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VINNELL-CARLYLE-NORTHROP-NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL(?)

Posted By: Aladdin
Date: Saturday, 17-May-2003 07:53:19

In Response To: VINNEL CORPORATION HIT HARD IN RIYADH (Patriotlad)

: Company was a carefully chosen target : By Marian Wilkinson : Herald Correspondent in Washington ~ May 15th, 2003 : The Vinnell Corporation. : http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/14/1052885294304.html Did not recognize the name at first ...but the corporate website helped to clear things a bit. http://www.vinnell.com/ Vinnell Corporation is a Northrop Grumman Company Vinnell Corporation, is a recognized leader in facilities operation and maintenance, military training, educational and vocational training, and logistics support in the United States and overseas. Since its modest beginnings during the Great Depression, Vinnell has successfully completed projects on 5 continents and in over 50 countries for a variety of government and commercial customers. Our technical expertise, experience, and outstanding record of achievement assure our clients that we will respond effectively and efficiently to meet their needs. Beginnings in 1930's eh ... Others Newsy bits: Al-Qaeda hated corporation May 15 2003 By Marian Wilkinson - Washington The bloody attacks in Riyadh are telling because of their targets, in particular the Vinnell Corporation. The residential compound and the offices used by Vinnell were hit, killing nine of the company's employees and injuring several others, two critically. Al-Qaeda has a particular hatred for the US Vinnell Corporation because it trains the Saudi Arabian National Guard, the country's internal security force and an integral part of the Saudi military forces. Vinnell, under contract to the US Army, employs about 800 people in Saudi Arabia including 300 Americans. Vinnell recently came under the financial control of giant US defence contractor Northrop. Vinnell's relationship with Saudi Arabia over nearly three decades has been intriguing and controversial. For five years until 1997 it was owned by the Carlyle group, a defence and investment house close to the Bush family. Several former Republican cabinet ministers sat on Carlyle's board. In 1975 the Pentagon hired Vinnell on a $US77 million ($A118.8 million) contract to train Saudi troops to protect the country's oilfields. About 1000 US Special Forces were recruited, says Dan Briody, author of a new book on the Carlyle group. MORE at http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/14/1052885292950.html Carlyle! There is more ...thanks to GOOGLE [Carnivore shud be twitching now ...] "The VINNELL Corporation" Research by Gregory Burnham Nov-08-99 Technically Vinnell is contracted by the US government on behalf of the Saudi government, thus its personnel are not considered to be in the direct employ of the Saudis for most legal purposes. "Vinnell Selected for Award of $163.3 Million Contract for SaudiArabian National Guard Modernization Program," news release, BDMInternational, Inc., McLean, Va., 3 May 1995. BDM, Inc is the parent company of Vinnell. The author has visited oneof the five Vinnell sites in Saudi Arabia. See also William D.Hartung, "Mercenaries Inc.: How a U.S. Company Props Up the House of Saud," The Progressive, April 1996, pp. 26-28. Philip A. Odeen is the CEO of BDM International, which owns Vinnell. Philip Odeen is also the Chairman of the NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL - (bet you never even heard of that, eh?)-- Philip A. Odeen is President and CEO of BDM International, Inc., and serves on the BDM Board of Directors. He has worked within government in senior positions for the National Security Council and Defense Department. In the private sector, Mr. Odeen has served as a member of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel and the Defense Science Board (DSB). Mr. Odeen led a DSB taskforce in early 1993 that reviewed anticipated defense management savings in the DOD budget and a DSB task force onoutsourcing in 1995/96. Mr. Odeen played a leading role in a recent DSB study that resulted in the proposal of major budget savings that could be derived from a fundamental reengineering of the DOD infrastructure. Secretary Cohen announced today the appointment of the National Defense Panel (NDP) that will review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on the department's ongoing Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In December 1997, the NDP also will provide an assessment of alternative force structures for the U.S. military through the year 2010. Secretary Cohen's choice to chair the NDP is Mr. Phil Odeen, presidentof BDM International, a defense consulting and research firm. Other NDP members are: Richard Armitage, former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs; Richard Hearney, former assistant commandant of the MarineCorps; David Jeremiah, former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff; Robert M. Kimmitt, managing director of Lehman Brothers, an investment banking firm; Andrew Krepinevich, director of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; James P. McCarthy, former deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. European Command; Janne Nolan, senior fellow, Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Studies program; and Robert R.RisCassi, former commander of U.S. forces in Korea. NDP members wereselected in consultation with congressional leadership. MORE at http://www.astridmm.com/prouty/vinnell.html Interesting ...SAUDI Wahhabi's hv been in cahoots with Bush-Carlyle-Pentagon for a long time haven't they?. - Aladdin

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