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yesterday that the matter has been referred to the agency's inspector general. In the coming weeks, the agency
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Tyrone 09/01/2009 09:16 PM
What's up with that? I want to know why there are blocks covering up certain part the these men's
body on certain pictures. I say let America see it all with no covers on their faces or anywhere
else! This is what your tax dollars has been paying
Anonymous 09/02/2009 01:12 AM in reply to Tyrone
You just want to see some man action, Tyrone. Don't be ashamed. Just be honest.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 02:01 AM in reply to Anonymous
You call the savages men? They are garbage. Much less than animals, of course. Trash ..
Anonymous 11/24/2009 05:22 PM in reply to Tyrone
Lol they are partying it up. But they aren't even at work it's off duty horseplay at his own house.
Who cares!!
love. 12/19/2010 02:04 PM in reply to Tyrone
Agreed!
Butch in Waukegan 09/01/2009 11:38 PM
Hey, there's a pattern.
I haven't seen any news source mention the killing by an intoxicated ArmourGroup guard
(British subsidiary) in the Green Zone early in August. Looks like there's a pattern.
What are these guys going to do when they return home?
I suspect a fair number will become cops.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 12:04 AM
So what?
These guys were having a party on their off-time and having fun. So what? I for one would
rather hang out with these guys than all of the tight-asses expressing outrage at this.
Butch in Waukegan 09/02/2009 12:36 AM in reply to Anonymous
For sure, "tight asses" are not their problem. Party on Anonymous.
Of course, leaving one of their parties armed, in Afghan dress (like the report documents) and
wandering the streets of Kabul, is just "having fun" too.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 02:46 AM in reply to Anonymous
It looks like these guys are off duty; i dont think they can be drinking and being naked on duty
at the embassy; the pics are taken somewhere else; that doesn't mean i am defending them at all;
if they were abusing subordinates or Afganis; they should be subject to dismissal and termination
and flown back to their respective countries right away; but whatever they were doing while they
were off duty at a secured camp ( not in public ) i think is their own business ! Remember one
thing people; these guys are security personel; that means they are absolutely nothing; they are
not cops that are supposed be " the pillars of their communities " even when they are off duty;
or military personel that are also required to have a code of conduct on or off duty; Our
goverment tells us security officers that we are not law enforcement and that we are just another
civilian that why when we say something to somebody they just send us to hell and end of the
story !
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 06:17 PM in reply to Anonymous
lol
these guys are obviousely in teh closet....i dont even knw gay people that would do this in public
in front of your , supposed, 'strait' bros....
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GString 09/02/2009 06:18 PM in reply to Anonymous
Party On Guys
Where's the party dude? I haven't seen this type of debauchery since my party days in the late 70's
and early 80's. No hookers, no problem. You make do with what you got...hehee
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 06:57 PM in reply to Anonymous
Yeah - it's harmless - till they turn on you!!
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Anonymous 09/05/2009 03:25 AM in reply to Anonymous
I agree
I say we take up a collection and have this woman sent over.. there.
1 out of 3 women are sexually assaulted in the armed forces, so you'll be in terrific company..
perhaps then you'll appreciate the tight-ass you once had.
Marc 09/05/2009 09:25 PM in reply to Anonymous
You sir are other Gay or a fucking hippy wanabe . No where do i participate in homosexual antics
to let off steam or otherwise.
This is a extreme embarassment to the US, and shows how the socialism of Obamanation at work!
Bush got reemed because he let terrorists get water boarded so we could try and stop them from
killing us and beheading our relatives.
But hey this is ok?
Harold Percival Ness 03/25/2011 04:08 PM in reply to Marc
Um, it was Bush & his cronies that hired these whack jobs in the first place.
The work they are doing used to be done by US armed forces, but Bush needed to "cut goverment spending"
and spread some largess, so he forced the State Dept to buy mercenaries for guards.
Of course, these hired goons cost more in the long run than the military, not to mention they lack
the discipline and integrity shown by most of our soldiers.
Bud 03/31/2011 07:27 PM in reply to Harold Percival Ness
Mr. Ness,
You haven't a clue to just what level of "misinformed" you are. WOW! Please tell me that your
comment was typed in jest.
Even better then that... your solution Sir to this problem?
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Anonymous 09/07/2009 03:33 AM in reply to Anonymous
These men are just having fun on their own time. Who says that the moslems are the great moralists
of the world anyway---the moslems! Of course, thats not counting when they are beheading people
who convert to Christianity or oppressing their wives! By the way, when their away from their wives--
as in the south of Spain, they are worse than this--prostitutes, drinking and all kinds of misbehaving.
Don't take my word for it---go to Puerto Banus in Spain. Michael in Washington, D.C.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 12:09 AM
Pseudo-military types engaging in overtly homo-erotic behavior fueled by alcohol. Gee, that never happens.
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Don N. 09/02/2009 09:33 PM in reply to Anonymous
I lived near Camp Pendelton for many years. We always heard a joke- what's the difference between a
gay marine and a straight marine? A six pack. I can tell you sometimes it took less than that.
Marines are hot! show more show less
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Raul 09/02/2009 12:14 AM
Huh?
Not the kind of party I would like to attend but did they do anything wrong? I don't think it's
against the law to embarass family and friends. show more show less
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Oscar Alvarez 09/02/2009 12:45 AM
Double standards...
If Lt. Dan Choi get's discharged for being gay, why are these blatant homosexuals allowed to
"protect" the embassy? show more show less
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 01:26 AM
You're artificially implanted into a place where half the population resents your presence,
you're guarding the most valuable terrorist target in Afghanistan, and you let your hair
down on the weekends.
What's the big deal? Do we expect sane people to take these jobs?
BlueLew
Butch in Waukegan 09/02/2009 01:55 AM in reply to Anonymous
Screw 'em
Bluelew
You're artificially implanted into a place where half the population resents your presence,
you're guarding the most valuable terrorist target in Afghanistan, and you let your hair
down on the weekends.
What's the big deal?
Damn right. Hey we're Americans! It's our world, what the f**k can they do about it?
Anonymous 09/09/2009 09:03 PM in reply to Butch in Waukegan
to do or not to do
No need to do anything. U r crazy enough to suicide.
'will just stay out of that party.
Anonymous 09/09/2009 08:56 PM in reply to Anonymous
sane people?
There you have a point. Are you realy geting it?
Who could you recomend as reasonably sane all the way up in command chain?
Up to the White House and then down to the voting american people.
I can´t imagine how it feels to live there, see these things and numbly writing
all those comments listed under this article.
I wouldn't blame you if you drink a litle too. Shame nobody will seemingly care, over there.
(a foreign observer, anonymous of course to comment the model for Democracy. Ok if this is
posted, but does it any difference if anybody over there is capable to realise it? )
Anonymous 09/02/2009 01:28 AM
Wait--where are the hookers? The article said hookers. I want to see the hookers!
StraightAndProud 09/07/2009 06:06 PM in reply to Anonymous
You're lookin' at 'em - it's just that they have schlongs...
rage96 09/02/2009 02:03 AM
This is the product of all those no-bid defense contracts from the Dumya-Vader Junta.
This is to be expected from placing under qualified, ungodly over compensated civilians
in a position intended to be staffed by adequately trained United States Marines.
What we have is a PARTY OVER HERE!!!
And, the tax payers are funding this useless ignorance, all while dickering over what
should be discluded in an insuranced legislated public healthcare option.
Sending the Corp back to work in these jobs we're overpaying privateers to staff this
poorly would certainly be a whole lot cheaper, and would free up some tax dollars for
other worthwhile and much needed domestic programs.
Programs like a UNIVERSAL COMPREHENSIVE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH PROGRAM WITH A PUBLIC
OPTION NOT LEGISLATED BY THE BIG HEALTH-BIG PHARMA BEAST!
