Khadhem Alkhani person
also: Qadhim, Khadim
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Shooting of Khadhem Alkhanievent · 3U.S. Armyorganization · 3Aegis Defense Servicesorganization · 1Walter Reedplace · 1Russ Feingoldperson · 1Irancountry · 1Department of Defenseintelligence service · 1Baghdadplace · 1
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But the consequence of the haphazard practices revealed in this report could very well be deadly. And of course they were. Barely six weeks later, what Feingold had described as lethal occurred. The incident in which Special Forces translat…
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The story of that shooting never surfaced in America that summer and would not be known for several years. Thanks to the CIA. The incident was filed away as a shot in the line of duty case resulting in an honorable discharge. In the officia…
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may not have connected the shooting with the company running the coordination hub in Baghdad, Aegis. For Qadhim, the silence would be as tragic as the gunshot itself. For Aegis, it was sheer luck that while its critics and competitors conti…
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looks like the model of a modern entrepreneur. He talks smoothly about service delivery, market share, and profit margins. If he was running a hedge fund or a new media company, you wouldn't be the least surprised. In fact, his business sup…
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When it became clear that the medic in Khadim's convoy was unable to stop his bleeding, the convoy turned around, passed the checkpoint again, left the safe zone, and drove 10 miles to the special forces hospital located in one of Saddam's …
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as far as the, because I told you about it, got infected. He ended up at Walter Reed. By the end of 2006, Khadim had to adjust to several new realities. The remainder of the bullet cannot be removed from his foot, which meant his foot would…
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Upon his honorable discharge, Khadim received $20,000 from the government with a pledge of a monthly benefit of $112. His situation was unique. There was no precedent and no special benefits. However, what Khadim wanted most was a job, not …
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He first sought work as an Arab translator in the Department of Defense, but he failed the blood test required because the Department of Defense had given him hepatitis C. Next, he tried to return to carpentry and the types of jobs he had b…
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Throughout 2006, he thought a champion for his cause within the Army, someone who would help him. He had phone numbers he was given after he was discharged and references, but nothing came of it. In his frustration, he sometimes harkened ba…
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But now he was seeing what really was going on. One of the attorneys who would later represent Khadim said, if he had died, people would have known his story and the media would have helped to make someone accountable. But as it is, he was …