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Soldier or Contractor? It Doesn't Matter; in the End Both Still Get Screwed

David Isenberg | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Private Military Security Contractors, Kbr, Workmen's Compensation, Iraq, Lawsuits, Caci, Military Outsourcing, Job-Outsourcing, Military Job Outsourcing, Business News

Despite all the attention paid to the use of private military and security contractors on battlefields it is true, as many in that industry say, that it is not that new; at least not as an organizational phenomenon.

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Former Top Halliburton Exec Heads To Prison For Bribery

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Cheney Nigeria Bribery, Kbr, Halliburton, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Nigeria, Brown and Root, Natural Gas, Bribery, Albert "Jack" Stanley, Nigeria Bribery, Kellogg Brown Root, Albert Stanley, Fcpa, Business News

A former top Halliburton executive will serve 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in Houston federal court to orchestrating a $180 million bri...

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No Success in Iraq -- Unless You're a War Profiteer

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Kbr, Rethink Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Commission on Wartime Contracting, Kellog Brown and Root, War Costs, Brave New Films, William Utt, Iraq, War Profiteering, Haliburton, Brave New Foundation, Iraq for Sale, World News

Nothing about the Iraq fiasco should be called a success, despite President Obama's attempt to provide closure to the troops misused and abused since the launch of that war.

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Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas?

David Isenberg | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Private Military Security Contractors, Kbr, Iraq, Politics News

The following is an excerpt from the congressional testimony I gave yesterday. You can find the entire testimony on my blog (free registration require...

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Windfalls of war: Ex-Halliburton subsidiary KBR, the government's concierge

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Kbr, Politics News, Afghanistan, Halliburton, Terrorism, War, Business News, Iraq, September 11th, World News, Politics News

By Sharon Weinberger, iWatch NewsThe rush to war in the months following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 created an urgency in the Pentagon, not just ...

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You Want Chicken Pox with That?

David Isenberg | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Kbr, Iraq, Subcontractor, Chicken Pox, Government Contractors, Government Subcontractors, Business News

The same political ideology of outsourcing and privatization of military logistics functions that has made a household name of Halliburton nearly caused harm to American troops, thanks to a KBR subcontractor.

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Woman Testifies In KBR Rape Case: I Was 'Scared To Death'

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Jamie Leigh Jones Kbr Rape Case, Kbr, Halliburton Kbr, Kbr Rape Case, Halliburton, Jamie Leigh Jones, Kbr Iraq, KBR Rape Allegations, Iraq, Kellog Brown and Root, Politics News

HOUSTON — A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was "scared to death" and held against her will by her employer after being drugge...

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SHOCK: Which Company Is Top Workplace For Women?

Mother Jones | — Adam Weinstein | Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: Iraq Contractors, Kbr, Kbr Women Employer, Kbr Top Employer, Woman Workplace, Military Contractors, Woman Engineer Magazine, Business News

Jaw, meet floor. According to a company press release, war megacontractor KBR was voted one of the 50 top companies for women by readers of Woman E...

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O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid

Brian Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Kbr, Abbie Boudreau, Npr, Acorn, James O'keefe, Vivian Schiller, Dyncorp, Project-on-Government-Oversight, Ron Schiller, Juan Williams, Tucker Carlson, Media News

A video filmed by right-wing activists that apparently shows NPR's chief fundraiser disparaging conservatives was just the latest in a series of dishonestly edited 'stings' by muckraker James O'Keefe.

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To Halliburton or Not to Halliburton

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: greenrealestatedaily.com, Jordan, Kbr, Jonathan-a-Schein, Tunisia, Egypt, Halliburton, Scheinmedia, Nigeria, Oil Shale, Energy Policy, Dick Cheney, Green News

While the mere mention of Halliburton may provoke a lot of ranting, we really need to see why it's so successful. The reason is pretty simple: We're just not moving fast enough towards other sources of energy.

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When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Looks For a Taxpayer Bailout

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kbr, Bailout, Iraq, Liability, Indemnification-Clause, Business News

It appears that when the going gets tough for some private military contractors, even if it is a result of their own wrongful actions, the tough turn ...

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Taxpayers On The Hook If Military Contractors Screw Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kbr, Indemnification Clause, Taxpayer Liability, KBR Hexvalent, Military Contractors, Blumenauer KBR, Politics News

NEW YORK -- Taxpayers may be on the hook if U.S. military contractors in Iraq incur liability while carrying out their work. More than 120 military c...

