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Jan Schakowsky, Bernie Sanders push to phase out wartime contractors
By GottaLaff Long overdue: Democratic Representative Jan Schakowsky and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders said they planned to introduce the "Stop Outsourcing Security Act" on Tuesday. "The...
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Contractors outnumber full-time workers at DHS; lawmakers 'astounded'
Hate agreeing with Holy Joe on anything, but this is totally wrong. Washington (CNN) - The Department of Homeland Security has more contractors working for it than full-time employees, a situation two...
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U.S. Is Still Using Private Spy Ring
Michael D. Furlong, the supervisor who set up the contractor network, is now under investigation. Because contractors have worked out so well in the past ::coughBlackwatercough:: we continue to pay...
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BP blocks wildlife organizations. IBRRC to whistleblower: "You're just not a...
I got a tweet from my pal Barkway today: If the name Barway sounds familiar, it's because I've written three posts about the appalling stories she's shared with me about BP's shabby treatment of the...
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Special to TPC: BP stiffs clean-up workers, wildlife organizations. Time to sue.
My Twitter pal, terrific source and part-time whistleblower, Barkway, has done me a huge favor and written a post to share with you. All my previous posts via Barkway can be found here, and I strongly...
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Special to TPC- Follow the oil money: "This cleanup employment situation gets...
My Twitter pal and part-time whistleblower Barkway does it again. She just sent me this: Are you watching the CNN Special on Gulf? Did you see the "P2S" logo on CNN guy, Rob Marciano's oil spill work...
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Deepwater's Big Oiled Wildlife Rehab Photo Op
About a week ago, I posted one of my special reports from my Twitter pal and whistleblower Barkway in which she said: Here is the tweet from IBRRC & my response. They are Tri State Bird’s partner...
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Once again, TPC's DeepwaterThroat helps us follow the money
Yesterday I posted a video that includes a chart that maps out the BP money trail (hat tip to Hugh Kaufman). Also in that post is a link to an article that delves into the financial maze in more...
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Source: Gulf clean-up supervisors refer to black workers with racial slurs
My source of a lot of BP-related information comes from an insider-- a first responder, hazardous waste worker, fully trained "hazwoper" technician-- Barkway, who I call my DeepwaterThroat. She's...
View ArticleVIDEO: TPC's own BP whistleblower on GritTV with Laura Flanders
Someone finally listened to us, and the someone was the wonderful Laura Flanders her very own self, over at GritTV. Thank you so much, Laura and GritTV for paying attention and for getting Barkway's...
View ArticleVIDEO: TPC’s own BP whistleblower on the Nicole Sandler Show
Thank you so much, Nicole Sandler, for paying attention and for getting Barkway’s story out: Nicole Sandler speaks with Teddy Partridge and David Dayen (both of FireDogLake) about today's ruling that...
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U.S. Plans to Double Private Security Force in Iraq After 2011 Military Pullout
American soldiers crossed into Kuwait on Thursday as the U.S. military neared its Aug. 31 deadline to end combat operations officially. Someone better notify Erik Prince out yonder in Abu Dahbi. He'd...
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Doonesbury: "Real" contractors ignore bans, wear Oakleys
I can't express my adoration of Garry Trudeau's work strongly enough: The post Doonesbury: "Real" contractors ignore bans, wear Oakleys appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Afghan government starts to close private security firms, including Blackwater
The Afghan army and police are going to have to get busy re-e-eal fast if private contractors are on their way out. Trouble is, Afghan officials say they're "hobbled by a lack of education, drug abuse...
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Use of Contractors Added to Chaos of Iraq War, Trove of Documents Shows
Just a brief FYI post: Via an e-mail alert from the New York Times: A huge archive of documents from the Iraq war, released by WikiLeaks, shows a multitude of shortcomings with the military's reliance...
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US report: Private contractors at record in Afghan war
Because Blackwater (my Blackwater for Dummeez Primer is at that link) has worked out so well: WASHINGTON (AFP) – The number of private security personnel working for the US military in Afghanistan...
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Shallow Thoughts: What are our service members worth?
Today's Shallow Thought: I listened as the TV news dee jay told me how relieved members of our military are that their paychecks won't be delayed, now that a government shutdown has been averted. I...
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Bernie Sanders: Legislation to Phase Out Private Military Contractors is...
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, this time from the wonderful Senator Bernie Sanders: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) today introduced legislation that would...
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Occupy protesters to join Rose Parade; #OccupyLA can avoid court trials by...
All types of protesters have hopped on the Rose Parade band wagon, and now the Occupy movement is about to join them. What better plan to get a gigantic captive audience than a showy parade that...
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Doonesbury: "Too bad I have brain damage."
Garry Trudeau never misses a beat. Who else would cover private contractors? Nobody, that's who. The post Doonesbury: "Too bad I have brain damage." appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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