Reply #23: interesting info re Iraqex from 2004 [View All]

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http://dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=8741

Monday, September 27, 2004

excerpt:

Paige Craig, executive vice president of Iraqex, a U.S. firm involved in a range of activities from manufacturing construction materials to "providing logistics" for U.S. forces, disagreed with the general view that the security situation was deteriorating.

"People think it's getting worse because they only pay attention to foreigners (who are being taken hostage and often executed). But it's definitely more secure now than it was" a year ago, he said.

Craig said that in addition to using security guards, his firm's staff engaged in a series of diversionary tactics to ward off potential attackers.

"We keep a low profile, both in dressing and in acting. We change vehicles, switch locations," and run front offices staffed only by Iraqis, he said.

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