Who Killed Dale Stoffel?

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 1/21/05 | From staff and wire reports

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The FBI is investigating the fatal shooting in Iraq of a U.S. contractor from Washington County who had accused Iraqi military officials of corruption days before his death. Dale Stoffel, 43, of Monongahela, was shot to death Dec. 8 in a roadside ambush while returning to Baghdad after discussing the corruption claims with coalition military officials at a northern Iraqi military base. Stoffel's business associate, Joseph Wemple, 49, of Orlando, Fla., also was killed.

The killings came after Stoffel alerted senior U.S. officials in Washington that Iraqi Defense Ministry officials were part of a kickback scheme involving a multimillion-dollar contract awarded to his company, Wye Oak Technology, to refurbish old Iraqi military equipment, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

[to_zion]

The best reading on this subject can be found here:

If anyone has links regarding updates to this story please post them. I did search before posting this and found nothing on FR.

[to_zion]

here is the link!

http://writingcompany.blogs.com/this_isnt_writing_its_typ/2005/01/who_killed_dale.html

[rocksblues]

Strange very strange!

[Publius6961]

If there is any truth in the original accusation, I would expect a deafening silence...

Some PC is necessary when dealing with the devil.

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Yes, NPR did a whole segemnt on it today. That's what got me interested in the whole story. NPR isn't the greatest, but this story is true nonetheless. Here are some other links:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/complete/la-fg-death20jan20,1,2808006.story?coll=la-iraq-complete&ctrack=1&cset=true

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04353/428764.stm

http://www.worldthreats.com/middle_east/Corruption%20In%20Baghdad.htm

[joesnuffy]

Stoffel had been even more concerned about his safety after making the allegations.

"He was always cognizant of the position he was in," Stein said.

As Stoffel, Wemple and an Iraqi interpreter left the Taji base Dec. 8, another vehicle rammed their car head-on. Two masked men jumped out and executed the two Americans in a fusillade of bullets, according to news accounts at the time.

Stoffel's death has prompted new worries about the integrity of the reconstruction effort in Iraq, which has been plagued by accusations of corruption and cronyism almost from the start.

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Stoffel came back to the US at the end of November. He called a few people (among them a Senator or two) and complained about the situation. He was then invited to go back to Iraq and discuss with the parties involved a resolution. He sadly did not return from Iraq.