i haven’t been doing as much posting these days as reading. it’s probably just as well because what i have been reading hasn’t been pretty. many folks are leaving their blogs in what is probably best described as a state of ptsd- and that isn’t to make light of the problem. there is one thing [...]
what the politicians don’t want you to know about iraq
it has been a rough ride for me these last few years. there was a time when i was- while not a bright eyed idealist- a naive young person bent on saving the world. because back then- i thought i could one person at a time. it has become abundantly clear that [...]
Iraqis still busting Blackwaters balls..
From the NYT:
The Iraqi government said Saturday that it expects to refer criminal charges to its courts within days in connection with a shooting here by a private American security company, and the Interior Ministry gave new details of six other episodes it is investigating involving the company.
The state minister for national security affairs, [...]
Blackwater USA being investigated by Feds for selling weapons to insurgents..
From AP:
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday.
Now..isn’t THAT special? I mean really..they make more than twice what a soldier makes [...]
the road to nowhere
I have run clean out of ideas for ‘posts for peace’- which is why i don’t do them anymore. Call me jaded, it isn’t that i don’t want peace- i just don’t have hope for it. Generation after generation of people have started wars and have tried to end them. I guess [...]
Blackwater USA gets tagged
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Will they be kicked out? Will Maliki blink?
Who knows anymore…Excerpt from CommonDreams:
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi government said Monday that it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad.
The Interior Ministry said it would prosecute any [...]
Iraq can have clean running water and electricity..for another 50 Billion American Bucks.
Of course we broke it, so we should fix it..right? From WaPo:
Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration has focused much of its $44.5 billion reconstruction plan on oil and electricity. Now, with the U.S.-led reconstruction phase nearing its close, Iraq will need to spend $27 billion more for its [...]
Bribes are just part of doing ‘bidness’ in Iraq..or An officer and a bribery suspect.
Well, this really isn’t a surprise right? What probably IS a surprise is who is taking them. From the NYT article:
Court documents filed in the case say the Army took action because the company was suspected of paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to Army officers to secure contracts to build, operate and maintain warehouses [...]
Criminal Investigations On Iraq Weaponry
Several federal agencies are investigating a growing network of criminal cases involving the purchase and delivery of billions of dollars of weapons, supplies and other material to Iraqi and American forces, this according to some American officials. They said it amounted to the largest ring of fraud and kickbacks uncovered in the conflict here.
The inquiry [...]
putting it all together
the blogosphere has been pretty busy of late- what with all of the corruption oozing out of the government and whatnot. ever wonder why it is only just seeping out now? i do- but then again i tend to be suspicious in nature. so- a recent recap has seen at least 14 [...]
