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After Iraq, Contractors Face Mental Health Issues
Contractors who have worked in Iraq are returning home with the same kinds of combat-related mental health problems that afflict American military personnel, according to contractors, industry officials and mental health experts.
Friday, July 6, 2007
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Analysis: Stress hits U.S. workers in Iraq
WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- More than 70 percent of civilian workers returning from service in Iraq may be suffering from symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, Congress has been told.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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Civilian workers in Iraq suffering combat trauma
When Steven Thompson returned from Iraq to North Carolina, the war followed him home. But Thompson is not an Iraq war veteran. He is a civilian truck driver, one of tens of thousands of private contractors hired to go to Iraq for fundamental support missions.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
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KBR addresses driving, working in Iraq
While there has been media coverage of a September 2005 convoy attack since its occurrence, KBR’s priority has always been the safety and security of its employees, regardless of where they work around the world.
Sunday, October 1, 2006
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Travel Warning Update for Iraq
Effective 28 August 2006, this updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of December 29, 2005 and the Public Announcement dated March 24, 2006.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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KBR Statement on Truck Drivers in Iraq
The following is a statement from KBR Inc.'s corporate communications office in Houston in response to some of the questions submitted by NPR regarding issues covered in a report on KBR truck drivers in Iraq.
Friday, May 26, 2006
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Civilian Drivers Feel Neglected After Working in Iraq - part two
Unarmed and untrained for combat, civilian truck drivers who haul freight between military bases in Iraq find themselves on the war's frontlines. At least 63 -- including 24 Americans -- have died so far, mostly from shootings and roadside bombs. The constant exposure to violence puts the contractors at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. And some complain they're forgotten once they return home.
Friday, May 26, 2006
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The Trucker's War: On the Road in Iraq - part one
Private contractors are America's shadow army in Iraq; essential, but often forgotten. Among the most vulnerable: Civilian truck drivers who navigate the most dangerous roads in the world, delivering everything from meals to mail to bullets to portable toilets.
Friday, May 26, 2006
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Iraq Struggles with Rise of Guns-for-Hire
Since militaries were slashed at the end of the Cold War, private companies have been a growing presence on the world's battlefields, performing jobs conventional forces can no longer handle. It is a hugely competitive, multibillion-dollar industry, with clients ranging from governments and blue-chip corporations to warlords, drug cartels and terror groups.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
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The Other Americans in Iraq
When Americans think about Iraq they tend to focus on the 137,000 U.S. troops here. But there also are 944 Defense Department civilian employees working in the country. Their biggest complaint: income tax.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
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Workers As Targets
Along with personal security considerations, contractors must choose the right employees to send, deal with unusual administrative issues, and take care of employees when they are in the war zone.
Saturday, February 4, 2006
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Civilian contractors in Iraq dying at faster rate as insurgency grows
As the violence of the protracted war continues and some 75,000 civilian employees struggle to rebuild the war-torn nation and support the military, contractor casualties mount. Their deaths have more than tripled in the past 13 months. As of Monday, 428 civilian contractors had been killed in Iraq and another 3,963 were injured, according to Department of Labor insurance-claims statistics obtained by Knight Ridder. Those statistics, which experts said were the most comprehensive listing available on the toll of the war, are far from complete.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
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Training Daze
Ever wonder what Americans 'training Iraqi forces' are actually doing? Or if it's going to work? When former East Palo Alto police Sgt. Robert Cole signed up to train the Iraqi police force in June of 2004, he brought with him decades of law enforcement experience and bags of advanced gear, but he never expected to spend so much time sipping tea.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
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