Columbian Contractor Killed in Iraq Ambush

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20031130/ts_nm/iraq_contractor_dc

<BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Colombian civilian contractor was killed and two colleagues wounded on Saturday in an ambush north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

"Yesterday morning near Balad, one civilian contractor, a citizen of Colombia, was killed and two associates were wounded when attackers using small caliber weapons attacked their convoy," spokesman Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt told a news conference in Baghdad.

In other ambushes on Saturday, guerrillas killed seven Spanish intelligence agents, two Japanese diplomats and their driver, and two U.S. soldiers. >

[LittleApple81]

1. We have Colombian contractors now? Wow.

I am so sorry to hear about another death.

Apparently, anybody that is associated with the "coalition of the willing" has to be willing to die.

The salaries must be outrageous to be attracting people from other countries despite the high risk. On the other hand, the unemployment and violence in Colombia are so high that this job probably did not look like anything out of the ordinary for this contractor.

[leftchick]

2. Holy Crap! This guy was a Senior Security Rep. with KB&R!

I am thinking this was one big fish at KB&R!

<And coalition officials say a civilian -- a senior security representative of a U.S. company providing contracted services in Iraq -- was shot and killed Saturday as he drove to a U.S. base north of Baghdad near Balad.

The representative was a citizen of Colombia and an employee of Kellogg Brown & Root Services, a subsidiary of Halliburton Co., U.S. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said. Colombia is among the members of the coalition. >

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/30/sprj.irq.main/index.html

[aquart]

4. Sorry. I PREFER to hear that the cc's are being hit.

Anything that discourages the mercenaries works for me. Pity someone has to get hurt, but how would you like the damage to go? BY them, or TO them?

[Zhade]

6. Have to agree with you.

Hey, it sucks that the guy got killed, but war profiteers are fair game in my opinion. Don't want to die? Then stop trying to steal someone else's country blind!

By the same token, while not advocating it, I would feel absolutely zero sadness for any corrupt corporate officials (like, say, Kenny Boy) getting knocked off. And I'm surprised it hasn't been tried, to be honest. I know that some ex-Enron employee must be out there thinking that's the only way to get justice in Corporate America.

Again - not advocating, supporting, or planning such an action. Just pointing out reality.

[leftchick]

7. sorry?!?

What was that supposed to mean? I just posted the updated information on the guy. Do you think I pity these idiots working for the BFEE?

[aquart]

3. Contracted to.........?

I love how the employer's name is not a part of the story.

[catmandu57]

5. Our soldiers have to be there

they were ordered to do an illegal imoral invasion of a sovereign country. These contractors on the other hand, can leave at any time, I would suggest they do so.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. No doubt advising the CIA and fedayeen how to smuggle

things better.

[9215]

9. The people hitting the foreign contractors

have some serious inside intel on the "Coalition" forces.

They are hitting them with clockwork precision, whereas the US is taking potshots at kids with Ak-47's. A US general being interviewed the other day said that not one Al Qaeda has been definitely identified, NOT ONE!

IMO the US did the attack on the UN but since then these attacks on the Coalition have come from opposition elements to drive a wedge between Coalition forces--taking chaos to another level. If this keeps up, which I'm sure it will, they will drive the coalition out of Iraq and chaos will ensue. There is no way the US can win this, NONE!

The BFEE's only goal is to control the oil and other resources, they will not be able to do this except maybe if they establish a perimeter at Rumailiah in the southwest.