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...quietly in the line of traffic. Then team leader Johnson climbed out of Ahmelman's car and began firing in the air to warn other vehicles to stay clear - an act which clearly identified the convoy as contractors. "They rang the dinner bell for the bad guys,'' says ERSM staffer Scott Traudt, who was in the company's Baghdad headquarters at the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Slip Can Cost Your Life | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

...remained stationary for a long period. Another "lesson" is that team leaders should not have additional duties; the Apollo leaders also served as medics, which forced them to choose between directing the battle and caring for the wounded. Also raising questions is a warning letter written by then ERSM staffer Scott Traudt, which was hand delivered to company executives about 15 days before the ambush. Traudt cites 11 alleged "repeated failures and dangerously negligent actions" by ERSM and its staff, including drunken all-night partying, inadequate training, poor vehicle maintenance, and the "tactical insanity" of using medics as team leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Slip Can Cost Your Life | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

...first five core principles, has a sterling safety record and a rigorous training regimen for crew members. Chief Operating officer Dave Barger, the son of a United Airlines pilot, constantly reinforces that message whenever he speaks to employees. Several years ago the airline hired Steve Predmore, an experienced staffer at the National Transportation Safety Board, to be its head of safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Safe Landing for Jet Blue | 9/21/2005 | See Source »

...That said, even some Republican staffers find Roberts' flawlessness a liability. After the usual niceties on the sidelines of the hearing, a top Republican staffer confided that Roberts is, indeed, perfect. "Too perfect," he said, rolling his eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tempting of John Roberts | 9/13/2005 | See Source »

...noticeable showing by The Right in the room. "We went to (judiciary committee staff) and said we don't want the nomination hearing to be like the Christian thrown to the lions with all the Romans around the outside going thumbs up or thumbs down," says a Senate Republican staffer involved in the planning. The GOP staffers feared a repeat of the Bork and Thomas hearings where the audience was predominantly hostile. So in addition to the skyboxes, there has been a consistent presence of Roberts?s supporters, including apparently ad hoc groups like 'Women for Roberts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Above the Fray at the Roberts Hearing | 9/13/2005 | See Source »

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