"… rnment building a good relationship with the local Islamic communities. “Contractors abusing local girls could get people killed,” Cullen said referring to …"

"… ffice of Provincial Affairs manages provincial reconstruction teams at the Baghdad Embassy. These teams have worked to build provincial governments, mitigate …"

"… ssy to different offices. So far, only 13 tasks have been transferred. The Baghdad Embassy could not provide details on what tasks remain to be transferred a …"

"… er of contractors employed in Iraq. In the past two quarters, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad has reported to SIGIR that it does not keep data on what activities its co …"

"… ooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisoor Square by Blackwater personnel. The Baghdad Embassy plans on hiring 200 security officers to oversee private security …"

"… d pressure, and sent to be a Civil Affairs officer based at Taji, north of Baghdad. He died five months later during the Iraqi insurgency, a victim of an IED …"

"… irs 1st Sgt. Christopher Coffin stands in front of the Hands of Victory in Baghdad. He was shipped to Iraq in 2003 after the Army blocked his retirement from …"

"… te phone had been destroyed.Betsy Coffin recalls talking to her husband in Baghdad. “I know that he spoke at length about the lack of resources for the uni …"

"… prepare to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011, the American embassy in Baghdad must make its own transition plans to protect staff, hire more Iraqi civil …"

"… cers and little contact with Iraqi civilians, according to the report. The Baghdad embassy submitted a transition plan in April to the State Department, but …"

"… general said.FAST FACT: Maintaining an American employee at the embassy in Baghdad's "Green Zone" costs an estimated $1.5 million to $2.3 million per year, l …"

"… ights the story of one Parsons-contracted prison in the flatlands north of Baghdad, which was begun but never completed. AP quotes the special inspector gene …"

"… cluded allegations that some subcontractors were sneaking prostitutes into Baghdad’s Green Zone by abusing their security access cards.FAST FACT: A review …"

"… d at empathy, he might try looking at Britain through Iraqi eyes.Seen from Baghdad, the British have bombed and invaded their country, lied to them, manipula …"

"… his country. Was the Bush Administration waiting for the bombs bursting in Baghdad to spring this latest, urgent, national security legislation on the Americ …"

"… lding scandal over inmate abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison, 20 miles west of Baghdad. The role of private contractors in Iraq first earned widespread public at …"

"… hey travelled in an unprotected convoy on a highway from Amman, Jordan, to Baghdad. Insurgents attacked the convoy, hijacked it, and publicly executed 12 of …"