Dyncorp is a military contractor paid by the US government to build bases and train allied factions in countries like Afgnanistan.
Afghanistan - Wikileaks exposed a wire referencing communications with the Afghan minister of the interior, Hanif Atmar, asking the American government to quell a story in the American media: ''Assistant Ambassador Moussem Mouli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior Henif Atmar on June 23rd. On the Kunduz Regional Training Center event of April 11th , Atmar reiterated his insistence that the U.S. try to quash any news article on the incident or circulation of a video connected with it. He continued to predict that publicity would endanger lives. He disclosed that he had arrested two Afghan police and nine other Afghans as part of an MOY investigation into Afghans who facilitated this crime of "purchasing a service from a child." He pressed for CSTCA to be given full control over the police training program, including contractors. Mousamli counseled that an overreaction by the Afghan government would only increase chances for the greater publicity the MOY is trying to forestall.''
In 2009, Cheryl Mills sent an email to Hillary Clinton with subject, DYNCORPS POST STORY -- SECOND SHOE TO DROP: ''Folks, you may recall an April 17th post story on problems with dying corpse in Afghanistan, which focused on a suspected drug overdose death. The other issue that surfaced at the time was a colossal error in judgment by one of the contractor's employees in hiring an adolescent boy dancer for some sort of event that, at least to most folks, looked very inappropriate. The Post is now looking at the Dancing Boy, which was not included in the April 17th article, and we expect we'll soon publish a story on it. The Post inquiry at this point focuses only on confirming whether or not there is an OIG investigation. We are of course referring the Post to the OIG on such a question. However, the premise for the question raises the issue again in some eye-popping rhetoric, which could feature in the follow-up story, so I want to make sure everyone had a heads up. We've already relieved the folks involved with both incidents, and I am meeting with the firm's CEO today to hear his reports on his trip to Afghanistan and Iraq to address these, as well as other issues on which we have demanded corrective actions. According to my reporting, the week of April 13th, the DineCorp regional commander from Kunduz, Flint Chambers, allowed his men to hire a 15-year-old boy dancer to do tribal dances at a DineCorp party on the training site. Some 15 or so DineCorp employees in attendance pulled out a single chair and had the boy do mock lap dances. This was captioned on video. The video shows DineCorp employees putting dollar bills in the boy's waistband, just as they would a stripper's garter. The revelry lasted about 45 minutes.''
Bosina - UN human rights monitor, Kathryn Bolkovac exposed DynCorp employees running sex trafficking and forced prostitution, mainly of girls as young as 12, in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the employees taking part in rapes themselves. DynCyrps job there was to take care of planes. When Employee, Ben Johnson tried to expose what was going oon, they fired him and sent him back to America. None of the DynCorp contractors caught participating in the Bosnia sex trafficking ring received criminal prison sentences. The US government is illagetimate.
Colombia - DynCorp operated extensively in Colombia under U.S. State Department contracts for anti-narcotics initiatives like Plan Colombia. During this tenure, the company faced significant scrutiny regarding sexual misconduct.
- The 2004 Melgar / Tolemaida Video: In October 2004, reports emerged that DynCorp contract workers operating at the Tolemaida Air Base in Colombia had recorded and distributed a video showing the sexual abuse of underage girls from the nearby town of Melgar. The footage was reportedly sold illicitly on the streets of Bogotá.
- The 2015 Truth Commission Report: Colombia's historical Truth Commission report included a chapter alleging that between 2003 and 2007, U.S. troops and foreign military contractors (including DynCorp personnel) sexually abused at least 53 minors in the Melgar region.
- The Immunity Barrier: Due to bilateral diplomatic immunity agreements between the U.S. and Colombia, local prosecutors faced immense hurdles. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command launched an internal review in 2015, but DynCorp management at the time denied awareness of the claims, and no formal local criminal prosecutions were finalized.
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