Streck-Fu
08-05-2013, 13:06
There must be something missing from this....LINK (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/05/army-wont-suspend-contracts-with-al-qaeda-tied-companies/)
Army won’t suspend contracts with Al Qaeda-tied companies, citing 'due process rights'
The U.S. Army is refusing to suspend contracts with dozens of companies and individuals tied to Al Qaeda and other extremist groups out of concern for their "due process rights," despite repeated pleas from the chief watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction.
In a scathing passage of his latest report to Congress, Special Inspector General John Sopko said his office has urged the Army to suspend or debar 43 contractors over concerns about ties to the Afghanistan insurgency, "including supporters of the Taliban, the Haqqani network and al Qaeda."
Sopko wrote that the Army "rejected" every single case.
"The Army Suspension and Debarment Office appears to believe that suspension or debarment of these individuals and companies would be a violation of their due process rights if based on classified information or if based on findings by the Department of Commerce," Sopko said, summing up the Army's position.
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"In other words, they may be enemies of the United States, but that is not enough to keep them from getting government contracts."
Army won’t suspend contracts with Al Qaeda-tied companies, citing 'due process rights'
The U.S. Army is refusing to suspend contracts with dozens of companies and individuals tied to Al Qaeda and other extremist groups out of concern for their "due process rights," despite repeated pleas from the chief watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction.
In a scathing passage of his latest report to Congress, Special Inspector General John Sopko said his office has urged the Army to suspend or debar 43 contractors over concerns about ties to the Afghanistan insurgency, "including supporters of the Taliban, the Haqqani network and al Qaeda."
Sopko wrote that the Army "rejected" every single case.
"The Army Suspension and Debarment Office appears to believe that suspension or debarment of these individuals and companies would be a violation of their due process rights if based on classified information or if based on findings by the Department of Commerce," Sopko said, summing up the Army's position.
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"In other words, they may be enemies of the United States, but that is not enough to keep them from getting government contracts."