Contract To Supply Fuel For U.S. Planes In Afghanistan Being Criticized

Pentagon, State Blasted Over Kyrgyz Jet-Fuel Deals -- Washington Post

To keep U.S. warplanes flying over Afghanistan, the Pentagon allowed a "secrecy obsessed" business group to supply jet fuel to a U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan, turning a blind eye to an elaborate fraud involving fuel deliveries from Russia, according to congressional investigators.

In a report due to be released Tuesday, the House subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs hammers the Pentagon as well as State Department diplomats for ignoring red flags raised by jet fuel contracts worth nearly $2 billion for the Manas Transit Center, a U.S. base used for in-flight refueling over Afghanistan.

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More News On The Controversy Of Awarding A Jet-Fuel Contract To Supply U.S. Planes Flying To Afghanistan

Russia Was Misled Over Fuel for U.S. Use, Report Says -- New York Times
Fuel supply to Manas threatened as Kyrgyzstan moves against supplier -- Central Asia Newswire
Kyrgyz Government moves to disrupt jet fuel supplies to key US military base supporting war effort in Afghanistan -- 24 News Agency
Kyrgyzstan: Manas Fuel Supplier Cries Foul -- Eurasianet

My Comment: Central Asia is one of the most corrupt regions in the world. The fact that there is a "problem" with this fuel supply contract should not be a surprise to anyone.