More News From Guards on the Ground in Kabul
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A quick update from the ground in Kabul: we've heard that guards at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan are very pleased with the State Department's actions so far, with one source saying guards feel as if they've been "liberated from prison." State Department investigators have been conducting thorough, respectful interviews and are not asking guards if they shared information with POGO. The right people are being fired and it looks like we're on the way to restoring an atmosphere of professionalism at the U.S. Embassy.
The contractor who was forced out of his position, by the way, was asked to leave before the State Department arrived on the scene. More as it comes in.
-- Bryan Rahija
I am amazed and confused that this is getting such a shock and awe reaction,contractors misbehaving. There have been many reports over the last few years of threats, intimidation, retaliation, prostitution, sexual misconduct, rape and the list goes on. These have been reported on both State Dept. and DoD contracts. The people coming forward have been either ignored or forced into secret binding arbitration. Why is no one looking at the similarities between all of these cases and moving forward to investigate and rectify the situation? The victims only victory in most cases will be validation; to date this has not happened nor has it been attempted. In fact I would wager to guess that the bulk of the victims feel as though they have been further ostracized and their careers put at risk. A lot of trouble for trying to do the right thing, don't you think?
There must be a huge carpet in Washington DC, to hold all of the crap that has been swept under it and apparently will continue to be swept under it.
Posted on: Sep 04, 2009 at 08:23 PM