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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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- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- 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
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Military: Writer bases graphic novel on experiences of brother-in-law, others
Military: Writer bases graphic novel on experiences of brother-in-law, others CHRISTIAN HILL | Staff writer • Published April 17, 2012 Tragedy turned comic book writer Eric Trautmann’s fledging story about a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Shooters
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The Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S.2139)
The Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S.2139) April 17, 2012 10:30AM Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342 Member Statements Senator Claire McCaskill D (MO) Senator Rob Portman R (OH) Agenda On… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along Posted: 04/16/2012 1:24 pm In the past several years, as concern has grown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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What Isn’t for Sale?
What Isn’t for Sale? Market thinking so permeates our lives that we barely notice it anymore. A leading philosopher sums up the hidden costs of a price-tag society. By Michael J.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon defends millions to contractor despite unpaid taxes
Pentagon defends millions to contractor despite unpaid taxes By Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The tax problems of the military’s top propaganda contractor in Afghanistan would… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Mission Iraq: No Iraqi Visas Issued to USG Security Personnel Since December?
April 16, 2012 1:50 am · 1:50 am US Mission Iraq: No Iraqi Visas Issued to USG Security Personnel Since December? The Iraq Travel Warning dated January 19, 2012 says that “the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fluor Awarded New LOGCAP IV Task Order in Africa
Business Wire April 10, 2012 Tuesday 8:33 PM GMT Fluor Awarded New LOGCAP IV Task Order in Africa IRVING, Texas Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the U.S. Army awarded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part II
Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part II Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:25 By Charles M Smith and Dina Rasor, Truthout | News Analysis (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)In last week’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Logistics
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Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part I
Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part I Thursday, 05 April 2012 09:38 By Charles M Smith and Dina Rasor, Truthout | Solutions (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) On April 19,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Logistics
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Oral Argument Yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld [Updated]
Hard National Security Choices Oral Argument Yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld [Updated] By Alan Rozenshtein Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:05 AM The D.C. Circuit heard oral argument yesterday in Doe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading