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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: September 2012
Interim Report on Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (SIGAR 12‐14)
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction September 10, 2012 SUBJECT: Interim Report on Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (SIGAR 12‐14) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is conducting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Contracts, Logistics, Training
Tagged Afghanistan, Contracts, Logistics, Training
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Destruction of OEF Financial Documents Related to ANA POL Audit
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General September 10, 20 12 SUBJECT: Destruction of OEF Financial Documents Related to ANA POL Audit The Special Inspector General… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Records Missing on Afghan Army Fuel Costs
September 10, 2012 Records Missing on Afghan Army Fuel Costs By GRAHAM BOWLEY ¶ KABUL, Afghanistan — The American and NATO training missions in Afghanistan have told United States government investigators… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Training
Tagged Afghanistan, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Training
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“JEALOUSIES OF A STANDING ARMY”: THE USE OF MERCENARIES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESS’S ROLE IN REGULATING PRIVATE MILITARY FIRMS
Northwestern University Law Review Winter, 2012 106 Nw. U.L. Rev. 317 NOTE AND COMMENT: “JEALOUSIES OF A STANDING ARMY”: THE USE OF MERCENARIES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Control, Legal, Mercenaries
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Update: Security Contracting in Iraq
Update: Security Contracting in Iraq By Will Grant Eight months ago, the US military made its formal withdrawal from Iraq. And though the troops and equipment, for the most part, were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
German shipping firm spends $126,000 on security for each Gulf of Aden round trip
German shipping firm spends $126,000 on security for each Gulf of Aden round trip London (Platts)–6Sep2012/638 am EDT/1038 GMT German shipping company Hamburg Sued spends approximately Eur100,000 ($126,000) on every round… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Limited Discovery in USA v. KBR Case
Limited Discovery in USA v. KBR Case By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – Kellogg Brown & Root can force Uncle Sam to produce records on the Army’s alleged failure to provide… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Disrespecting the U.S. Constitution the PMF Way
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Disrespecting the U.S. Constitution the PMF Way Posted: 09/06/2012 11:57 am As a thought exercise let’s just pretend that you are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Control, David Isenberg, Legal
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Privatization and Patriotism: Defining the Boundary
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Privatization and Patriotism: Defining the Boundary Posted: 09/05/2012 11:11 am The most commonly presumed distinction between public servants and private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Companies responses to Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond
Control Risk response regarding Platform report “Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond” 5 September 2012 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited HP to respond to the following… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading