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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Daily Archives: April 5, 2012
Tool ensures contracting dollars efficiently spent
Tool ensures contracting dollars efficiently spent April 3, 2012 By Rob McIlvaine U.S. Navy Builder Chief Petty Officer David Zahm, (center), Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team engineer based at Asadabad, Afghanistan, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New CAP Papers Offer Contracting Reform Recommendations
New CAP Papers Offer Contracting Reform Recommendations The insourcing paper asks federal agencies to think about whether they have hired contractors to perform inherently governmental functions (those duties so intimately related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Oregon Guard soldiers say records show Iraq War contractor knew of toxic chemical
Oregon Guard soldiers say records show Iraq War contractor knew of toxic chemical By Associated Press, Published: April 4 PORTLAND, Ore. — A document uncovered by attorneys for soldiers sickened at an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal, Logistics
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Logistics
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A Test Case on Sanctions? Despite Ongoing Federal Probe, Pentagon Asserts Big Contractor Has No Iranian Ties
A Test Case on Sanctions? Despite Ongoing Federal Probe, Pentagon Asserts Big Contractor Has No Iranian Ties A Whistleblower Alleges Death Threats By ADAM ZAGORIN If there’s one thing most Americans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A COR! A COR! My Afghan Kingdom for a COR!
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ A COR! A COR! My Afghan Kingdom for a COR! Posted: 04/ 4/2012 3:51 pm On March 29 the Government Accountability… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Contracts, Control, Logistics
Tagged Afghanistan, Contracts, Control, Logistics
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