How Much Money Did U.S. Waste in Iraq Reconstruction?

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How Much Money Did U.S. Waste in Iraq Reconstruction?

by The Investigative Newswire on July 20, 2012 · comment

Marine Corps HMMWVs of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3), roll through Hadithah, Iraq, during a vehicle patrol. 1st Battalion, 3d Marines is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 2, II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Stephen M. Kwietniak (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. official says government wasted $6-8 billion in Iraq reconstruction The special inspector general for Iraq tallies the loss of U.S. taxpayer funds at more than 11 percent of the billions spent by Zach Toombs for iWatch News [...]

U.S. Drone Death Count is Disputed

by The Investigative Newswire on June 21, 2012 · comment

A Predator drone in US Air Force base in 2011's summer. photo: Wikimedia Commons

Obama Administration’s Drone Death Figures Don’t Add Up by Justin Elliott for ProPublica Last month, a “senior administration official” said the number of civilians killed in drone strikes in Pakistan under President Obama is in the “single digits.” But last [...]

The Iraq War Oligopoly: A Decade of NO Competition

by The Investigative Newswire on October 24, 2011 · comment

Company A, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, part of Task Force 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment (TF 1-18 IN) board aircraft in Kuwait on 19 OCT 2006 in order to move to Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. photo: Joshua Shearn (Wikimedia Commons)

Sending troops home could pave way for more non-competitive defense contracting By R. Jeffrey Smith for iwatch news Out go all the U.S. troops by year’s end, President Obama said Friday about Iraq. And in go the contractors, along with [...]