Sady Doyle, Comment Is Free AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 16, 2009. The horrifying case of Jamie Leigh Jones, who was allegedly gang raped in Iraq shows how corporate interests take priority over human life.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. September 25, 2009. The witch hunt against ACORN has moved forward while the Obama administration continues to contract with Blackwater, a firm whose criminal conduct is now legendary.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. September 10, 2009. The death of a Triple Canopy contractor in the Green Zone resembles an earlier electrocution ruled to be a "negligent homicide."
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. June 15, 2009. As troops and private contractors surge in Afghanistan, a new report reveals a system rife with abuse.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. June 10, 2009. Half of the personnel working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan are private contractors. This is a colossal rip-off to taxpayers.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. May 20, 2009. Bribes, kickbacks, concealing gang rapes, and engaging in human trafficking are among the crimes listed in a new class action lawsuit.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 2, 2009. Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. March 18, 2009. Six years into the war, many U.S. bases in Iraq are still without incinerators, leaving open pits spewing toxic plumes over soldiers and civilians.
Renee Feltz, Indypendent. February 10, 2009. A new book on Halliburton looks at how a symbol of epic fraud in Iraq achieved so little with so much money.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. December 18, 2008. Under the agreement approved by the Iraqi government last week, U.S. contractors will be subject to Iraqi law for the first time.
Adam Ashton, McClatchy Newspapers. December 5, 2008. Some 1,000 Asian workers have spent up to three months in windowless warehouses in Baghdad, without money or a place to work.
Allen McDuffee, AlterNet. October 3, 2008. A new documentary depicts the struggles of the abused, exploited, and invisible migrant workers employed by military contractors in Iraq.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 6, 2008. If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.
Satyam, Think Progress AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 29, 2008. A Washington law firm has filed a lawsuit against KBR alleging their involvement in human trafficking, forced labor and slavery.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 8, 2008. "It shows that when it comes to rape cover up, KBR knows what the hell it's doing, and knows that no one will even bother trying to stop them."
Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. August 7, 2008. Numerous private civilian contractors have died in Iraq under KBR's watch, yet the firm is immune from U.S. law.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. July 31, 2008. The firm was recently given another fat contract as a reward for its excellent performance.