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Anonymous 02/22/2010 08:32 PM in reply to rage96
You obviously have no clue.
If you think the individuals hired on to these jobs come straight from civilian lifestyles
untrained, you are sorely mistaken. The job listing/requirements for most contracts worth
a crap are usually only given to ex special operations forces ie. Special Forces, Rangers
(scrolled not just tabbed), Seals, CAG, Marine Recon, etc...
I'd say a good 90% of these guys come from those areas. If this is completely mindblowing
to some of you clowns then I'd hate to see what you would say about some of the hazing in
the military. Oh and by the way you might want to let social security sink our ship before
you throw the gasoline (healthcare) on the fire. The numbers being thrown around that will
compound over the years of cost are staggering.
Leave socialism for the Swiss.
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 02:09 AM
Photos
I'm an old lefty here. And I have to say that the pix above are No Big Deal.
Looks like some loaded guys blowin' off some steam, possibly in a nasty war zone.
I can think of one or two more newsworthy items out there.
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wmurray8 09/02/2009 02:48 AM in reply to Anonymous
If that is the level of your mentality then you most likely belong with them.
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 02:23 AM
I've just spent a month in America is and it is a biliously prissy puritanical self-deluding
dogpile of bigots. Not many Americans have any perspective on what to be shocked by.
The bog-standard frat-boy behaviour portrayed here is not different from anyone anywhere
having a party. The shocking part is the self-importance and racism that goes with it.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 02:58 AM in reply to Anonymous
Your perspective
Yea, what theyre doing is all good. Sure.
Its all a matter of perspective. If you and YOUR country have reached a level of
immorality such that these photos are like child's play, well, I have to wonder what
the next few generations will be like for you and yours.
Perhaps you should look at home before pointing a judging finger at us.
Oh, and if you dont like our country, well, youre certainly WELCOME to
stay AWAY. In fact, yes, Please stay away.
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 03:52 AM in reply to Anonymous
I second your motion. The writer probably has never even been to the US. And my,
doesn't he paint with a broad brush? Evidently, all 300 million of us are just alike.
I'm sure no racism, sexism, or any other from of prejudice exists in his home country.
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Anonymous 09/03/2009 01:59 AM in reply to Anonymous
An you should also stay away from other countries and keep your deviant behaviours in America.
You are not welcome to be anywhere in any other country.
Anonymous 09/09/2009 09:22 PM in reply to Anonymous
away?
Stay away? Gladly.
But seriously, if its Democracy you stand for and you aply it domesticaly, you are
colectively responsible of these facts and of the image you present of yourselves.
If there are other kinds of americans are they deaf, blind or spliffing?
wmurray8 09/02/2009 02:45 AM
And this is what we have guarding our embassy and representing the US to the world.
It just confirms the direction our nation is heading. Disgusting!?
William Murray
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Salt 09/02/2009 03:02 AM
All I can say is, these fellows must be really bored in Afghanistan.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 03:27 AM
Hey, can I join the party??? That one naked muscle dude is totally hot.
Sydney Carton 09/02/2009 03:51 AM
I don't get it
The article hints at plenty of things to be shocked and outraged by but does not deliver.
I see a bunch of grown men acting like frat boys. Nobody's been teabagged or even sharpied.
Pics don't prove they were drinking alcohol, but if they were that's not a big deal.
They're off duty civilians, therefore (probably) not subject to General Order 1B.
When I was in Iraq most of the FOBs had the contractors in their own (fenced off) living
areas where the booze flowed freely.
Yes, they look like idiots. Their company and the State Department ought to be embarrassed.
But the pictures are nothing illegal.
By the way, coconut skirts and the like aren't hard to get over there. If you have internet
(which they should in Kabul, embassy schmucks) go to Amazon.com and pony up the shipping cost.
That's how we got a full flock of pink flamingos and a putting green going.
massimo 09/02/2009 06:58 PM in reply to Sydney Carton
The US embassy
These guys make $ 120.000 each or more and the fighting soldier make about
$ 2500 to $ 3000.00 each .think about it & wonder why soldiers ask to get out
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replica watches 12/11/2009 06:11 PM in reply to Sydney Carton
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Sydney Carton 09/02/2009 03:54 AM
Oh yeah. And the embassy in Iraq had a gay pride party/gala just this past June.
So hooray for that. show more show less
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 06:13 PM
In these pages, everyone seems to be having a good time. And if the fellow in the
last picture [with the blue lei around his neck] is the hazing "victim," then he
looks awfully happy in other pictures.
What proof do we have that hazing occurred here? Or that men were forced to participate
against their will? It will be interesting to see what investigations reveal, whether
this was a hazing or just some gay boys having fun. But I can't help but wonder if a
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Matt. A. 09/02/2009 06:25 PM
gays gone wild
Who is that really good looking guy in the tennis cap?He has a future in homoerotic
magazines etc. cant wait to see the rest of him. show more show less
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Matt. A. 09/02/2009 06:28 PM
gays gone wild
Who is that really good looking guy in the tennis cap? He certainly has a future in
homoerotic magazines etc. I cant wait to see the rest of him.
G.W.B. 09/02/2009 06:37 PM
WHY ALL THE ANGER AND DISGUST ?
THIS IS A TRUE / FACTUAL DEPICTION OF AMERICANS & THEIR ASSOCIATES.
Virginia in Georgia 09/02/2009 06:47 PM
Da Nasty guys in the Photos!
Eugh, I didn't know what a "BUTT SHOT" was until now (can't they afford glasses).
I feel like stabbing my eyes out with those tiny umbrellas..... eughhhhhh.
I'm totally offended they are such ugly guys, or any guy doing this. Nasty. And"
Butch in Waukegan" is right, how much you want to bet they return and get jobs
as COPS! *shiver. You really should show their faces...
this way us girls can be warned!
I'm outta here!
Rick 09/02/2009 06:59 PM
guards gone wild
The tatic works, no clear thinking Afgan would ever think of trying to start something
with these crazy guys.
Achmed Smith. 09/08/2009 03:30 AM in reply to Rick
To say that these guys are "tough", is not strictly true.
Their little white butts disintegrate quite nicely when exposed to roadside IED`s.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 07:27 PM
I would like to know how old these"hookers" are. And did they come to this gathering willingly.....
All the responses I have read really make me ashamed to be an American. We are over in these
countries to bring democracy..Remember...that is the excuse our last president gave..We hire these
thuds for extremly large amounts of money, while our soldiers make pennies. And our soldiers are
risking their lives to protect these idiots. These guys is what is giving America a bad name.
These are the ones that are hungover and shooting at our soldiers, raping these women and children,
killing innocent people and all in the name of Democracy. spread the freedom..
And the people in America are complaining about "wasting money on health care". It is just all screwed up..
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Anonymous 09/04/2009 12:21 AM in reply to Anonymous
What gives USA the right to decide who needs democracy?
Leave other countries alone !! Stop killing people for material gain under the guise of
'bringing democracy'.
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 07:53 PM
Don't you people have anything better to do than sit there and read all of the stupid commen...........
uh never mind...PARTY ON MOTHER F...ERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
something stinks 09/02/2009 08:11 PM
Boys will be Boys!
Like that doesn't happen in Congress and the White House all the time.
nobodysaysBOO 09/02/2009 08:11 PM
oil?
american and other oil and const workers always party on R and R sometimes they set
up party ISLANDS in islamic areas specifically for westerners,an invite to an embassy
party of ANY type is a sold out event in almost every embasy in asia the local cops
and shore patrole controled the in public behaviors NOT ANYMORE BUSHIES RULE!
