When the United States Army decided this week to suspend the main supplier of munitions to Afghan security forces from future federal work, it did so after a field investigation documented what it called an act of fraud.
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Mr. Diveroli’s company, AEY Inc. of Miami Beach, received a two-year contract in January 2007, potentially worth $298 million, to provide Afghan security forces with ammunition. At the time, Mr. Diveroli was 21.
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AEY’s Afghan contract did not set an age limit for any munitions or require it to be tested. This meant that despite providing millions of cartridges more than 40 years old, Mr. Diveroli’s company was in compliance with the contract, Army contracting officials have said.
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…years ago the Defense Intelligence Agency published a detailed guide of manufacturer markings for military small-arms cartridges made around the world.
These keys enable investigators to trace a cartridge to the factory where it was made. The New York Times used these old intelligence charts last fall to show that ammunition shipped to Afghanistan by AEY was Chinese and had been made in the 1960s.
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We’ve all heard the story of the destruction of the Death Star. We’ve all seen the footage. But what if everything we were told was wrong?
Presented here are some of the results of my soul-searching regarding this painful event. Like many citizens, I have many questions that I would like answered: was the mighty Imperial government really too incompetent to prevent a handful of untrained nerf-herders from destroying one of their most prized assets? Or are they hiding something from us? Who was really behind the attack? Why did they want the Death Star destroyed? No matter what the answers, we have a problem.
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At least, that’s what they call it. I think it’s the “Run Around Laser-Beaming Boys and Collect Their Dead Souls Game” but that doesn’t seem as catchy.
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In case you were thinking of voting for a new president in 2008, think again. It turns out Diebold has accidentally leaked the results due to a software glitch. Oh well. Why not vote for something that really matters? Via The Presurfer.
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Health officials in the Philippines have issued a warning to people taking part in Easter crucifixion rituals.
They have urged them to get tetanus vaccinations before they flagellate themselves and are nailed to crosses, and to practise good hygiene.
After that it gets weird.
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A British convoy was being ambushed. Fusilier Damien Hields was having none of it and fought back destroying seven Taliban positions. He didn’t stop fighting until he was shot, and the wound was merely a flesh wound! But here’s the money quote: “They started it. We were going to finish it.” Awesome.
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