War & Disaster Profiteering

A South African employed by a private security company in Iraq has allegedly been involved in the random shooting of civilians in the war-ravaged country. Read More

Private security contractors have been involved in scores of shootings in Iraq, but none have been prosecuted despite findings in at least one fatal case that the men had not followed proper procedures. Read More

ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts. Read More

While the rest of us are just trying to follow troop movements, these guys, to coin a phrase from the film All the President's Men,' follow the money.' Read More

WASHINGTON -- When Maj. Steven Warren's Army brigade arrived in Baqubah, capital of Iraq's Diyala province 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, years of trash lay piled by the roadside. It was waist-high in some places -- a constant reminder of the local government's failure to take care of citizens' basic needs. Read More

It takes two to commit bribery - the person who takes the bribe and the person who gives it. Justice demands the next prosecution be of the defense contractors who kept the San Diego-area congressman supplied with an eye-popping flow of cash, luxury cars, yachts and other amenities. Read More

Probe examines reconstruction deals. Read More

Army recuitment may be down, but economic hardship keeps the troops of Halliburton at high levels. Read More

Designed to mask any connection with the US military, The Pentagon has a contract with a small Washington-based firm called Lincoln Group, which helps translate and place the stories. The Lincoln Group's Iraqi staff or its subcontractors, sometimes pose as freelance reporters or advertising executives when they deliver the stories to Baghdad media outlets. Read More

No one is sure how well psychological operations have worked in Afghanistan or Iraq, but that's not stopping efforts to step them up, using contractors to do it. Read More