Anonymous 09/02/2009 08:30 PM
Gee, looks like Bohemian Grove to me! show more show less
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 08:59 PM
the Wackenhut Mission Statement and Values
The Complete Wackenhut Mission Statement and Values are posted with these pictures at
not http://www.suburbanempire.com
Anonymous 09/02/2009 09:11 PM
Good grief...
You know, I think about the good things I could do with the money that is forcibly taken
out of my paycheck every two weeks and then I look at those pictures...
I believe a young soldier took her own life just recently over those very hazing incidents.
When this country is destroyed, and it soon will be, it's a shame the good people have to
pay the price along with the bad, because our voices can't be heard.
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atouk 09/02/2009 09:28 PM
Add a band and some nurses and you have one of the classics of post WWII, South Pacific.
But they still look like amateurs compared to that late great member of congress Teddy Kennedy...
Waitress sandwich anyone?
Dr. Taam 09/02/2009 09:48 PM
the island of dr. moreau
Wise up people! those are AMERICAN men partying just like WE teach them to party on our
TVs and in our popular culture. We have led ourselves to a state of extreme de-evolution,
and we only want more!
Until we stop watching tv and accepting the popular culture they feed us, stop listening to
Rush and even NPR, stop consuming hyper violent movies and video games and music, stop
driving as much as possible (yes, you CAN walk a mile to the market), and stop playing THEIR games.
Go start a garden, start eating REAL food instead of factory made substitutes, join a co-op, get
to know your neighbor (and get to know your neighbor's CULTURE if they are different from you),
start going to the library and read books written before you were born (it's amazing how wise
some of of those old dusty books are! AND they help your vocabulary!!), stop judging others,
etc, etc, etc.
I'm not telling you WHAT to read or how to think, but it's time we start learning to do these
things on our own. It's amazing how EASY it is to get along with people if you...
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Anonymous 09/02/2009 10:45 PM
I think the ones saying that this is no big deal should realize that when you are in another
country representing America you behave like you got some damn sense. Or at least do not take
pictures of you acting like jackasses. Whether it was done on Embassy grounds or not these
guys work for the US Embassy in Kabul and would you want these high paid idiot contrators
taking your tax money licking each other asses while a Marine who is actually making peanuts
getting shot at and being killed?
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Real Man 09/02/2009 11:05 PM
This Homoerotic Imagery is Due to Rampant Metrosexuality !!!
Hello:
I'm a member of the "Toronto Real Men", the world's only anti-metrosexual organization,
run by "Dimitri The Lover", aka "The Prophet". In the same way that John Connor fights
the machines for survival of humanity in "The Terminator", The Prophet has dedicated
his life to fight "Metrosexuality" for the survival of masculinity. He is a modern-day
Rasputin ... a real-life Tyler Durden.
Here is the web site for the "Toronto Real Men": http://torontorealmen.com ...
if you go to the section in the menu on the left titled "Meeting Announcements",
then click on "August", you will understand everything he is trying to do. Also,
if you click on the link on the left titled "Media Centre", there's both a radio
interview and an appearance in a documentary so you can hear The Prophet speak.
Also, everyone knows that women in Toronto are stuck up and play games. Here is how
The Prophet deals with a single woman that likes him but still refuses to cough up her
number ... he hands her this flyer:
http://pics.livejournal.com/su...
Here is a link to some animations that have been banned by YouTube but give...
Anonymous 09/02/2009 11:22 PM in reply to Real Man
lol, anyone calling themselves "The Prophet" has issues. AND THEN do spew the nonsense
you are spewing! jeez! Talk about pre-pubescent philosophy! "rid the world of feminism"?
and "He is a modern-day Rasputin"? (er, "Rasputin" is usually NOT used in a positive light these days!)
this was funny: "everyone knows that women in Toronto are stuck up and play games".
Right, and you know "everyone"?
More juvenile talk! Amazing! This has to be joke!
Anonymous 09/03/2009 12:22 AM in reply to Real Man
http://jezebel.com/5020419/dim...
Before anyone deals with DML they need to access the above site.
I can't believe this Dimitri thinks he's good looking. Ugh. I've had way better
without even trying.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 11:49 PM
Ambassadors
Finally someone got it right. When we are outside of the U.S. we are ambassadors for our country.
I have been an EXPAT for 10 years now and have never done anything remotely close to that.
I am a military contractor and I have been deployed in 3 war zones since 2003. I was a manager
on a contract in Qatar and one of my employees was threatening the guards in our compound and
following women to the pool acting all stupid. I got him out of there as soon as I could.
He even threatened me when he was drunk after he found out he was being fired. I think these guys
should be detained, deported, and charged with felonies so they can never get another government
job. show more show less
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Anonymous 09/03/2009 02:21 AM in reply to Anonymous
They are the true ambassadors of the USA. They are the ambassadors of your true values, not
the hypocrytical image you like to portray about the USA. This is the true USA.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 08:18 PM in reply to Anonymous
This is not the true USA as some of you would like to believe. These people will be dealt
with wthin the confines of our society. They will not be abused or hanged, however. We do
not greet abominations with abominations.
Achmed Smith. 09/08/2009 03:38 AM in reply to Anonymous
So, just when will they be dealt with... today?
Next week, or maybe in February, as for abominations, what would you call the arial
bombing of civilians, the use of cluster bombs and cruise missiles, and the use of
depleted uranium, arrest without trial, summary executions using unmanned drones,
and on and on.
Better that the Afghans use their own methods to deal with every last single one.
After all, it is their nation.
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Anonymous 09/09/2009 09:47 PM in reply to Anonymous
Sane jobs
Someone said above no sane people would take any of those jobs.
Chuck 09/03/2009 12:46 AM
party photo's
Looks like a fun party, how does one arrange an invitation?
Anonymous 09/03/2009 03:14 AM in reply to Chuck
Fly to Afghanistan, hire a car to the US Embassy, hang your bare ass out the window.
Don't forget the vodka!
Anonymous 09/03/2009 01:47 AM
dimitri! lol
omg! thanks for that link on "dimitri"!! what a loser...
lol
Anonymous 09/03/2009 04:05 AM in reply to Anonymous
No wonder he can't get laid!
Anonymous 09/03/2009 02:06 AM
These are the true American Values. Stay away from other countries.
Return home and keep you values to yourself.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 04:02 AM
Wackenhut Mission Values Statement
The Wackenhut Mission Values Statement appears at www.suburbanempire.com with these pictures!
It is quoted directly off their website, and is really funny when paired with the pictures!
enjoy MJ fans!
Kim_cool 09/03/2009 04:30 AM
Depraved clowns
Every damned and blood-soaked imperial occupation needs a decadent, tax-absorbing troupe of
militarized clowns that we can expose and laugh at. And you are that hilarious paradigm of
humiliation, my Armor Group friends. A promising career in domestic law enforcement awaits you.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 04:30 AM
Sexual deciiancy and the logic
Torture and killing are also Sex Deviancy Expressions.
The participants get their sexual kicks and gratifications from these acts;
also killing and torturing.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 04:41 AM
WHAT IF THEY WERE BLACK AMERICANS OR LATINOS...SAY WHAT?
WHAT IF THEY WERE BLACK AMERICANS OR LATINOS...SAY WHAT?
What if they were black Americans or Latinos doing that ...
what would WHITE FOLKS say??
Anonymous 09/03/2009 05:28 AM
From the comments so far, I gather nobody's figured out that some of the men were forced
to participate against their will, or at the very least were under severe duress (hazing).
Sheesh.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 05:35 AM
I was going to add "severe shame on Mother Jones for not specifying the allegations
include hazing/duress/forced participation." But the MJ article above does mention
this, at least briefly.
I guess, less severe shame on Mother Jones for titling the piece "Gone Wild" --
it seems to have incorrectly emphasized in readers' minds that these pictures
show uncoerced voluntary behavior.
