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| + | '''Military Professional Resources Inc.''' was founded in 1987 in anticipation of the end of the [[Cold war]]. | ||
| + | ==Employees== | ||
An anonymous source claimed that [[Laura Dietrich]] worked fro [[MPRI]]. | An anonymous source claimed that [[Laura Dietrich]] worked fro [[MPRI]]. | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
| + | By 2002, Military Professional Resources Inc. had grown to 40 administrators, 800 field agents, over 12,500 personnel on call and $100 million worth of contracts. They operate on a training and advisory level.<ref>Corporate Warriors, by Peter W. Singer, c. 2003 Cornell Press, pg. 120</ref> | ||
==Lawsuit== | ==Lawsuit== | ||
A group of [[Serbs]] who lived in [[Krajina]] until [[Operation Storm]] sued MPRI accusing them for "participation in genocide", militarily equipping the [[Croatian Armed Forces]], training the Croatian officers and developing a plan of Operation Storm. The claim was presented to the Federal Court in Chicago, and prosecutors were asking for $10.4 billion compensation.<ref>[http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/3/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD/753784 RTS: Срби из Чикага туже америчку фирму због "Олује"]</ref><ref>[http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/3/Регион/1169140/ RTS: "Олуја" пред америчким судом]</ref> | A group of [[Serbs]] who lived in [[Krajina]] until [[Operation Storm]] sued MPRI accusing them for "participation in genocide", militarily equipping the [[Croatian Armed Forces]], training the Croatian officers and developing a plan of Operation Storm. The claim was presented to the Federal Court in Chicago, and prosecutors were asking for $10.4 billion compensation.<ref>[http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/3/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD/753784 RTS: Срби из Чикага туже америчку фирму због "Олује"]</ref><ref>[http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/3/Регион/1169140/ RTS: "Олуја" пред америчким судом]</ref> | ||
| − | On September 26, 2014 the lawsuit was rejected by | + | On September 26, 2014 the lawsuit was rejected by Judge [[John Lee]] because [[Yugoslav Wars|the war in former Yugoslavia]] is not under jurisdiction of this court.<ref>http://www.jutarnji.hr/-mi-nismo-za-to-nadlezni--sud-u-chicagu-odbacio-tuzbu-srba-zbog-vojne-akcije-oluja/1223238/</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Military Professional Resources Inc.  (Military contractor)    | |
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| Formation | 1987 |
| Founder | Vernon Lewis |
| Parent organization | Titan Corporation |
Military Professional Resources Inc. was founded in 1987 in anticipation of the end of the Cold war.
Contents
Employees
An anonymous source claimed that Laura Dietrich worked fro MPRI.
Activities
By 2002, Military Professional Resources Inc. had grown to 40 administrators, 800 field agents, over 12,500 personnel on call and $100 million worth of contracts. They operate on a training and advisory level.[1]
Lawsuit
A group of Serbs who lived in Krajina until Operation Storm sued MPRI accusing them for "participation in genocide", militarily equipping the Croatian Armed Forces, training the Croatian officers and developing a plan of Operation Storm. The claim was presented to the Federal Court in Chicago, and prosecutors were asking for $10.4 billion compensation.[2][3]
On September 26, 2014 the lawsuit was rejected by Judge John Lee because the war in former Yugoslavia is not under jurisdiction of this court.[4]
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References
- ↑ Corporate Warriors, by Peter W. Singer, c. 2003 Cornell Press, pg. 120
- ↑ RTS: Срби из Чикага туже америчку фирму због "Олује"
- ↑ RTS: "Олуја" пред америчким судом
- ↑ http://www.jutarnji.hr/-mi-nismo-za-to-nadlezni--sud-u-chicagu-odbacio-tuzbu-srba-zbog-vojne-akcije-oluja/1223238/
