Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges Employees of DOD Contractors in Iraq/Afghanistan to Call About Rewards if Their Employer is Overbilling for Hours or Services Never Rendered The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging employees of contractors providing services to the Department of Defense in Iraq or Afghanistan to call us anytime at 866-714-6466 if their […]
Neryl Joyce worked in Iraq from 2004 to 2006 — says her “self-belief, courage and a never-say-die attitude” took her from working at Woolworths to becoming a Baghdad bodyguard, but also almost got her killed. Working for two of the most powerful security companies in Baghdad, Joyce — who had served as a commissioned officer […]
Contractor Steven Gern claims he was removed from Iraq after a testimonial on Islam he released last week went ultra-viral. Gern, a former Marine and current security contractor, posted a video to his Facebook in which he described a purported conversation between himself and local Iraqis regarding how an unaccompanied, unarmed American might be treated […]
Afghanistan's national security adviser is appealing to the U.S. to provide aircraft to background operations in the country until Afghan security forces can do the job alone. Mohammed Hanif Atmar told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that "we will need a kind of filling-the-gap measure from the United States." Atmar said "it will take us […]
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains very dangerous, and the ability of the Embassy to assist U.S. citizens facing difficulty is extremely limited. This supersedes the Travel Warning dated July 6, 2016. U.S. citizens in Iraq are at high risk for kidnapping and terrorist violence. […]