Interestingly enough, accused parties' faces etc are blocked out, but not the hazing
victim's face in that last photo. That's a little weird to me and seems...
insensitive?
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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/09/animal-house-afghanistan
Animal House in Afghanistan
—By Daniel Schulman
Tue Sep. 1, 2009 9:19 AM PDT81 Photo provided by the Project on Government Oversight.UPDATE:
Here are the jaw-dropping photos. NSFW.
Drunken brawls, prostitutes, hazing and humiliation, taking vodka shots out of buttcracks— no, the
perpetrators of these Animal House-like antics aren't some depraved frat brothers. They are the
private security contractors guarding the US embassy compound in Kabul.
These allegations, and many more, are contained in a letter sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
on Tuesday by the Project on Government Oversight, which has been investigating the embassy security
contract held by ArmorGroup North America (a subsidiary of Wackenhut, which is in turn owned by the
security behemoth G4S). The contractor was the subject of a congressional probe earlier this summer
that found serious lapses in the company's handling of the embassy security contract, which internal
State Department documents said left the embassy compound "in jeopardy." Nevertheless, the government
opted to extend the company's 5-year, $189 million contract for another year.
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Underscoring the scope of the problems within ArmorGroup's Afghanistan operation, POGO says that nearly
a tenth of the company's 450-man embassy security force contacted the watchdog group to "express
concerns about and provide evidence of a pattern of blatant, longstanding violations of the security
contract, and of a pervasive breakdown in the chain of command and guard force discipline and morale."
In the letter to Clinton, POGO executive director Danielle Brian writes:
This environment has resulted in chronic turnover by U.S./ex-pat guards. According to the State Department,
"nearly 90% of the incumbent US/Expats left within the first six months of contract performance."
According to POGO sources, the U.S./ex-pat guard turnover may be as high as 100 percent annually.
This untenable turnover prevents the guard force from developing team cohesion, and requires constant
training for new replacement recruits. The guards have come to POGO because they say they believe strongly
in the mission, but are concerned that many good guards are quitting out of frustration or being fired
for refusing to participate in the misconduct, and that those responsible for the misconduct are not
being held accountable.
Brian's letter suggests that Wackenhut Vice President Sam Brinkley, who testified before a Senate panel
in June about ArmorGroup's performance of the embassy contract, may have misled Congress.
Despite Wackenhut Vice President Sam Brinkley's sworn Senate testimony that "…the Kabul contract has
been fully-staffed since January 2009…" the truth is that chronic understaffing of the guard force
continues to be a major problem. And evidence suggests Mr. Brinkley knew that. Around March, according
to numerous participants, he was confronted by some 50 guards at Camp Sullivan who complained to him
directly about a severe, ongoing guard shortage. Then, in an April 2009 memo to a State Department
official, U.S. Embassy Kabul guard force Commander Werner Ilic reported that guard shortages had caused
chronic sleep deprivation among his men. He described a situation in which guards habitually face
14-hour-day work cycles extending for as many as eight weeks in a row, frequently alternating between
day and night shifts. He concluded that "this ultimately diminishes the LGF's [Local Guard Force's]
ability to provide security." The contract with the State Department specifies that guards may not be
on duty for longer than 12 consecutive hours. Interviewees and documents reveal that short-staffing
frequently results in the denial of contractually guaranteed leave and vacation, and that those who
do not comply are threatened with termination or actually fired.
But criticisms of failing to meet manpower obligations are nothing compared to the bacchanalian
activities ArmorGroup's personnel were allegedly engaged in.
Guards have come to POGO with allegations and photographic evidence that some supervisors and guards
are engaging in near-weekly deviant hazing and humiliation of subordinates. Witnesses report that
the highest levels of AGNA management in Kabul are aware of and have personally observed—or even
engaged in—these activities, but have done nothing to stop them. Indeed, management has condoned
this misconduct, declining to take disciplinary action against those responsible and allowing two
of the worst offending supervisors to resign and allegedly move on to work on other U.S. contracts.
The lewd and deviant behavior of approximately 30 supervisors and guards has resulted in complete
distrust of leadership and a breakdown of the chain of command, compromising security.
Numerous emails, photographs, and videos portray a Lord of the Flies environment. One email from a
current guard describes scenes in which guards and supervisors are "peeing on people, eating potato
chips out of [buttock] cracks, vodka shots out of [buttock] cracks (there is video of that one),
broken doors after drnken [sic] brawls, threats and intimidation from those leaders participating
in this activity…." Photograph after photograph shows guards—including supervisors—at parties in
various stages of nudity, sometimes fondling each other. These parties take place just a few yards
from the housing of other supervisors.
Multiple guards say this deviant hazing has created a climate of fear and coercion, with those who
declined to participate often ridiculed, humiliated, demoted, or even fired. The result is an
environment that is dangerous and volatile. Some guards have reported barricading themselves in
their rooms for fear that those carrying out the hazing will harm them physically. Others have
reported that AGNA management has begun to conduct a witch hunt to identify employees who have
provided information about this atmosphere to POGO.
These allegations raise serious questions about why ArmorGroup has been allowed to retain this
important contract, which gives the company the responsibility for protecting the lives of the
hundreds of diplomats, officials, and others who work within the embassy compound. Also in question
is the State Department's ability to provide adequate oversight of contractors under its
jurisdiction. It should at least be able to ensure that its embassy doesn't provide the backdrop
for a Contractors Gone Wild video.
POGO is calling on the State Department to launch an independent investigation of the Kabul embassy
contract and to "consider initiating suspension and debarment proceedings against the companies
ArmorGroup North America." As for the State Department officials who were supposed to be providing
oversight, the watchdog says they, too, should be held accountable. Perhaps as punishment they ought
to be forced to watch the buttcrack vodka shot video.
UPDATE: The State Department responds. Plus: Why did a top State official tell Congress in June that
ArmorGroup's performance in Afghanistan "has been and is sound" when internal documents suggest he had
reason to belive otherwise?
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Anonymous 08/31/2009 11:42 PM
where can I sign up???? show more show less
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Anonymous 08/31/2009 11:43 PM
and we wonder why americans are so unwelcome around the world. show more show less
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Anonymous 09/01/2009 01:25 AM in reply to Anonymous
who wonders?
oh, those who wonders?
oh, those fellow citizens who vote against "socialism,"
gay marriage, progressive taxation, control of assault
rifles, etc.
Tim 09/02/2009 01:54 AM in reply to Anonymous
No! The people who wonder this are the people who are losing friends, family members, brothers,
sisters, parents, spouses, CHILDREN everyday fighting for this nations freedom. What's more
interesting to me is what do other nations think about our use of private contractors over our
own military, and also what do they think when they see this kind of stuff being done. Weakness?
Stupidity?
Anonymous 09/03/2009 08:39 PM in reply to Anonymous
Guards arent American
Can we get some responsible journalism, the guards were ex-pats not american, yes an american
company and yes, an american embassy, but these euro/safrican idiots are everywhere, the european
soldiers and contractors think anything goes when they are not at home, sun bathing nude in
downtown kabul, chatting up soldiers in the bathroom while in the skivvies, wtf and worse.
good luck finding a prostitute in Kabul, I wish I could find one after a year there....they
dont exist.
Anonymous 03/22/2010 08:42 PM in reply to Anonymous
Wake up dude
They were all Americans, im American and know the facts on this. So wake up dude and smell
the coffee, your dumb ass.
Anonymous 08/31/2009 11:47 PM
Where is the article? show more show less
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NW 09/01/2009 12:02 AM
I gotta say this sounds real American.
dm10003 09/02/2009 12:31 AM in reply to NW
i gotta say it sounds real american except that it's british footbal hooligans,
it's viking pillagers, it's alcohol, its etc. etc. etc. ...
it's everywhere and forever. i'm not defending it, but it's real naivete to say what an
american does is only an american trait.
