Friday, May 05, 2017

Reports of Human Trafficking and Security Concerns At American Military Base in Iraq, Interesting Connections To Clinton and U of Denver School for Middle Eastern Studies


I really don't know what to make of this, but here is a bunch of information:

RT: US firm at Iraqi base hushed up probe into human trafficking & alcohol smuggling – report 
A US firm, paid $686 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets, ignored security violations, human trafficking allegations and alcohol smuggling by its staff, according to an AP investigation. Those who uncovered the wrongdoing were fired.


Regarding that RT report on human trafficking and smuggling in the first comment...

VOAT: Possible link between CEO of Sallyport Global, accused of human trafficking in Iraq, and Monica Peterson? 
There is a possible link between Monica Peterson (who was allegedly investigating the CF in Haiti when she died under mysterious circumstances) and Sallyport Global, a U.S. contractor, the recipient of over $700 million in government money, which was exposed yesterday by the Associated Press as running a drug and alcohol smuggling/human trafficking/prostitution operation at a major airbase in Iraq.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sallyport-global-contractor-alcohol-theft-sex-trafficking-iraq-balad-ap/

John DeBlasio, CEO of Sallyport Global, a West Point Graduate and Iraq veteran, also runs a charitable organization, GPD Charitable Trust, which funds the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the Josef Korbel School at the University of Denver, sponsoring student interns on trips to the Middle East. Monica Peterson graduated with a PhD in political science from the Josef Korbel School and was a research fellow. Students from Korbel apparently have interned with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, the United Nations, the FBI, the OECD, and World Vision International,among others,...(read the rest at the link)

*****from the comments to this article:
The Podesta Group held contracts in Iraq at the same time Sallyport had contracts interesting possible connection there. http://www.usegyptcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/USIBI-May-2014-Iraq-Commercial-Report.pdf



Also, Sallyport works with USAID and they are connected

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8609292.htm


Here's an audit of KSI by OIG in regards to USAID/Iraq https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/6-267-13-002-s_rev.pdf
recommend that USAID/Iraq’s contracting officer make a written determination about terminating all security and life support subcontracts with Sallyport Global Services and work with USAID’s Compliance and Oversight of Partner Performance division to start suspension and/or debarment procedures on Sallyport Global Services.
THURSDAY, MAY 04, 2017 8:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
His brothers (Diblasio) did the accounting for the compay and there were some legal issues

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2012/10/14/Lawsuits-over-Sallyport-Bridgeville-based-government-contractor-target-DeBlasio-brothers/stories/201210140180

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