The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
July 9, 2009

U.S. Awards Lucrative 5-Year Military Contracts in Afghanistan
--------------------------------------------------------------



Mullen’s comments come as the U.S. is further entrenching its corporate
presence in Afghanistan. The Pentagon has awarded war contractors Dyn
Corp and Fluor Corp five-year deals worth up to $7.5 billion dollars.
The companies will provide ‘support and logisitics’ at U.S. military
bases across Afghanistan. Another major war contractor, KBR, says it may
challenge its exclusion from the deal.



.