Stan Wright 09/01/2009 12:12 AM
If they were US soldiers guarding an embassy in a war zone, they'd be turning over at least
annually, too.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 01:34 AM in reply to Stan Wright
If they were US servicemen there would be discipline and this kind of crap would not be
tolerated. The privatization of what had been the duties of US armed forces is a big mistake.
But a big moneymaker for many.
Anonymous 09/06/2009 08:31 PM in reply to Anonymous
thats not true
what is reported here does not seem to be a crime. i am not concerned about guards excercising
their liberty i am concerned about us unamerican guards depriving prisoners of their liberty.
i am concerned about prisoners being subjected to illegal searches and treatment. a search in
front of someone of the opposite sex is abuse and humiliation under the law. all constitutional
violations are unamerican and so are the american personel that engage in them.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 12:13 AM
Next time a subordinate comes to me with a complaint about his/her job, I think I'll hand
them a copy of this article and a shot glass...
Anonymous 09/01/2009 12:23 AM
Marines usually guard embassies. If the Marines I know who are embassy guards were in Kabul
this would never have happened.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 04:00 AM in reply to Anonymous
Oh really? Is that why the marines in Tanzania used to go around and sleep with hookers in
the back of an embassy Landrover? Those guys were dumber than dog crap. I wouldn't trust
them to protect a caesar salad. If you want to improve foreign relations, join the Peace Corps.
If you want to be a jarhead, screw around in high school and drool on your shoes to qualify.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 10:44 PM in reply to Anonymous
To the man or woman who stated that Marines are jarheads....do yo have any idea just how off-base
you are??? You have no idea what it takes to be a Marine - not only physically, but mentally
as well. The jobs that they do are much more mentally challenging than you think. They are not
just robots that are handed guns and told what to do. They are humans like anyone else that have
chosen to protect our country because they have a true love for our country. Yes, it is great to
reach out to other countries and the Peace Corps is a wonderful organization, but Peace Corp.
members are no better than the US Military members. If you think that this country can live
without the protection of our Marines, you are smoking crack. I would love for you to see just
what this country would be like if we took away Our Marine Corp. Better yet, I would love for
you to visit and have conversations with actual Marines, and I am certain that your stereotypes
will quickly be dismissed.
And even if you met a bad batch, which you may because there is good and bad...
Jenniferhart007 08/28/2011 10:20 PM in reply to Anonymous
I agree going over to Afghanistan as a contractor now but still Marine
Jenniferhart007 08/28/2011 10:22 PM in reply to Jenniferhart007
How could you disrespect the Corps seriously??
Anonymous 04/23/2010 07:07 PM in reply to Anonymous
you are a moron.these are flesh and blood men and woman doing a tremendous job.you should see
how heart wrenching it is when they say goodbye to their loved ones when they depoly.but you
will never know because you have never left your home and mommy.
Fungi 08/18/2011 10:04 AM in reply to Anonymous
You disrespectful shit! How dare you talk about Marines that way! Ignorant! I bet your balls
are the size of peas, that is if you have any?!
Anonymous 09/12/2009 10:11 PM in reply to Anonymous
If you really knew what you were talking about you would not state that "Marines Guard Embassies".
Local guards from the host country guard embassies. The Marines at our embassies are in charge of
internal defense and protection of classified information. Local guards protect our perimeters
and guard our facilities. They are our first line of defense in most foreign countries. Do your
homework before making statements.
L.RonBlubber 09/01/2009 12:27 AM
What happened to the good old days of Blackwater contractors killing civilians . . .
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Flag 1 person liked this. 09/01/2009 12:45 AM
SOP
As to the question the article asks, "Why is this allowed to continue?", it's possible this
is exactly what the people running the show want (and I don't mean the supervisors, etc. onsite),
for some unknown reason--so appealing to the people in charge to stop it, may not be productive.
Akinoluna - female Marine 09/01/2009 12:46 AM
Marine security guards
Marines DO guard embassies, but they are only responsible for INTERNAL security. These contractors
appear to be responsible for security outside the embassy building.
SamSam 09/01/2009 01:14 AM
I just want to see the photographs...
bor edwell 09/01/2009 01:28 AM
Kabulls
O, i read Wackenhut as Wacknut. Bout says it all.
goodog 09/01/2009 01:53 AM
ambivalence now
Without seeing the video, I have a hard time judging whether or not the participants are truly
enjoying themselves or just phoning it in as they gobble potato chips and vodka shots from each
other's butt cheeks. For instance, are said cheeks toned and taught or flat and flabby?
Half the outrage is dispelled if people are truly enjoying themselves, then all we've got to
worry about is the well-being of the non-participatory sort, who really shouldn't be made to
feel unwanted in the work place just because they're no fun.
______________________________________
Would you people please just Rapture already?
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Anonymous 09/01/2009 01:55 AM
Is there something else driving this pattern? Is there a core cadre of hazers and veteran mercs
driving away newcomers? Is there some sort of financial incentive among the hazers or management
that encourages turn over? Or is stress or PTSD driving some of these negative behaviors?
Identifying the motivations and social factors involved could point the way towards addressing
soldiers' needs, as well as other solutions.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 02:00 AM
This is what happens when you hire animals, which is almost every person that shows an interest
in "pulling a trigger". These are aren't freedom fighters, these are just punks who never moved
on from a high school mentality, doing a job that requires no real intelligence (to get hired).
Pathetic.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 10:02 PM in reply to Anonymous
wow that was incredibly ignorant
drivers scanners 11/06/2009 08:30 PM in reply to Anonymous
The guards have come to POGO because they say they believe strongly in the mission, but are
concerned that many good guards are quitting out of frustration or being fired for refusing
to participate in the misconduct, and that those responsible for the misconduct are not
being held accountable.
Anonymous 09/06/2009 07:22 PM in reply to Anonymous
well, actually...
this is more what happens when you hire private contractors. you did read the article before
posting such a criticism, didn't you?
you don't sound like someone who would want to be caught making an uneducated and vicious comment...
you know nobody's kidding themselves and calling private contractors "freedom fighters" right?
that's pretty pathetic.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 04:24 AM
So in effect upper management at the base are actually homosexuals? Very interesting. The US
has a don't ask don't tell policy for enlisted's but have no problem with openly gay contract
guards? Kind of hypocritical if you ask me.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 06:32 PM
What do you assume would be the behavior of someone who CHOOSES be a combatant/bodyguard in a
war zone, under the reward of the seemingly endless cash influx to his/her employer, who
likely started the security firm because he/she is also a fan of war and the cash stuffed
envelopes and laxed accountability that comes with the most severe case of the military
industrial complex known?
The ramifications of what Rumsfeld et al. have done to our defense structure are finally coming
to light, and I'll be damned if I ever support a system that allows these blood thirsty,
butt-chugging mercenaries to roam our disaster areas,"free speech zones," embassies ect.
Isn't it wonderful to know that we are nurturing a shift in who protects who, whereby the
protected are surely to be more frightened by the protector? If you think this mentality
hasn't tainted your local police force, see: RNC 2009, and upcoming G20 meeting in Pittsburg.
Anonymous 09/01/2009 07:40 PM
These are all having fun... Look theres nothing wrong with a little horse play in the office
as long as noone gets killed...
greg789 09/01/2009 08:02 PM
Follow the revolving door of federal/military personnel into contracting and their campaign
contributions if you want to understand how and why this is permitted. All Federal contracting
is the new spoils system of government and both political parties support it at all levels
support it.
Sander Fredman 09/02/2009 02:34 AM
Afghanistan
Out of the icebox? ``Holbrooke Lodges Karzai''--Assign date.
