Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.: A remembrance

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2007 — In the last hours of February, at the age of 89, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. passed from this world. Not only did

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iraq":

"… a treacherous time.” In his last book, written and published during the Iraq war, he mentioned the Center’s publication online of secret draft legisl …"

Will truth again be first casualty?

By Jacqueline Sharkey

"Well, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said he had imposed no press restrictions. In fact, he said he hadn't really even considered the issue of

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iraq":

"… ch bombs represented 8.8 percent of the ordnance dropped by U.S. forces on Iraq. The remaining 91.2 percent of the 84,200 tons of bombs dropped by the Uni …"

"… little was said or asked about the long-range effects that the bombing of Iraq’s infrastructure would have on the civilian population. A report prepare …"

"… report prepared in May 1991 by a Harvard study team predicted that 170,000 Iraqi children would die within the next year as a result of the effects of the …"

"… nd agricultural production. A United Nations report said that thousands of Iraqis would die because of the “near-apocalyptic” conditions created by th …"

Investigative firm shows U.S. cracking down on foreign bribery

By Joe Kokenge

A word of advice to people looking to do overseas business deals: think twice about greasing any palms, especially in China, Nigeria, and Ir

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"… s: think twice about greasing any palms, especially in China, Nigeria, and Iraq.An analysis by the James Mintz Group, an investigative firm, of bribery pr …"

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Despite allegations, no prosecutions for war zone sex trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach and Carol D. Leonnig

Eight years ago, President George W. Bush issued a stern policy on sex trafficking in war zones — a policy that remains on the books to this

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"… licy that remains on the books to this day. With government contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes exceeding the number of U.S. troops, Bush vowed …"

"… . Army was told this February that supervisors of an Army subcontractor in Iraq had sexually assaulted women who were held in involuntary servitude.“The …"

"… ead forced to surrender their passports, transported against their will to Iraq, and told they could only leave by paying a termination fee of $1,100.”T …"

"… e memo says the contractors moved the women to at least three locations in Iraq. They were “subjected to poor living and work conditions, and sexually a …"

War contracting commission cites Center article on trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach

During a hearing on the oversight of subcontractors in war zones, the Wartime Contracting Commission on Monday cited the Center for Public I

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iraq":

"… hat they were promised while in Jordan, he said. When they finally went to Iraq to work, they travelled in an unprotected convoy on a highway from Amman, …"

"… heir destination as Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but promptly flew them to Iraq instead. Another group of Nepalese men in Jordan were transferred to First …"

"… of Nepalese men in Jordan were transferred to First Kuwaiti and driven to Iraq. “Their passports were taken and with the burden of a large recruiting f …"

"… id.* After a group of Sri Lankan men brought to Kuwait refused to go on to Iraq, First Kuwaiti General Trading “gave them an ultimatum: agree to travel …"

Alleged traumatic brain injury research misconduct investigated by Pentagon

By Nick Schwellenbach

The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is reviewing allegations of research misconduct in a mild traumatic brain injury clinical t

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"… nduct in a mild traumatic brain injury clinical trial with U.S. Marines in Iraq, according to documents and interviews.“DoD OIG will determine whether D …"

"… search trial evaluating the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury” in Iraq, according to a Pentagon OIG document. The document details planned and on …"

"… of the same review listed in a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction adds that the Pentagon’s OIG is reviewing “if clinical …"

"… ation was conducted on U.S. service members with Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq.”Mild traumatic brain injury has affected at least 137,000 members of th …"

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A brief history of Bush, Harken and the SEC

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2002 — In 1976, George W. Bush was a freshly minted graduate of the Harvard Business School looking for a job. ...

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"… xploratory drilling off Bahrain for $25 million. Unfortunately for Harken, Iraq invaded Kuwait 10 days later, which destabilized the region and complicate …"

Vast undercount of war contractors by defense tracking system

By Nick Schwellenbach

Nearly one-quarter of defense contractor employees deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and elsewhere in Southwest Asia — some 74,000 emplo

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"… early one-quarter of defense contractor employees deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and elsewhere in Southwest Asia — some 74,000 employees — are …"

"… ound more than twice as many, almost 74,000. The difference was minimal in Iraq.It took more than two years to produce an order to implement the SPOT data …"

Overbilling by overseas contractors, plus lax oversight means money is being wasted

By Nick Schwellenbach

On Monday the congressionally-created Wartime Contracting Commission will hold a hearing on Defense Department logistics contracts in Iraq a

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"… ommission will hold a hearing on Defense Department logistics contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The commission might want to begin by looking at a case P …"

"… J. Thibault.A Defense Contract Audit Agency employee, who spent a year in Iraq, told PaperTrail, on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation …"

"… inal investigators on over-billing by a dining facilities subcontractor in Iraq. The auditor’s manager watered down the original referral’s content, t …"

"… Houston office made some missteps in dealing with a contractor engaged in Iraq reconstruction work as well. The result, according to the Defense Departme …"

Pentagon negotiates with indicted contractor, despite suspension

By Amy Biegelsen

For the second time this year, the Pentagon is trying to give a no-bid contract extension to a logistics company operating a supply warehous

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"… Pentagon.The Defense Logistics Agency said the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq means the military’s warehouse needs are changing, and the agency decide …"

"… at paid $8.5 billion for distributing food to American soldiers in Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait. That criminal case is still active in federal court in Atlanta …"

"… ompanies. It said in a statement: “The accelerated drawdown of forces in Iraq and the changing need for distribution support in the region requires a re …"

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