{"id":1710,"date":"2006-12-07T05:25:52","date_gmt":"2006-12-07T09:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2006-12-07T05:25:52","modified_gmt":"2006-12-07T09:25:52","slug":"privatising-the-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=1710","title":{"rendered":"Privatising the Occupation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mazin Qumsiyeh notes<\/a>, “It is truly remarkable that the so called “Iraq study group” report in 160 pages and thousands of words fails to mention human rights and International law (the words only appear in describing the background of three of the study authors such as “Mr. Jordan practiced general, corporate, legislative, and international law in Washington, D.C.” and “Mr. Hamilton’s distinguished service in government has been honored through numerous awards in public service and human rights as well as honorary degrees”.)”<\/p>\n

Sandra Day O’Connor appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball yesterday and implied that if the media didn’t report so negatively on the war then the report wouldn’t have been necessary. She was not asked to define the good news that the media fails to report. She suggested that the media get behind the report so that it might work its magic and unite the country behind staying in Iraq until success is achieved. buermann defines that success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ISG report states there are 5,000 contractors in Iraq. (p. 7) They’re also mentioned in Recommendation 62 that includes the only reference to ‘private security forces’ in the report.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military should work with the Iraqi military and with private security forces to protect oil infrastructure and contractors. Protective measures could include a program to improve pipeline security by paying local tribes solely on the basis of throughput (rather than fixed amounts).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq
\nBy Renae Merle, 5 December 2006<\/a>, Washington Post Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three years into the war, the headcount represents one of the Pentagon’s most concrete efforts so far toward addressing the complexities and questions raised by the large numbers of civilians who have flooded into Iraq to work. With few industry standards, the military and contractors have sometimes lacked coordination, resulting in friendly fire incidents, according to a Government Accountability Office report last year.<\/p>\n

“It takes a great deal of vigilance on the part of the military commander to ensure contractor compliance,” said William L. Nash, a retired Army general and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. “If you’re trying to win hearts and minds and the contractor is driving 90 miles per hour through the streets and running over kids, that’s not helping the image of the American army. The Iraqis aren’t going to distinguish between a contractor and a soldier.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The ISG recommends removing interagency barriers to any pro-western financier interested in securing a piece of Iraq.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDATION 70: A more flexible security assistance program for Iraq, breaking down the barriers to effective interagency cooperation, should be authorized and implemented.<\/p>\n

The United States also needs to break down barriers that discourage U.S. partnerships with international donors and Iraqi participants to promote reconstruction. The ability of the United States to form such partnerships will encourage greater international participation in Iraq.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDATION 71: Authority to merge U.S. funds with those from international donors and Iraqi participants on behalf of assistance projects should be provided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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