In early November 1963, the CIA to prove itself relevant after taking a bath at the Bay of Pigs,
assassinated our less than reliable puppet Ngo Diem Dinh, the president of South Viet Nam.
(He was too Catholic and too anti-Communist. Diem's brother, who was involved in intelligence,
was ``taken out'' also.) Working under ``our man in Saigon'' US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge,
Jr. was Richard Holbrooke. This morning, 9/2/09, news from the land of the great game reports
that Karzai's intelligence chief was assassinated.
"Our man in Kabul" Holbrooke could not confirm if Lloyd's was insuring Hamid Karzai, what with
the dissatisfied voters and all.
Anonymous 09/02/2009 03:00 AM
They are clearly enjoying themselves.
Look at all of the pictures. Everyone is clearly having fun. A bunch of drunk guys taking shots
off their butts and playing with themselves. Homoerotic yes. Hazing no.
nigel footpowder 09/02/2009 05:20 AM
re: this is what happens
I don't think it's constructive to just say "These guys are animals". We know about this because
many of them have complained. What it points to is a lack of leadership and discipline on behalf
of supervisors. These guys are living in a stressful environment where it's crucial to have a
structure in place. There's no structure in place, therefore they're going crazy, because there's
nobody in charge. This is not because they're animals. or because they're stupid, it's because
their commanders are incompetent, and have created an "every man for himself" atmosphere.
This could be by design, because frankly, I'm a lot more scared by a bunch of trigger happy
berserkers with state of the art weaponry than I am of soldiers that are reasonable and responsible.
But if I have an issue with reasonable soldiers, I'll be more likely to try to talk to them,
whereas I'd probably opt for trying to blow up berserkers.
It depends what the people at the top are going for- do they want the rest of the world to see
the US as an ally that's there to help those in need, or do they want them...
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Paul.Evans 09/02/2009 06:21 PM
Embarrassing
Wow, the company should get rid of those security guards and hire those who are willing to do
the job properly. This is not only a shame but totally embarrassing. casino show more show less
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Anonymous 09/03/2009 12:58 AM
Armor Group
I am not surprised by this at all.
As a security professional it appears that honesty and integrity are being judged
in the wrong area's.
Most of these culprits will appear on other job with other contracts.
I applied for this position and was shortlisted last year.
Even though I didn't get the job, I am now very thankful that I didn't get the job.
The entire profession of contract security has been turned over to a bunch of thugs
who are bullying their way around the world.
Having lived out of the USA since the early 2000's I can say that this is why we
are hated around the world.
The profession needs a thorough cleaning. Will it be done?
NO. to much money, bribery and corruption involved.
Just my thoughts.
Elydog 09/03/2009 01:57 AM
Never a consequence.
How many times have we heard that 'whistle blowers' are the ones punished?
And we have laws to protect whistleblowers!
And who's enforcing the laws?
No one.
And who blows the whistle on them for not lifting a finger? Etc.
Obama has a chance to make the conduct of this shitty little war look better.
And yet they certified this firm in June 2009.
The permanent war security state does not like criticism.
Send this force home.
Period.
Anonymous 09/03/2009 04:09 AM
Rimming? Who knew.
Panhandle 09/03/2009 04:38 AM
Question
Why would anyone start a war and then hire someone else to fight it?
Anonymous 04/09/2010 11:02 PM in reply to Panhandle
Panhandle;''and who ever else reads this'', This is the result of what can be called
'' corporate facism''. Our government is contracting out multi-billion dollar defence
and security jobs to the'' private'' enities which essentialy own our government.
By now I am sure you have figured out that the US government does not awnswer to
''we the people'' ! Our government for all practical purposes belongs to the people
who own the private security companies which have been given lucrative contracts all
over the world.
I should point out also that many of our so called public servants are actualy big
buisness insiders,ceo's and corporate founders who use their public offices for nothing
other than the benifit of their private interests.
Of course there has been coruption in the halls of government for a very long time,but
now the rot has become so commonplace as to be considered buisness as usual .
There was a time not to long ago when the concept of ''conflict of interest'' was
understood by judges,investigative panels,legislators,regulators and others whos job
it is to keep a modicum of intergrity and accountability within the halls of power.
We now live in a time in which it is possible for a congressmen...
Bella 09/03/2009 05:25 AM
POGO
We have met the enemy and he is us...Good ole Pogo, still revealing humorous truths even
today long after Walt Kelly is gone. Wasn't that Albert the alligator there in the pic
by the bonfire?
As far as the bullying and hazing goes, why am I not suprised, these mercs were put in
place by the partyboy in chief in the war to enrich corporate amerika.
They have done well,their bosses are richer than ever.
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Anonymous 09/03/2009 07:30 PM
Guards
For Gods sake dont post these pictures in public!Another investigation for misconduct,loss
of job,familie breaks up,spare these good men,they werent hurting nobody but the person
taking this pics are and all for a little to much booze.,Get them straightened outçunduct.
before they return..and destroy the pics before it destroys their families..I knew a
contracter who i was suprised they even hired him,if I told his boss what he did years ago
hed be fired..What would I accomplish? a torn up familie with no income...
Anonymous 09/03/2009 08:44 PM in reply to Anonymous
The new standard?
So, the new standard should be to let anything go on, and do nothing about it so no families
are torn apart? Hmmm, let's try to apply some logic to that idea.
Well, never mind, the person who espouses that approach probably wouldn't understand the
logical conclusion of its use.
Shokd 09/10/2009 11:34 PM in reply to Anonymous
Why not?
Why not display the truth? Do we as a nation need to be insulated from the truth? Are we better
off just averting our eyes, going about our business, and leaving reality for someone else to
deal with?
Time for a firm dose of reality for everyone.
These pictures should be front page of every publication in the United States, with the
headline: "Look What You're Supporting!"
If these juvenile delinquents were minding their business, and had nothing to hide, there'd
be no pictures to take. If their behavior, and the documentation of it, puts them in danger,
they have no one to blame but themselves.
"Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding..."
rt 09/03/2009 11:38 PM
i dont think it is right because i cant fathom a place where things like that occur. i feel
that in order for justice to prevail we should thank our lucky stars every night.
Anonymous 09/04/2009 12:39 AM
Camp Sullivan
Most of the losers are from the U.S. The majority of the Brits/South Africans/Australians, etc.
are very professional. If you haven't been in this camp yourself, you don't know and don't
have any business making allegations. Been there, seen it. It has been going on for some time
and just finally came to light. One of the upper-level management was continuously covering
up for the "chosen ones" who could do no wrong, even though they did wrong on a regular basis.
That just led to more of the same instead of nipping it in the bud. As usual, it all comes to
light sooner or later. Poor leadership is no substitute for professionalism. The same shift
"forgot" two of the armored vehicles transporting the bulk of the guards during shift change
early one morning after a "late night" of "partying". Magically enough, they had to make a
third trip because they "forgot" one of the two originally left behind, on the second trip.
All the while the "unprofessional" Nepalease guards were sitting in the back of these trucks
waiting to go. Couldn't have been because they just finished their "activities" a couple of
hours before time to go...
Lifer + 09/04/2009 03:06 AM in reply to Anonymous
Casting a stone & Preception becomes reaility.
On a personal note, this is in VERY poor taste to act in this manner- professionaly and personaly.
Preception becomes reaility.
Does it mater that some -if not most - of the "contractors" were prior military? No not really.
Professionaly these photos do no good for the "contracting" profession nor the "Military" at large.
They need to remember that civilians "back home" want to think their warriors go to church every
sunday, and kill "bad" people the rest of the time.; anything out side this preception will get
head lines.
Does it not mater that these contractors were closest to a major IED attack in Kabul- a week or
2 prior to these PHOTOS being released? Facing a threat for long hours will and can TWIST ones
mind, were these photos taken prior to the HUGE IED blast? That I dont know.
