China’s demand for oil jumped by an “astonishing” 28% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. 
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   Here is a quick run down on what China is doing in Iraq, and it is all about oil.  I find it interesting that China is getting more involved with […]

   TigerSwan is doing this the smart way. Getting in with local Iraqi security companies and also providing linguists for projects is the way to go, as we slowly transition out of Iraq.  And this company has all the goods to make this contract work because they are all former CAG guys. So businesses should […]

    Well duh. lol You guys don’t have to pay the pensions of contractors when their contract is done and the war is over. Of course the government loves to use this ‘disposable workforce’ called contractors.
     Thanks to David Isenberg who brought this to everyone’s attention through his blog, and you can read his […]

     Bravo to DynCorp and the government folks for honoring these men and their sacrifice. It is the least they could do, and other companies out there who have had injured or deceased contractors should take note.
      I also hope that DynCorp will continue to show it’s appreciation by being there for these […]

   It’s nice to hear that she is pleased with the job of the folks in Afghanistan.  No word though on if the 600 positions for monitoring contracts have been filled yet, and I am speculating that it has not happened because of the problems going on in Iraq.  Fill the positions, and then get […]

     It applies to about 250 security contractors who worked for Blackwater in Iraq at the time of the incident, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani told The Associated Press.
     Some of the guards now work for other security firms in Iraq, while others work for a Blackwater subsidiary, al-Bolani said. He said all “concerned […]

   I do not know who Issa works for, but I am sure it is one of the big companies that provide linguists to the DoD. It will be interesting to hear the official statement from the DoD on this one, and it sounds like they have been kind of hush about this.  Also, if […]

     Now if we can actually get the Iraqis to play nicely with the puppies, we can really celebrate.  But somehow I have this vision of the dogs being neglected or ‘accidently’ dying or running away under the control of the Iraqis.  Maybe not, and I certainly hope they can man up and make […]

   This was expected.  Hell, even the Vice President of United States was all over this.
   Although I tend to think that if prosecutors could not win this thing while violating the constitutional rights of these individuals, I don’t think they will be able to do much with some other angle.  Politically it looks great […]

   Yet again, how come this does not surprise me?  The one part that really stands out about this report, is the fact that they only had one contracting officer to monitor over a billion dollars worth of invoices.  I am no expert on contracting officers, but it would seem to me that using just […]