Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors
Intensive care unit ward nurse Cynthia Warwick tends to a patient at the combat support hospital on the U.S military forward operating base at Camp Salerno on Nov. 25, 2008 in Khost, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has failed to bill American Insurance Group and other major insurance carriers for millions of dollars in medical care provided to private contractors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new federal report [1] (PDF).
The United States has hired hundreds of thousands of civilians to work in the two war zones. When injured on the job, their medical care is supposed to be paid for by private insurance companies, primarily AIG, under policies bought by the contractors.
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Obama Will End Iraq War in Late 2010
The Iraq war will come to an end on Aug. 31, 2010, senior officials said, following President Obama’s decision to end all counter-insurgency missions by that time.
Obama told top leaders in Congress on Thursday that he will transition the mission in Iraq to training, advising and engaging in limited counter-terrorist operations, according to congressional sources.
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What are the real loss of the Russian army in Georgia?
As a result of fighting in the Tskhinvali region of Russia’s 58 army has lost 1,789 soldiers, 105 tanks and 81 fighting vehicles, 45 armored personnel carriers, 10 devices “Grad” and 5 devices “Smerch”.