Has anyone or any other teams working in or around their "security areas" felt "un easy" being
aroud them? I never noticed a change around the US Embasy area...so I would say from an outsiders
point of view..no, so were they preceived as being "weak" or "comprimised"? Again No.
Have they...
Dominico 09/07/2011 06:46 PM in reply to Anonymous
I was there ..... Indeed it happened. I and a few others tried to talk to our DPM about it and
other problems, but we were later threaten by our supervisors to mind our own business.
Anonymous 09/04/2009 05:25 AM
Afghanistan
Your Excellency's wars are murdering thousands .....!
His Excellency, President of the USA
Monsieur Barak Obama
USA
-------
Your Excellency,
Monsieur the President
The world is not happy in the way your government is continuing the policy of mass-murders and
genocides in Afghanistan and Iraq as started by the former careless, pitiless and mass-murderer
British Prime Minister Mr. Tony Blair and the former President Mr. George W Bush. People; they
elected you because they wanted a change of policy, they were sick of their boys dying and
killing in far off lands in nonsensical wars.
Why are you not changing your policies?
Like Europeans and Africans, the Afghanis want to have their system of elders and constitutional
monarchy. This is a straight road to peace.
Why force the childish, inefficient and criminal system of the so-called Western democracy system
of voting on the unwilling populations.
American and British Christians have killed millions trying to enforce their childish democracy
and their mediocre, medieval, un-believable abd superstitious religion of Christianity.
It is enough of mass-murders and genocides, Your Excellency; May the rule of sanity and common
sense begin under your government!
---------.
Your Excellency,
I was deeply touched by the sad...
Anonymous 10/22/2009 05:10 AM in reply to Anonymous
Thank you! If only your comments could make people consider that there might be more views other
than the one that they are told to have...
Anonymous 09/04/2009 07:19 PM
This was bound to happen
Did you all just look at the pictures or did you actually read the documents that are linked on
this page? These men were pushed to the brink. Sleep deprivation (14 hr work days for up to eight
weeks in a row, flipping from day shift (3 days in a row) to night shift (another 3 days in a row)
does strange things to a persons mental health and stability. Supervisors working even longer hours
to handle the administrative needs. Yeah, they were supposed to have 3 days off after the grueling
6 day rotation, but that didn't happen. They had to cover for the shortage of guards that was
supposed to have been (as the government called it) "cured" some time ago.
These guys didn't have time to eat, sleep, deal with personal matters, or do their laundry. I'd want
to go naked too if I had been wearing the same clothes for months.
Our Government and the Bosses from the security company were ALL aware of this situation for quite
some time and did nothing about it until somebody posted pictures for the whole world to see.
How dare any of us judge...
BenThair 09/05/2009 12:46 AM
How many of these commentors have ever served in a combat zone? Ever considered that change best
comes from within? Or do you consider your country to be a source of evil in the world?
Anonymous 09/06/2009 07:19 PM in reply to BenThair
Well, considering...
It doesn't seem like half these posters have even read or scanned the article; I doubt they do much
more than complain anonymously and act in complete bias for their ideological endeavors from the
safety of their peers.
Shokd 09/10/2009 11:28 PM
Excuses
I see several posts here suggesting that those who're incensed at these activities have "never been there."
Well, I've been there.
Several times.
I don't care if you work 16 hour days. Nor do I care that there is a pervasive stress that follows
your every living moment- thinking it could very well be your last. I don't care about the heat, or
explosions, or blood, or any number of horrors that you eventually become rather desensitized to.
There is no excuse- none!- for this behavior.
There is a fine line between letting off steam (an absolute must) and running amok. Professionals
know the difference and act accordingly. These aren't professionals, but- in fact- mercenaries,
"soldiers" who's loyalty is to a paycheck, and not necessarily to any moral or idealogical principle.
This is the result of privatizing war.
And regardless of whether those who've hired on are expatriots from other countries, or American
citizens, these organizations represent the United States and, so, the United States can carry
the responsibility of how these images make us look.
That includes you and me, for allowing it to remain this way.
Oh yes. Don't delude yourselves. Too long have we allowed our...
Kurtz 09/12/2009 01:27 AM
First take of Gordon v. ArmorGroup
At its heart, this case is an employment dispute. The bulk of the sixty-six page complaint alleges a
multitude of violations by the various defendants. It inventories an impressive array of
transgressions by invoking the False Claims Act (FCA), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR), prohibitions against human trafficking, obstruction of justice, fair labor practices, lying
to government personnel, lying to Congress, breach of contract, and so on. One is led to wonder why
this is not a sealed complaint under the Qui Tam provisions of the False Claims Act. After all, if
the allegations are true, it would seem that the U.S. government is the true victim and Mr. Gordon
would therefore have no legal standing to sue outside of the "whistleblower" (Qui Tam) provisions
of the FCA.
It is starting on page 56 that the complaint details the real causes of actions: unlawful retaliation
against Gordon's "whistleblowing," tortious interference with contractual relations, wrongful discharge
in violation of public policy, and common law conspiracy. Now, I may not be a tort lawyer but it occured
to me that one (or two) of the counts appear to be a rather "novel" application of...
Anonymous 09/15/2009 04:21 AM
Afghanistan Armor Group
The fact is that there is no need to fire this band of idiots. They will ultimately sign over with the
company that will relieve Armor Group. These people generally jump from contract to contract. Today
Armor Group next week someone else. These people have a security clearance. This means that they are
vetted to the highest degree. Read about the secret clearance process. To get through that process
is gruelling and time consuming. These people are recruited because they have an unblemeshed background.
So they say in the advertisement for the jobs.
I am in the industry and can see how this situation works. It is like a bunch of gypsies moving around
from contract to contract. I had been shortlisted for the job and end th end didn't get it. Thanks God
I didn't as what they had to endure for a job is not worth the money they pay to do the job.
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Anonymous 09/15/2009 06:52 PM
Guards;;
Is it all worth it? Losing youre job and pension,health, etc. what about relations? Dont try coming to
the VA with any diseases after drinking butt vodka! you insulted our country all of you whom
particitated!
Its time our disiplined marines take over the guard,and it costs us taxpayers less also!!
benjamin franklin 09/15/2009 11:57 PM
God bless the marines and the guards and all the other dumb americans that have been sold out
by all those fr$$dom loving corporations.
That's why they are there, to protect and to serve....... the $$$$$ of all those with vested
interests, hardly any corporate big wigs will ever come close to the blood and guts and horrors
of war, but no doubt they will be mongering another one up somewhere around the globe, if that
fails they could always work for pharmaceutical companies and scaremonger the masses into buying
huge amounts of TAMIFLU so Donald and his friends can make lots more money!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe he knows who the guys in the photo are??
Documentries worth watching:
No end in sight. about the tailored war in iraq
Loose change.
about why the twin towers were the first ever skyscrapers to "fall" down because of fire.
Kill the messenger.
Zeitgeist.
Zeitgeist addendum.
anyone seen anything worth watching?
nika 09/16/2009 06:30 PM
travesti
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Anonymous 09/16/2009 07:10 PM
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I love how they complain about 12 hour days and long work weeks. Soldiers are working the same or
worse and get paid a fraction of what they make. They should care more about the great paying job
that they have and less about who's a$$ am I going to lick tonight.
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Anonymous 10/15/2009 02:27 AM
The U.S. Embassy at Kabul
Well it sounds like a good time was had by all.
I personally have been hearing all kind of "interesting" stories of large gatherings of gay folks
at Kabul and their online networking through a gay internet organization which is geared to not
only Afghanistan, but most other military installations throughout the world. Therefore, none of
this surprises me--one bit.
But this particular situation is hardly a gay group of military individuals--although who knows
what the gender preference was in this particular get together . . . but I suspect the self
respecting gay boys were off engaging in more modest activities this time around.