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The Cost of Being the Best Supplied Troops

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Contractor, Kbr, Iraq, LOGCAP Contract, Pentagon, Military, Politics News

So just how well is the splendiferous private sector logistics operation working out? Not so well it seems.

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Exposing Troops to a Carcinogen Is Not Part of Supporting the Troops

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kbr, Law Suit, Private Military Contractor, Cancer, Iraq, Business News

I truly did not intend to write about KBR for two consecutive days in a row. But as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. We have a new developme...

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KBR to Contractors: Yours Is Not Question Why, Yours is But to Do or Die

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Contractor, Kbr, Iraq, Lawsuit, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, Business News

It is once again time to look at KBR's legal battles. Today we take a look at the case of Reggie Lane in the Fisher, Lane v. Halliburton, KBR litigati...

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Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, National Guard, Kbr, Iraq, Business News

Holy KBR, Batman. Will this fiendish clown prince of corporate cupidity ever cease and desist? Excellent question, Boy Wonder. I fear that as long ...

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An Officer of the (KBR) Court

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Guard, Law Suit, Kbr, Toxic, Business News

I have written before on the lawsuit by National Guardsman against KBR regarding the alleged their poisoning by exposure to sodium dichromate at Qarma...

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Green News Report: September 16, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Feed-in Tariff, Organic Farming, Gop, Fracking, Oil Spill Response, Australia, 2010 Elections, Burn Pits, Renewable Energy, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Fda, Green News Report, Coal, Billy Nungesser, Monsanto, Offshore Drilling, Marcellus Shale, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Food Politics, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Department of Energy, Thad Allen, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Carly Fiorina, Solar Power, Global Warming, Interior Department, Bp, Walrus, Gmos, California, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, Mexico, Salmonella, Energy Policy, Arctic, Senate, Pennsylvania, Kbr, Organic Food, Blackwater, BRAD BLOG, Peak Oil, Halliburton, Green News, Climate Legislation, Alaska, BP Oil Spill, Iraq, China, Elections 2010, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Primaries ...

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Strike Two on 'Just Following Orders' Defense

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Guard, Private Military Contractor, Kbr, LOGCAP Contract, Lawsuit, Burn Pits, Business News

Sick soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan filed claims because of "alleged failures of the military contractors to treat water and dispose of waste in a manner required" by the US military. The defense is looking even lamer than ever.

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KBR Only Contractor Granted Legal Immunity From Harming Soldiers And Civilians: Army Secretary McHugh

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: KBR Pentagon, Kbr, Pentagon Immunity Deal, Kellog Brown Root, Kbr Contractor, KBR Army, Halliburton, KBR Immunity, Video, Politics News

A Pentagon deal to grant one of America's largest military contractors immunity from harming soldiers and civilians in Iraq was a unique arrangement, ...

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Veterans 1, KBR 0

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Contractor, Kbr, Iraq, Lawsuits, Business News

It is time once again to tune in to the latest episode -- oops, I mean development -- in the long running farce -- oops, I mean legal case -- involving KBR and Oregon National Guard soldiers.

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KBR Immunity Deal: Taxpayers Could Be On Hook To Pay Veterans Suing Halliburton Unit Over Exposure To Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Iraq

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contractor Exposure Iraq, Kellogg Brown Root, Hexvalent Chromium, Kbr, Halliburton, Blumenauer KBR, Halliburton Immunity Deal, Iraq Contractors, KBR Immunity Deal, Politics News

One of America's largest military contractors was granted immunity from harming soldiers and civilians in Iraq. As a result, taxpayers may be on the ...

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The GAO Transcripts, Part 13: Houston, We've Had A Problem

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gao Report, Kbr, Iraq, Convoy, Private Security Contractors, Business News

No, this is not about the Apollo 13 mission. But this is the thirteenth installment of the Government Accountability Office interview transcripts that...

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PolitiFact Embraces Equivocation, the Truth Gets Squeezed

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Politifact, St. Petersburg Times, Kbr, Fact Check, Liz Cheney, Halliburton, This Week, Mediamatters, Gao, Gulf Oil Spill, Politics News

After documenting why my claim that Halliburton had defrauded taxpayers of "hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq" was true, PolitiFact.com rated the statement "Half True." It's worth returning to the scene of the crime to see what we can conclude from PolitiFact's conclusion.

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Just Another Day in Helping Make the U.S. Military the Best Supplied in Human History

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Contractor, Kbr, Public Warehousing, Ipoa, Business News

Thanks to the ever watchful and observant Ms. Sparky, always on the lookout for the latest in contractor malfeasance, I want to share this latest news...

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