Iraq: Remains of Three Bodies Found - Update
Submitted by: susie dow on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 06:02
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Update: Remains identified for two of the missing contractors. Paul Reuben and Joshua Munns. More below the fold.
Condolences to their families and friends.
Officials awaiting identification of remains of 3 bodies found in Iraq
CBS Kansas, March 26, 2008
Authorities in Iraq are awaiting identification of the remains of three bodies, a day after the remains of a pair of kidnapped contractors were identified.
Four men once believed to be held by the same group are still missing.
Jonathon Cote, 25, of Getzville, New York
Joshua Munns, 25, of Redding, California
Bert Nussbaumer, 26, of Austria
Paul Reuben, 41, of Andover, Minnesota
FBI Identifies Remains of US Contractors
By Matt Apuzzo, AP, March 27, 2008
Authorities identified the remains of two more U.S. contractors kidnapped in Iraq and are awaiting forensic testing on remains of a third body, the FBI said Thursday.
FBI spokesman Richard Kolko identified the two men as Paul Johnson-Reuben of Minneapolis and Joshua Munns of Redding, Calif. They were among six Western contractors kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago.
The case received attention earlier this month when the severed fingers of five of the men were sent to the U.S. military in Iraq.
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I can only imagine the horror
the families are going through.
Really awful
It just keeps getting worse. What worries me is the word "remains" and all that implies. Especially with the severed fingers that were delivered to the US military in Iraq.
Seems like people working for contractors have no protections
Have you been following the story about 22-year-old Efraim E. Diveroli, who apparently got a $300 million contract to supply ammunition for US and Afghani troops and provided decades old substandard munitions. IMO, another example of lack of regulatory control and contempt for the lives of our troops. A report on the full story can be found here.
More than it appears
I haven't followed it closely, but I would warn that the case may have more to it than appears. My initial take is the NY Times may have accidentally exposed and killed an illegal arms investigation. Efraim E. Diveroli sounds like the perfect person to set up as a decoy. Let him loose and just follow him from a distance. Think about it: what kind of a bone head thinks no one is going to notice if a company delivers sub-standard equipment? Anyone with an ounce of experience would have known better. Ergo, my feeling there may be more to this than meets the eye.
Still if he was helping to expose profiteers
Was that necessarily illegal. In my book profiteers are really the scum of the earth. But don't get me wrong I am not for illegal investigations either.
I'm not sure what you mean
I was responding to the story of the 23-year old Arms dealer. The NY Times may have blown up an investigation into international arms trafficking. I read the news stories and between the lines it sounds to me like the military may have been using him to track illegal arms traffic world wide without the idiot's knowledge.