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aion kinah 11/02/2009 11:50 PM
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Anonymous 11/20/2009 07:11 PM
Hahahahahahaha. I don't know what makes for more grim reading. The attitudes of those "men" or
the attitudes of some of the people here. You Americans - just gotta laugh at you.
I am mystifies at how the majority of you seem to be mystified that we (the rest of the planet)
do not regard you as God's gift to humankind.
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Anonymous 11/25/2009 01:09 AM
I guess when people are left to their own vices, especially when boredom sets in, you'll try to
find ways to entertain yourselves. Hey, if it weren't for the internet, who knows what type of
trouble people would get into. show more show less
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Anonymous 01/30/2010 09:06 PM
GEORGE W, OUT-SOURCING, ALICE-IN-WUNDERLAND!
GIVE THESE KRAUTS AN INCH, AND THEY ARE ALL OVER THE SECURITY INDUSTRY EVERYWHERE!
MADE AN OATH,OLD JOHN BARLEYCORN, YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD CHOP GEORGE WACKENHUT, HIS CORPORATION,
AND RESIDUAL SLIME-TRAILS OFF AT THE BASE---HIS OWN NEGATIVE CORPORATE PRESS SEEMS TO HAVE DONE
THAT JOB REMARKABLY WELL ALL BY ITSELF! OH HOW EASY THE FOLLIES OF WACKENHUT HAVE MADE FOR
TOILET-COZY ENTERTAINMENT ON IT'S OWN DESTINY WITH PERDITION!
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Anonymous 01/30/2010 09:17 PM
THEY RAN (OR WERE RUN OUT OF ) MIAMI--AND MORE SLIME FOLLOWERS C
THE GUARD AGENCIES-CALL THEM UPGRADE, BLACK-WATER, BILGE-WATER; GIVE 'EM UZI'S OR BARBIE
DOLLS-NO MATTER-THEY ARE FUBAR;THEY WILL SUBVERT FOREIGN POLICIES WHICH DON'T NEED ANY AGITATION,
AND THIS MARGINALIZING THE AMERICAN WORKER BY OUT-SOURCING, LITTLE TRAINING, AND NO DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION, W-I-L-L BE THE DEATH OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
INSTEAD OF CLENCHING THE FISTS AND CURSING OBAMA DAY-IN-AND-DAY-OUT---
PLACE THE DEAD DOG AT THE CORPORATE-GREED DOOR OF STERLING EXAMPLES OF SUB-HUMANITY----
LIKE THE WACKENHUT ( SIG.........! )
CORPORATION! LEVINE AND HIS LOCK-STEP BUND USED TO BOUNCE TO THE OLD GERMAN POLKAS AND DREAM
OF CORPORATE PREEMMINANCE DAILY! YA-VAHL,YA'LL??! show more show less
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Anonymous 05/06/2010 10:48 PM
All men...Thats the problem. They are not properly brought up. show more show less
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Anonymous 08/04/2010 09:28 AM
are we talking about here in the US or in Afghanistan because in a war zone a prisoner doesn't
have any liberty the have no right to due process they don't have any rights the Geneva
Convention doesn't even give them rights and opposite sex searches aren't abuse or humiliation
under any law here in the US and a war zone. show more show less
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Anonymous 08/04/2010 09:31 AM
you must have never served in a combat unit before causer worse shit than this goes on in them
even the Marines show more show less
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Anonymous 08/04/2010 09:33 AM
People who hang around after an IED goes of are not innocent.
they are the enemy.
even US troops are trained to engage them.
Anonymous 08/04/2010 09:37 AM
have you ever done security, have you ever done security in a combat zone you piece of shit
Anonymous 08/04/2010 09:40 AM
it wasn't rumsfeld that started this. you can thank the Clintons for hacking away at the
military for this.
Got2mo 12/08/2010 02:27 PM
interesting coments.............it happens in miltary units all over , not just private security.
But having said that there are al ot of people out there that think it is cow boys and indians.
Most of the professional teams don't drink when in country. That is why ex sqadron guys are No 1
on the UN and state dept employment list.
Jenniferhart007 08/28/2011 10:28 PM
in reply to Got2mo
drinking and no porno does not mean u are the no 1 guys seriously we sacrificed alot.
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By YOCHI J. DREAZEN
WASHINGTON -- Security lapses by the contractor hired to protect the mammoth U.S. embassy in Kabul were
so severe that they left the compound "in jeopardy," according to internal State Department documents.
The documents were collected as part of a Senate probe into the way Virginia-based ArmorGroup North
America Inc., a unit of Wackenhut Services Inc., has handled a five-year, $189 million contract to secure
the embassy buildings and grounds.
Wackenhut said the problems had been fixed.
The probe found evidence that the company left guard posts at the embassy vacant, hired contractors who
didn't speak English, and failed to properly train their personnel on how to repel attacks.
In a written report, the majority staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's
contracting oversight panel said the company's performance on the contract "has been deficient since the
start of the contract in July 2007."
"The Kabul embassy contract can be viewed as a case study of how mismanagement and lack of oversight can
result in poor performance," the Democratic staffers concluded.
In a hearing Wednesday before the panel, Samuel Brinkley, a Wackenhut vice president, acknowledged the
company's performance had been deficient, but said the problems have been fixed. "To our knowledge, at no
time was the embassy not secure," Mr. Brinkley testified.
That assessment appeared to conflict with the State Department documents, though an official from the
State Department agreed with it.
In July 2007, for example, the department sent the company a formal notice that it had failed to fulfill
major portions of the contract. "The contract deficiencies addressed below endanger performance of the
contract to such a degree that the security of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul is in jeopardy," the department wrote.
The following September, the department told the company that it was thinking of terminating the contract
because its failure to provide enough trained guards "gravely endangers performance of guard services in
a high-threat environment such as Afghanistan."
As recently as this March, State Department personnel conducting an unannounced inspection of the embassy
found 18 vacant guard posts, some left unmanned for several hours.
However, despite the lapses, William Moser, the State Department's assistant secretary of state for
logistics management, testified that the security of the embassy was never compromised.
Mr. Moser told the panel the company had failed to fulfill all the terms of its contract but had done an
adequate job protecting embassy facilities and personnel. He said the government would exercise its option
to renew the contract with ArmorGroup for an additional year.
The decision to renew the contract "wasn't really a close call," he said.
The Kabul embassy contract has been under public scrutiny since April 2008, when two former ArmorGroup
North America employees sued the company, alleging they had been fired after raising concerns about the
security of the embassy. A third former employee has also been sharing information with the Senate
investigators.
Most of the problems highlighted in the lawsuits and the State Department's own records concern the
contract security force hired to protect the embassy grounds. The Gurkha personnel, who were from
India or Nepal, were paid $800 a month, or roughly $5.35 an hour. According to the documents, many of
the Gurkhas spoke little or no English and hadn't received proper equipment or training.
In an August 2008 letter to the company, the State Department said it had "serious concerns regarding
AGNA's ability to respond in the aftermath of a mass casualty incident" because the firm didn't employ
enough trained guards.
Mr. Brinkley, the Wackenhut executive, acknowledged that "staffing was a major problem," but said the
company had instituted new recruiting, screening and training procedures to ensure the guards spoke
English and had received the necessary instruction.
In his testimony, Mr. Brinkley noted that Wackenhut had bid for the initial contract, only to be
undercut by ArmorGroup North America, which it later acquired. He said Wackenhut was "incurring huge
losses as a result of AGNA's unreasonably low price," estimating the losses at $1 million a month.
"We feel we can safely say that adequate guard services for the Kabul embassy cannot be provided for
the contract price," he said.
Write to Yochi J. Dreazen at yochi.dreazen@wsj.com
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A9
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