Who's behind Nour USA? (receiving huge Iraq security contract)

[barbaraann]

US-Led Group Wins Iraq Security Contract
2 hours, 4 minutes ago Add Business - Reuters to My Yahoo!

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nour USA, a privately held U.S.-led consortium, has won a $327 million contract to supply Iraq (news - web sites)'s new armed forces and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps with equipment, the U.S. military said on Saturday
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=580&e=4&u=/nm/20040131/bs_nm/defense_iraq_contract_dc


I just cannot believe the scope and brazenness of profiteering that we are seeing since Bush was selected. And every day it gets worse.

[lastknowngood]

1. the usual suspects

n/t

[bobthedrummer]

2. They have even privatized combat with the Private Military Company/PMC

http://www.icij.org/dtaweb/icij_bow.asp?Section=Chapter&ChapNum=2

[barbaraann]

7. Thanks for the link.

What's happening is just mind-boggling, isn't it?

[bobthedrummer]

10. There's been a coup of some type IMO

not much else explains these days we are all living in to me.

[barbaraann]

11. Yup.

It's kind of like a coup of a thousand blows in a thousand places, not just a coup taking out the head of state.

[9215]

14. ((I disagree))

Bush won 5-4, hee, hee

[barbaraann]

3. Answering my own question...

http://www.nourusa.com/default.htm

What a party these people are having at our expense.

[TahitiNut]

4. On their website, they show a photo of their "headquarters" ...

http://www.nourusa.com/Contact.htm

Even a superficial review of their website indicates they're a global corporatist shell company totally focused on the privatization of public infrastructure and utilities. This is the epitome of neo-fascism ... the ownership and control of national assets and the privatization of natural monopolies, designed to funnel profits to wealthy insiders and externalize costs.

[Bandit]

6. It looks like the "Eastern Whitehouse"

I would have thought they would be working out of Crawford. :shrug:

[TahitiNut]

9. It's chutzpah on steroids.

Imagine - a photo of the White House on their 'contact' webpage. Does the arrogance of these poeple know no bounds whatsoever?

[barbaraann]

8. You are making me laugh and cry at the same time!

Did you see this:

http://www.nourusa.com/Iraq.htm

[never cry wolf]

5. Google is my friend...

http://www.nourusa.com/Management.htm

[legin]

13. Well there are some bits to steal for my CV in there

"legin has a wide range of experience in strategic planning, project development and market development for complex ventures in various geographic areas, coupled with strong skills in accounting and financial modeling."

About 0.0000000001% true, which in today's world is probably quite adequete.

[SpiralHawk]

12. Noir USA - emerges from the dark side

Noir USA

(Expect to see this name exploited this coming "season" by the "fragrance" industry).

Peeeeee Yewwwww