Body Armor

Just spoke with a GI visiting from Baquba

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Craig Newmark

Seems like a good idea to learn stuff first hand. Here's the brief version:the GI bill's a great idea, should support a vet's kids. (I gotta find ou...

Secret Military Gear Found For Sale On eBay, Craigslist

Information Week | Thomas Clayburn | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business


Sensitive military items are being offered for sale through eBay and Craigslist, the Government Accountability Office said in a report issued Thursday...

For Shame: U.S. Army Failed To Properly Test Our Troops' Body Armor

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


Rep. Louise Slaughter

In April of 2006 I sent a letter to the Pentagon requesting a review of their procurement processes for body armor. I received their report this week. Its contents were pretty astonishing.

Surprise! Helmets for Troops Substandard, So Bush Administration Orders More

Jon Soltz | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

The Bush administration has been absolutely irresponsible -- indeed wreckless -- in how they go about protecting our troops at the most basic levels, from body armor, to Humvee armor, and now, helmets.

Company-Looting CEO Essentially Barred From Having Sex

New York Post | KIERAN CROWLEY | Posted 01.04.2008 | Business


A high-flying exec accused of stealing $200 million from his body-armor firm was released on bail yesterday in a deal that effectively bars him from h...

A Story Ignored: Body Armor Executive Indicted for Massive Fraud

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics


Rep. Louise Slaughter

Have we become so desensitized to the corruption and excesses of George Bush's war in Iraq that even this sordid tale of greed is to be greeted with little more than a yawn?


 

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