Archive for the 'Outsourced' Category
Congressman: State Department Official Threatened Investigators
September 29th, 2007Via: McClatchy: Aides to State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard threatened two investigators with retaliation this week if they cooperate with a congressional probe into Krongard’s office, the chairman of a House of Representatives panel and other U.S. officials said Friday. The allegations are the latest in a growing uproar surrounding Krongard. Current and former […]
CIA Jet Used for “Rendering” Suspects Crashes with Four Tons of Cocaine on Board
September 29th, 2007Just another day at the office. Full text follows. Via: McClatchy: U.S. authorities are assisting the Mexican government in the investigation of an American business jet that crashed near Cancun this week with four tons of cocaine on board, officials said Thursday. One of the men listed as the registered owners of the plane, Joao […]
U.S. War on Drugs Outsourcing Contract Worth $15 Billion
September 28th, 2007Security for the CIA’s private opium plantation? Via: CNN: The U.S. Defense Department has invited five contractors to bid on elements of a new, multibillion dollar effort to combat the global flow of illegal drugs allegedly used to finance terrorism. Awarded by the Pentagon’s Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office in Dahlgren, Va., the contract vehicle has […]
Bush on Blackwater USA in Iraq
September 23rd, 2007Gather close, friends, to catch the drippings from the alter.
Feds Investigating Blackwater USA for Selling Weapons to Iraqi Insurgency
September 23rd, 2007Imagine my shock. But keep in mind, Blackwater is a CIA cutout that got so big that it just happened to become a household name. They’re just doing what Uncle tells them to do. Remember these? Pentagon Arms its Enemy’s Enemies in Iraq What Did $19 Billion Buy? U.S. “Loses” 190,000 Weapons in Iraq If […]
Making a Killing: How Private Armies Became a $120 Billion Global Industry
September 21st, 2007Note: Someone emailed and said that there are no privately owned Apache helicopters. As far as I know, that’s true. Furthermore, Apache helicopters don’t carry troops at all. The Apache is an attack helicopter—a flying weapons platform—with no personnel transport capacity. Via: Independent: In Nigeria, corporate commandos exchange fire with local rebels attacking an oil […]
Blackwater’s License to Operate in Iraq Has Been Cancelled Following Atrocity
September 17th, 2007Via: AFP: Iraq has ordered the cancellation of the operating licence of US security firm Blackwater after it was involved in a shootout in Baghdad that killed eight people, a senior official told AFP on Monday. Blackwater offers personal security to US officials working in Iraq. “The interior minister (Jawad al-Bolani) has issued an order […]
Indian Software Firm to Outsource to U.S.
September 8th, 2007Before you listen to this, try to think of all the reasons why Wipro would want to do this. There are several. Via: NPR: Morning Edition, September 6, 2007 · Indian software firm Wipro plans to open a big software design center in Atlanta. The Bangalore, India-based firm expects to hire around 500 computer programmers […]
Mexico Trucks to Roll on U.S. Highways
September 3rd, 2007Via: Yahoo: The Bush administration can proceed with a plan to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks as early as next week after an appeals court rejected a bid by labor, consumer and environmental interests to block the initiative. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco late on Friday denied […]
Mercenaries Outnumber U.S. Troops in Iraq
July 5th, 2007“The coalition of the billing.” Via: Los Angeles Times: The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops, newly released figures show, raising fresh questions about the privatization of the war effort and the government’s capacity to carry out military and rebuilding campaigns. More than 180,000 civilians — including […]
