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Strange Business Behind US Embassy Contract in Baghdad
A fog of secrecy has shrouded the $592 million contract for building the US embassy in Baghdad ever since it was quietly awarded in summer 2005 to a Kuwaiti contractor. The award, in itself, is odd. New York-based Framaco claims to have made the least expensive bid. One company source told me Framaco was $60 million to $70 million less than [...]
Strange Business Behind U.S. Embassy Contract in Baghdad
Jan. 21. 2007 -- A fog of secrecy has shrouded the $592 million contract for building the US embassy ever since it was quietly awarded in Summer 2005 to a Kuwaiti contractor. That, in itself, is odd. Framaco of New York, claims to have been the least expensive bid. One company source told me Framaco was $60 milion to $70 million less than [...]
It’s Miller Time
Faced with accusations that they had marched the country to war on evidence they knew was suspect, White House aides evidently responded with little if any restraint in attempting to discredit their critics....That lack of restraint, now exposed for all to see, is likely to leave a bad taste in the public's mouth. So writes Dan Froomkin in Tuesday [...]
KBR’s ‘Blanket Insurance Waiver’ for Sub-Contractors
by David Phinney Jan 26, 2007 -- I finally received an official comment from the Department of Labor regarding KBR’s “blanket insurance waiver” after more than a month of requests. The spokesman, David James, said DOL has never seen the document and “I cannot comment on another company’s internal memorandum.” In other words, [...]
Defense of Freedom Medal
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Kiss, Kiss from KBR to its “Employees” — Just Don’t Sue!
by David Phinney Jan. 25, 2007 -- The invitation goes something like this: Kellogg Brown and Root requests the pleasure of your company at an awards ceremony in honor of KBR employees to receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom on Friday, the ninth of February at nine o'clock. Ballroom C, Hilton Post [...]
John, Don’t Surrender
John made it no secret to his friends and acquaintances that things were getting tough for him. The Iraq contractor had been nursing a bad back injury from an accident in Kuwait for several years as he fought a losing battle for insurance coverage and disability. Apparently, the last Iraq contractor who hired him failed to carry the required [...]
