohibition on Permanent US Bases in Iraq
http://www.commondreams.or g/news2008/0129-09.htm -- ------ Bush Trying to Sidestep Congress on Permanent Bases Question Elana Schor, of The Guardian Unlimited UK, reports, "George Bush has resumed his... ...