New Contracts Reflect Continued Presence in Iraq

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Source: Washington Post

The depth of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the difficulty the next president will face in pulling personnel out of the country are illustrated by a handful of new contract proposals made public in May.

The contracts call for new spending, from supplying mentors to officials with Iraq's Defense and Interior ministries to establishing a U.S.-marshal-type system to protect Iraqi courts. Contractors would provide more than 100 linguists with secret clearances and deliver food to Iraqi detainees at a new, U.S.-run prison.

The proposals reflect multiyear commitments. The mentor contract notes that the U.S. military "desires for both Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense to become mostly self-sufficient within two years," a time outside some proposals for U.S. combat troop withdrawal. The mentors sought would "advise, train assist . . . particular Iraqi officials" who work in the Ministry of Defense, which runs the Iraqi army, or the Ministry of Interior, which runs the police and other security units.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/01/AR2008060101964_pf.html

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Other new contracts include:

-Marshals service organized by the State Dept. to develop "rule of law programs in Iraq." This is intended to be contracted out and to establish a "Judicial Protection Service (JPS)" "In short, State wants a contractor to put together all the elements so the department can contract the project to another contractor."

-Contractor to provide 100+ linguists

-Providing food for up to 5000 prisoners in the new prison, the "Theater Internment Facility Reconciliation Center."

[4dsc]

1. More money for Iraqi corruption

Its time the public becomes more aware that more of our tax dollars are going to corrupt Iraqi officials..

[Tippy]

2. Hey Bush you want the shirt off my back too?

[bdamomma]

3. I am sure he would NOT care if you had a shirt or not.

[Tippy]

4. I know he wouldn't...