Thursday, October 18, 2012
VIDEO: U.S. Mercenaries Drunk, Shooting IV Drugs in Afghanistan
WATCH This Dunk Security Contractor Paid by U.S. Taxpayers in $1 Billion in Government Contracts
The contractors seen in the video above, and supposedly the remainder of the footage set to air tonight, were employees of Jorge Scientific, Virginia-based defense contractor that has collected nearly $1 billion in U.S. government contracts.
The video is being used in a lawsuit against Jorge Scientific, the two former employees, John Melson and Kenny Smith, told ABC News.
"They endangered Jorge employees, the U.S. mission, and U.S. military personnel," the lawsuit claims.
Consumption of alcohol and narcotics was (and is) strictly forbidden by Jorge Scientific's manual, and all personnel are required to be on alert 24/7 for a possible terror attack. In addition, the military prohibits the use of such substances by contractors in Afghanistan under General Order Number One.
Additional footage not seen above allegedly shows the company's medical officer, Kevin Carlson, too high on an injection of Ketamine, a prescription anesthetic, to respond to a request for help.
Carlson told ABC News that there was "massive drug and alcohol abuse" at the facility, which was often spearheaded by the company's senior on-site executive, Chris Sullivan.
"It was like a frat house for adults," John Melson told ABC. "Some of them to the point where they were passing out, there's firearms laying around, some of them still carrying the firearms on them."
Melson and Smith also told ABC News that there was no government oversight of the contractors, and at least one Army major frequented the parties held at by the contractors.
"This arrogant image that Americans have worldwide, this was feeding right into it," Melson, a National Guard sergeant who served in uniform in Iraq and Afghanistan before working for Jorge Scientific, added.
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