Daily Archives: May 18, 2012

Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1 Remember Milo Minderbinder, a fictional character in Joseph Heller’s famous novel, Catch-22? Minderbinder is a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Drones: Unmanned, but Inherently Governmental?

May 16, 2012 Drones: Unmanned, but Inherently Governmental? By NEIL GORDON U.S. Air Force Captain Keric D. Clanahan has written a paper on the legal and policy controversies surrounding the Air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Drone-Sourcing? United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Inherently Governmental Functions, and the Role of Contractors

Drone-Sourcing? United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Inherently Governmental Functions, and the Role of Contractors Keric D. Clanahan Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Vol. 22, 2012 Abstract: In the last ten… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib

U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib Posted by Pratap Chatterjee on May 17th, 2012 CorpWatch Blog CorpWatch report: Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq Two U.S. companies can be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors

Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors by Kenneth Anderson [This is the third day in our discussion of Professor Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War and Peace:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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NASA: The future of space is public/private partnerships

NASA: The future of space is public/private partnerships Google and others dream of heading to the stars By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Space, 8th March 2012 22:41 GMT The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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