Army Vet STOPS a $475 million Iraq Contract !!!

[cui bono]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/one-man-stops-a-475-million-iraq-contract/

One man stops a $475 million Iraq contract.

“A federal judge yesterday ordered the military to temporarily refrain from awarding the largest security contract in Iraq. The order followed an unusual series of events set off when a U.S. Army veteran filed a protest against the government practice of hiring what he calls mercenaries.”

The contract, worth about $475 million, calls for a private company to provide intelligence services to the U.S. Army and security for the Army Corps of Engineers on reconstruction work in Iraq. The case, which is being heard by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, puts on trial one of the most controversial and least understood aspects of the Iraq war: the outsourcing of military security to an estimated 20,000 armed contractors who operate with little oversight.

Brian X. Scott, a 53-year-old Colorado man, filed the complaint in early April. He argues that the military’s use of private security contractors is “against America’s core values” and violates an 1893 law that prohibits the government from hiring quasi-military forces.

IraqSlogger has more. June 2, 2007 11:59 am


http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3041

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Despite protests filed during the rebidding, it was expected that Aegis would maintain the contract. Until Brian X. Scott, a 53-year-old Colorado man, filed a legal complaint in early April. Scott dug up a 1893 law that prohibits the government from hiring paramilitary forces.

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Scott invoked the Anti-Pinkerton Act, legislation which Congress passed to prevent the use of organized violence against labor groups.

[Greeby]

1. Expect Mr Scott to be pencilled in for a sudden visit from

the Angel of Death

[alittlelark]

2. Thank You Brian X. Scott.

A TRUE Patriot!!!!:patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[annm4peace]

3. I can't believe !!!!

So can this law be applied to Halliburton, Bectel, and most of all Blackwater ???

[cui bono]

4. That's what I was thinking...

They like to call themselves contractors, but we all know they're really mercenaries/paramilitary forces.

[cyberpj]

8. Let's just talk BLACKWATER!

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/20/1337226

http://iraqforsale.org/diaries/2006/08/blackwater_runs_red.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_USA

[cyberpj]

11. another kick. nt

[Swamp Rat]

5. k&r

[cui bono]

6. kick for the morning crew...

[Quantess]

7. K & R!

Good news.

[fed-up]

9. kick and this needs more recs/kicks what a true AMERICAN HERO!!! nt

[cyberpj]

10. agree. k/r. nt