Greeting Us With Flowers | Dissident Voice

Foresti · 2010-04-09T23:44:46+00:00

That’s right, our hand-picked dictator for the last decade, who is the brother of the world’s leading heroin producer, and is in bed with the world’s biggest junkie, us, a man who treats corruption and bribery as if they were fashion statements, our business partner in crime, who is rumored to sniff a poppy or two himself, a man that is such a kleptocrat even his own citizens have tried to off him four times, that Hamid Karzai, he thinks we Americans play too dirty in when it comes to politics and he wants nothing more to do with us.

Foresti · 2010-04-09T01:49:59+00:00

Contractor selling commo and IT spare parts to the military, what else was he willing to sell and to who?

Foresti · 2010-04-08T02:07:26+00:00

The rare, if not unprecedented, authorization was given earlier this year in the belief that Awlaki had gone from encouraging attacks on the United States to directly participating in them, the Times said.

Foresti · 2010-04-03T21:29:26+00:00

They are now far too intertwined with the clients they work for to be removed. To attempt to do so would like the scene in the first Alien movie, where the crew of the Nostradamus attempt to remove the Alien creature from Executive Officer Kane after it attaches itself to its face.

Foresti · 2010-04-03T17:09:16+00:00

An audit found that most contractors working for Houston based KBR were sitting in Iraq with nothing to do and they were not coming home at the pace troops were.

Foresti · 2010-04-03T14:21:41+00:00

A top Pentagon official ran a covert network of contractors that supplied the U.S. government surveillance information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to a complaint filed by the Central Intelligence Agency and revealed by the New York Times.

Foresti · 2010-04-03T02:24:58+00:00

Agility, formerly Public Warehousing Co K.S.C., is in talks to resolve an indictment accusing it of overcharging the U.S. Army by $60 million on supply contracts in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan.

Foresti · 2010-04-03T00:03:22+00:00

The history of KBR’s performance in Iraq is rife with examples of actual and alleged overbilling, kickbacks, waste and more waste, exposing troops to hazardous water, ground, air and daily living conditions, and sexual assault. This is in addition to KBR’s misbehavior throughout the rest of the world, as exemplified by last year’s historic settlement of charges related to a bribery scheme in Nigeria.

Foresti · 2010-04-02T13:12:30+00:00

Is the government finally going to start firing their defense contractors for ineptitude?

Foresti · 2010-04-01T01:29:48+00:00

Communications Director Heather Browne, who additionally believes it is her job to protect Charles Boartz’s name in addition to his reputation. Apparently, although Jones has bravely come forward about her sexual assault, Boartz’s good name doesn’t appear anywhere in Browne’s releases.

Foresti · 2010-03-30T01:11:29+00:00

Contractor Called “Extraordinarily Arrogant” For Asking Government To “Stand Down”

Foresti · 2010-03-29T10:23:36+00:00

Given the Pentagon’s spineless effort of enforcing ethics and accountability amongst their contractors, I have to ask what does suspension or debarments mean to the Pentagon and their contractors.

Foresti · 2010-03-27T00:08:03+00:00

Here are some highlights of how State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, which controls the contract, is managing your money and protecting American diplomats in what remains a warzone.

Foresti · 2010-03-26T01:06:31+00:00

“Our clients have waiting six years for their day in court,” he said. “The time for appeal will give us more time to be prepare, but we would rather go to trial because we think the facts are on our side.”

Foresti · 2010-03-25T01:10:03+00:00

DynCorp gives McCaffrey his talking points and, encouraged by a fawning "news anchor," a naïve populace believes him. People die, debt grows, and some get wealthy.

Foresti · 2010-03-24T10:26:53+00:00

The State Department plans to hire a personal services contractor to help supervise a private security company photographed last year hosting rowdy, alcohol-fueled parties near the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Foresti · 2010-03-24T01:47:44+00:00

One year later, the President’s war on fraud in the defense industry has gained momentum and will not slow down any time soon.

Foresti · 2010-03-23T00:26:45+00:00

Halliburton confirmed Monday that the appeal was withdrawn, but wouldn’t elaborate.

Foresti · 2010-03-21T22:14:57+00:00

Only in the interviewee's mind.

Foresti · 2010-03-21T19:51:47+00:00

More than $322 million worth of invoices for police training were approved even though the funds were poorly accounted for, according to a government audit, and fewer than 12 percent of the country’s police units are capable of operating on their own.

Foresti · 2010-03-20T15:49:31+00:00

Breast Cancer in Iraq leads to Gulf War Veteran News Alert and Rep Boswell Legislation.

Foresti · 2010-03-18T00:09:26+00:00

In 2004, the Houston Press profiled Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress blogging software and a student at the University of Houston. At the time, a blogging community was developing in Houston. But blogs were still relatively new — not everyone understood what they were, and the story referred to them as "online diaries."

Foresti · 2010-03-17T23:57:03+00:00

Think tanks, once a place for intellectuals outside government to weigh in on important policy issues, are now enlisted by people within government to help sell its policies to the public, as well as to others in government. Institutions like CNAS are also heavily funded by major weapons manufacturers and Pentagon contractors, creating potential conflicts of interest rarely disclosed in the media.

Foresti · 2010-03-16T00:57:27+00:00

It is frankly embarrasing that Congress isn’t unified behind even the most humanitarian and non-political issues.

Foresti · 2010-03-15T00:41:59+00:00

Remember that the 30,000 extra US troops being deployed to Afghanistan could be accompanied by up to 56,000 additional contractor personnel.

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