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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
G4S worker charged with SECC murder
G4S worker charged with SECC murder Victoria Weldon Reporter A G4S security guard has appeared in court charged with murdering a Thai woman at a conference in Glasgow. Clive Carter, 34,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S fights back from Olympics fiasco with faster growth
UPDATE 2-G4S fights back from Olympics fiasco with faster growth By Neil Maidment LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Security firm G4S, whose reputation was tarnished earlier this year by its failure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Very Quick Look at G4S’s Earnings
A Very Quick Look at G4S’s Earnings By Stuart J Watson November 12, 2012 LONDON — Right now I’m trawling through the FTSE 100 and double-checking for blue chips that may… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Copeland cause of death released
Copeland cause of death released COLBERT, OK-After five months of waiting, a Colbert family finally learns their loved one’s cause of death. Michael David Copeland was doing contract work in Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Says FCA Suit Over Iraq Electrical Work Lacks Specifics
KBR Says FCA Suit Over Iraq Electrical Work Lacks Specifics By Max Stendahl Law360, New York (November 07, 2012, 1:56 PM ET) — KBR Inc. pressed a Virginia federal judge Monday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
While we wait for a KBR verdict….
While we wait for a KBR verdict…. Published: Thursday, November 01, 2012, 8:37 AM Updated: Thursday, November 01, 2012, 1:41 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian The Associated Press One… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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Court finds for KBR on resolution of Halliburton tax dispute
Court finds for KBR on resolution of Halliburton tax dispute Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:43pm EDT (Reuters) – A Texas court has ruled in favor of KBR Inc on how the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Returning War Contractors Face Second Battle, Against AIG
Returning War Contractors Face Second Battle, Against AIG Whatever your role in the U.S. war effort, if you were injured overseas, at least you’d be covered back home, right? By John… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR provides fuel-gear to British military
KBR provides fuel-gear to British military Published: Nov. 14, 2012 at 2:32 PM HOUSTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) — Britain’s Ministry of Defense has given KBR of the United States a $35… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Dyncorp contract extended until March
Dyncorp contract extended until March Published: 10:26 am Updated: 10:30 am COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — The Air Force is extending the current aircraft maintenance contract with DynCorp International to March 31, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
