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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
Monthly Archives: November 2012
CACI Secures a New Contract
CACI Secures a New Contract Posted 11/15/2012 3:40 PM by Zacks Equity Research Recently, CACI International Inc. ( CACI ) announced securing a prime position in the Global Tactical Advanced Communications… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Dismissal of Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Grants US Officials Greater Immunity for Torture
Dismissal of Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Grants US Officials Greater Immunity for Torture By: Kevin Gosztola Monday November 12, 2012 6:08 pm Donald Vance on Democracy Now! in August 2011 A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Pop Culture
Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
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Covert War and the Constitution
Journal of National Security Law & Policy 2012 5 J. Nat’l Security L. & Pol’y 393 Covert War and the Constitution NAME: Jules Lobel* BIO: * Professor of Law, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 4
The Volokh Conspiracy February 29, 2012 Wednesday 7:34 PM EST Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 4 On Friday, I posted the introduction to my latest paper, Prisons,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 2
The Volokh Conspiracy February 27, 2012 Monday 8:00 PM EST Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 2 On Friday, I posted the introduction to my latest paper, Prisons,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Appeals Court Rejects Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld
Reuters.com November 7, 2012 Appeals Court Rejects Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld By Terry Baynes, Reuters NEW YORK — Two American citizens cannot sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over allegations that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Americans unaware of contractors’ service in war zones, aftermath
The US Report August 18, 2012 Saturday 4:48 PM EST Americans unaware of contractors’ service in war zones, aftermath BYLINE: Kay B. Day, Editor By Kerry Patton This week we learned… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CP Exclusive: Foreign Affairs broke rules on Afghan, Pakistan embassy contracts
CP Exclusive: Foreign Affairs broke rules on Afghan, Pakistan embassy contracts By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press October 22, 2012 OTTAWA – The Foreign Affairs Department broke government rules by handing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Canada, Contracts, Pakistan
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G4S’s Olympics Punishment Could Be a Buying Opportunity
G4S’s Olympics Punishment Could Be a Buying Opportunity By Tony Reading November 14, 2012 LONDON — We might not know whether the Olympics legacy has been economically beneficial for the country,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Third Olympics director to leave G4S
November 13, 2012 8:03 pm Third Olympics director to leave G4S By Gill Plimmer G4S has lost a third director in the wake of the Olympics security fiasco, as its failure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
