- Vinnell
The Vinnell Corporation is an international
private military company based in theUnited States specializing in military training, logistics, and support in the form of weapon systems maintenance and management consultancy, whose most recent claim to fame is their training of portions of theSaudi Arabian National Guard as a joint Saudi/American owned company called Vinnell Arabia. Vinnell Corporation is a subsidiary ofNorthrop Grumman Corporation. They are also party to other joint venture companies; i.e., VBR (Vinnell-Brown & Root ).The Vinnell Corporation was mentioned in
Fahrenheit 9/11 for its connections to theCarlyle Group ,George W. Bush , and the Saudi Royal family.Vinnell Arabia was bombed on May 12, 2003 by Saudi terrorists. Ten Americans and three Filipinos were killed. Another employee was stalked from the military hospital to his home in Riyadh and assassinated on the street.
"Camp Vinnell" can be viewed at: [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=24807665&x=46849308&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2www.wikimapia.org]
External links
* [http://www.vinnell.com/ Vinnell Corporation]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/14/1052885292950.html Al-Qaeda hated corporation]
* [http://www.prouty.org/vinnell.html The Vinnell Corporation]
* [http://www.vbr-turkey.com/ Vinnell-Brown & Root]
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=24807665&x=46849308&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2 www.wikimapia.org]
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