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The U.S. Military Has Awarded Contracts To Al-Qaeda In Afghanistan

The U.S. Military Has Awarded Contracts To Al-Qaeda In Afghanistan

U.S. Military Has Awarded Contracts To Al-Qaeda In Afghanistan

By Michael Krieger

August 01, 2013 "Information Clearing House -  I suppose it just wasn’t enough that our allies, “the rebels” in Syria, have significant Al-Qaeda elements to them. No, we are the USA! USA! Best country ever. Defender of human rights. City on a hill. We must do far more than that. So we did.

This story below from Bloomberg, highlights a 236-page report by the U.S. Army Suspension and Debarment Office, which shows that military contracts have been granted to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Yep, this is exactly what happens when an empire gets too big, too corrupt, and ends up in the hands of a bunch of sociopaths. From Bloomberg:

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