# Story Highlights
# AEY Inc. is under investigation for reportedly dealing in Chinese ammunition
# According to government contract, company cannot buy munitions from the Chinese
# Army memo: Government awarded AEY contracts worth in excess of $200 million
# Army Documents reveal ammunition arrived in Afghanistan corroded, poorly packed
e premte, mars 28, 2008
U.S. suspends supplier of arms to Afghanistan
Incompetence Alert: Pentagon gives inexperienced 22 year-old $300 million contract
So to recap: During the free-cash-giveaway that is defense contracting, the Pentagon awards $300 million to the company of a clueless 22 year old, resulting in our soldiers having to use substandard weaponry.
Confusion persists over death toll in Albanian munitions blast
Tirana - Two weeks after the huge blast at a munitions depot levelled the village Gerdec on outskirts of the Albanian capital Tirana, authorities could still not say how many people were killed, reports said Thursday. So far 24 casualties were confirmed in Gerdec, but the fate of some 120 people who were supposed to have been in the facility when it exploded on March 15 remains unclear.
e enjte, mars 27, 2008
Tirana explodes: Albanian families pick up pieces of their shattered lives
Albanian families are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives after the explosion of the military depot in Gërdec village, 12 km from the capital city Tirana, that left thousands of people homeless, traumatized and hurt on 15 March.
Albania Leaders In Arms Trafficking Row
The row erupted after the New York Times accused Albanian officials of murky deals with United States-based AEY. The company, had its contract with the U.S. military revoked this week amid claims by the paper it was supplying decades-old ammunition to the Afghan army.
Supplier under scrutiny on aging arms for Afghans
Efraim Diveroli, was also secretly recorded in a conversation that suggested corruption in his company's purchase of more than 100 million aging rounds in Albania, according to an audio file of the conversation.
Joining Nato would lift prospects
These are momentous days for Albania. Two separate events - Kosovo's declaration of independence and the likelihood of receiving an invitation to join the Nato alliance - offer one of Europe's poorest countries an unprecedented chance of improving its long-term prospects.
After Nato the next challenge will be EU membership
The recent explosions at an ammunition depot near Tirana, serve as a reminder that Albania remains well behind much of the rest of Europe in the enforcement of health and safety standards.
e mërkurë, mars 26, 2008
Wife of Republican presidential candidate visits Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo: Cindy McCain, the wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is visiting Kosovo.
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