100,000 Contractors in Iraq

   A little snippet of information from WaPo that is reporting that the U.S. Military's first report on the matter says that we have nearly 100,000 civilian government contractors in Iraq.

    This includes American, Iraqi, and other nationals hired by the companies doing the work for the contractors. This is interesting since the Pentagon's estimate had the number at only 25,000.

    Some of the companies and their numbers:

 Dyncorp International  has about 1,500 employees in Iraq, including about 700 helping train the police force.

Blackwater USA  has more than 1,000 employees in the country, most of them providing private security

Kellogg, Brown and Root  one of the largest contractors in Iraq, said it does not delineate its workforce by country but that it has more than 50,000 employees and subcontractors working in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait

   If you want to read the entire story, go HERE

 

Republican Sen. Brownback looking to 2008

    Here is another Senator who is taking step towards the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. That would be Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Missouri. Another one of the religious rights favorites who is anti everything!

   In a statement Brownback said, "I have decided, after much prayerful consideration, to consider a bid for the Republican nomination for the presidency.There is a real need in our country to rebuild the family and renew our culture and there is a need for genuine conservatism and real compassion in the national discussion."        More HERE

   The only reason I am bringing this man up is because of his anti stem-cell views. I guess that it does not matter that the majority of Americans are in favor of stem-cell research, Mr. Brownback and others are intent on killing it.