Start-up Company With Connections - Chalabi

[seemslikeadream]

U.S. gives $400M in work to contractor with ties to Pentagon favorite on Iraqi Governing Council

U.S. authorities in Iraq have awarded more that $400 million in contracts to a start-up company that has extensive family and, according to court documents, business ties to Ahmed Chalabi, the Pentagon favorite on the Iraqi Governing Council.

The most recent contract, for $327 million to supply equipment for the Iraqi Armed Forces,was awarded last month and drew an immediate challenge from a losing contractor, who said the winning bid was so low that it questions the "credibility" of that bid.

A key beneficiary of both the oil security contract and last week's Iraq army procurement contract is Nour USA Ltd., which was incorporated in the United States last May. The security contract technically was awarded to Erinys Iraq, a security company also newly formed after the invasion, but bankrolled at its inception by Nour. A Nour's founder was a Chalabi friend and business associate, Abul Huda Farouki. Within days of the award last August, Nour became a joint venture partner with Erinys and the contract was amended to include Nour.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uschal083671397feb15,0,735950.story

[barbaraann]

1. A must-see page from the nourusa.com website.

http://nourusa.com/Contact.htm

[CaptainClark23]

2. That is bizarre

On any other corp info page, you might have a pic of the corp. HQ, right?

hurm.

[seemslikeadream]

3. Just tellin' it like it is

I guess.