DynCorp is just as immoral and elite as possible, and any rule they can break they do. "How this all ends," says Glasheen,"will say a lot about what we stand for and what we won't stand for." Among the issues discussed was what diplomats delicately called the "Kunduz DynCorp Problem." We talk about thefuture of the children, helping to build economies, democracy, the rule of law,and at the same time we fail to prosecute cases like this. I tried to tell them that this is not how all Americansact, but it's hard to convince them when you see what they're seeing. One could also note that, in a much less noticed case, in October 2004 it was revealed that DynCorp contract workers operating at Tolemaida Air Base in Colombia distributed a video in which they could be observed sexually violating underage girls from the town of Melgar. Now, courtesy of Wikileaks, DynCorp can look forward to a new round of ridicule and denunciations. [53] DynCorp flies and maintains Grumman S-2 Tracker fire retardant air tankers and OV-10A aircraft, and maintains and services civilian UH-1H Super Huey helicopters flown by CAL FIRE pilots. Werner admitted to having purchased a woman to get her out of prostitutionand named other DynCorp employees who also had paid to own women. Hirtz: YesCID: Did you have intercourse with the second woman after she said "no" to you? [53], DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance, fleet testing and evaluation for rotary, fixed, "lighter-than-air", and unmanned aircraft. [109] The auditors stated that the program was mismanaged to such an extent that they were unable to determine how the money was spent. A number of employees were transferred out of the country, but with no legal consequences for them. Widney Brown, an advocate for Human Rights Watch, tells INSIGHT "ourgovernment has an obligation to tell these companies that this behavior iswrong and they will be held accountable. ", was working with CID. Evidently, avoiding behavior that might aid, even if only indirectly, illegal conduct by foreign nationals is not its concern. He tells INSIGHT, "I noticed there were problems as soon as I got there, and I tried to be covert because I knew it was a rougher crowd than I'd ever dealt with. [63] The U.S. Army Contracting Command gave DynCorp International a contract to provide a maintenance augmentation team for the Kuwait Air Force's AH-64D Apache helicopter maintenance program. Some 15 or so DynCorp employees in attendance pulled out a single chair and had the boy do mock lap dances. [42] They have also provided air operations support in Iraq, including search and rescue, medical evacuations, and transporting quick reaction forces. The message we're sending to kids isthat it's okay for, 's representatives to rape children. But no, it turns out that it just means "We must ensure that all public statements, including flings with Government agencies, are accurate, complete and clear, and communicated only by authorized Company spokespersons." The outraged attorney pauses for breath. DynCorp (/dankrp/),[5] formally DynCorp International, was an American private military contractor. His request was that the U.S. quash the article and release of the video. This video was even sold on the main streets of Bogot. [62][64], A significant part of the company's business since the 1990s has come from contingency operations[65] support. 2006. DynCorp Govt Contracts Need To Be Reviewed. He pressed for CSTC-A [Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan] to be given full control over the police training program, including contractors. According to the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) lawsuitfiled in Texas on behalf of the former DynCorp aircraft mechanic, "in the latter part of 1999 Johnston learned that employees and supervisors from DynCorpwere engaging in perverse, illegal and inhumane behavior [and] werepurchasing illegal weapons, women, forged passports and [participating inother immoral acts. (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar on June 23. They talk about it and brag about how much they pay for them - usually between $600 and $800. Nonetheless, the Lawyers Collective of Colombia has not learned of any criminal investigation undertaken in relation to these acts involving minors. He continued to predict that publicity would "endanger lives." The actual location of video is still unknown, but thanks to a leaked e-mail by Wikileaks we know what happened that day: The week of April 13th, the DynCorp regional commander from Konduz, Flint Chambers, allowed his men to hire a 15-year-old boy dancer to do tribal dances at a DynCorp party on the training site. A former police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska, she was grateful to join the U.N.s International Police Task Force (IPTF) that was retraining local law enforcement there. He suggested that the U.S. establish and independent commission to review the mentor situation, an idea he said Ambassador Eikenberry had first raised. [113][114][115] It found that INL lacks sufficient resources and controls to adequately manage the task orders with DynCorp. The CID agents did not ask any of the men involved what the ages of the"women" were who had been purchased or used for prostitution. "This is more than one twisted mind. DynCorp responds by firing Bolkovac, who returns to the U.S. and files a wrongful termination case. Though shed made many enemies, Bolkovac made at least this one strong ally: Madeleine Rees, the leading U.N. official for gender issues. The strategy appeared to work when an article was published in July by the Washington Post about the incident, which made little of the affair, saying it was an incident of "questionable management oversight" in which foreign DynCorp workers "hired a teenage boy to perform a tribal dance at a company farewell party.". He isvery concerned about the CID investigation; however, he views it mostly as a DynCorp problem. Experts in slave trafficking aren't buying the CID'sinterpretation of the law. But wait, what about that recently signed International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers that was signed in Geneva last month to much fanfare. As for U.N. Secretary-General Klein, he went on to spearhead a similar peacekeeping mission in Liberia where remarkably similar scandals unfolded. Signatory Companies will, and will require their Personnel to, remain vigilant for all instances of sexual or gender-based violence and, where discovered, report such instances to competent authorities. [83] DynCorp is also active in vehicular maintenance, in particular providing the United Arab Emirates with depot-level maintenance, facilities management, and commercialization for its 17,000 ground vehicles. YouTubeKathryn Bolkovac was fired from DynCorp when she brought concerns over the company engaging in human trafficking in Bosnia. The incident occurred at the International Police Training Centre in Zarqa. He said he would use the civil code and that, in this case, the institution of the ANP will be protected, but he worried about the image of foreign mentors. Johnston reports that he had been in Bosnia only a few days when he became aware of misbehavior in which many of his DynCorp colleagues were involved. Among its notable awards is its unbroken record of having received a contract in every round of competition under the United States Air Force-managed Contract Field Teams (CFT) program since the CFT program started in 1951. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Is this the only hope that America have? Given this incident it is easier to understand why earlier this year Karzai issued a decree calling for the dissolution of all private security companies by the end of the year, an edict that has since been slightly watered down. The negative impact of just those two cases cannot be overstated. He urged them to try to kill the story and specifically warned that this would look bad if the connection to DynCorp were made clear (he called them foreign mentors). [24] By the early 1980s Texaco, Ruhrkohle and Itochu were all marketing Dynalectron's H-Oil process. When Iwas there as a soldier they loved us, but DynCorp employees have changedhow they think about us. DynCorp Contracts Come Under Chaffetz Microscope. The strategy appeared to work when an article was published in July by the Washington Post about the incident, which made little of the affair, saying it was an incident of questionable management oversight in which foreign DynCorp workers hired a teenage boy to perform a tribal dance at a company farewell party. We employ investigative research and journalism to provide critical information on corporate malfeasance and profiteering around the world to foster a more informed public and an effective democracy. WebSAN JOSE A federal jury convicted Araceli Mendoza today of conspiracy and sex trafficking of children, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds WebWe protect women and children, but these are dark-skinned men, says Sam McCahon, an attorney based in India. I'd tell them that it was wrong and that it was no different than slavery - that you can't buy women. [61], DynCorp International has been the incumbent recipient of helicopter maintenance and support contracts supporting the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. That is immoral andhypocritical, and if DynCorp is involved in this in any way it should forfeit itscontract and pay restitution in the form of training about trafficking. I always told these guys what I thought of what they were doing, and I guess they just thought I was a self-righteous fool or something, but I didn't care what they thought. No one was prosecuted or punished for the atrocities [38][39] Their air operations include the operation of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft on and around aircraft carriers for either combat or non-combat missions, aviation life support missions, and aerial/satellite imagery. Many of these were forced toresign under suspicion of illegal activity, but none have been prosecuted, asthey also enjoy immunity from prosecution in, worries about what this company's culture does to the reputationof the, . Once Bolkovac made it safely to Holland, she and Rees plotted how to take the scandal to court. The Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command and the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command all have or soon will have their headquarters on Redstone Arsenal. [14][15], DynCorp traces its origins from two companies formed in 1946: California Eastern Airways (CEA), an air freight business, and Land-Air Inc., an aircraft maintenance company. Part of HuffPost Business. These cases got progressively worse, Bolkovac continued, until I actually had a U.S. contractor who was an American police officer working with me actually tell me that he had purchased a woman outright from one of the bar owners right outside Sarajevo, and taken her home to keep and to marry and to take back to the States with him.. "How this all ends," says Glasheen,"will say a lot about what we stand for and what we won't stand for." Apparently, US diplomats told him not to worry, and the story was in fact watered down substantially. The message we're sending to kids isthat it's okay for America's representatives to rape children. Although Werner had no problem revealing the names and illegal activities ofother DynCorp employees, Werner did not mention Johnston's name in hissworn statement. Bannister. Hirtz: I don't recall her saying that. He is the operator of a nightclub by the name of Harley's that offers prostitution. She was assigned to run the IPTF office that investigates sex trafficking, domestic abuse and sexual assault. Many were either simply jailed or deported, at which point law enforcement on the other side forced them back into prostitution. WebEx VP of Major Military Contractor DynCorp & Sr. Pentagon Official Guilty For Child Sex Abuse. [77], Through a joint venture with McNeil Technologies called Global Linguist Solutions, Dyncorp was awarded a five-year contract to provide management of translation and interpretation services to support U.S. Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The SCA was a uniquely configured Boeing 747-100 aircraft. DynCorp adheres to a core set of values thathas served as the backbone of our corporation for the last 55 years, helping usbecome one of the largest and most respected professional-services andoutsourcing companies in the world. This business thrives in southern Afghanistan, where many men keep them as status symbols. In January 2010 DynCorp International combined with World Wide Humanitarian Services (WWHS) and Casals & Associates to form DI Development. There were big-time drinking issues. [97], According to Human Rights Watch, there is substantial evidence that points to the involvement of DynCorp contractors in trafficking of women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as violence against them. The President had asked him "Where is the justice?". That departure from the war-torn country was a far cry from what Johnston imagined a year earlierwhen he arrived in Bosnia to begin a three-year U.S. Air Force contract with DynCorp as an aircraft-maintenance technician for Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. CID: Who do you think said "no"? Then, learn about how the United Nations spread a cholera epidemic in Haiti. What was the "cause" for which Johnston was fired? 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