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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: February 2013
Private Soldiers in Africa: A Look at the Effects of Private Military Contractors and Mercenaries on the Duration of Civil Wars in Africa from 1960 to 2003
Private Soldiers in Africa: A Look at the Effects of Private Military Contractors and Mercenaries on the Duration of Civil Wars in Africa from 1960 to 2003 University of Nebraska –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Kirkwood man goes from hobbyist to drone pilot in Afghanistan
Kirkwood man goes from hobbyist to drone pilot in Afghanistan J.B. Forbes Peter Sunder, 36, from Kirkwood, examines a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at forward… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says
Reuters.com February 12, 2013 Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says By Susan Cornwell, Reuters WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s government does not appear able to manage the large amounts of direct… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Six private security firms dissolved
Six private security firms dissolved 14 February, 2013 HERAT: Six private security companies have been dissolved and 1200 weapons and three tonnes of explosives collected from them in western Afghanistan, an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOE awards $182 million security guard contract, WSI ‘disappointed’
DOE awards $182 million security guard contract, WSI ‘disappointed’ January 17, 2013 By John Huotari The Joe L. Evins Federal Building in Oak Ridge, one of the U.S. Department of Energy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Partner in new Oak Ridge security team accused of filing false claims in Iraq
Partner in new Oak Ridge security team accused of filing false claims in Iraq By Frank Munger Posted January 29, 2013 at 4 a.m. Photo by ORNL.gov The main entrance to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hackers Expose U.S. False Flag to Frame Syria
Hackers Expose U.S. False Flag to Frame Syria February 13, 2013 AFP • Mercenary emails indicate U.S. may have proposed “false flag” chemical attack By Richard Walker Hacked emails from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Response of Aegis Defence Services Limited to Jan. 17 2013 POGO Report
Response of Aegis Defence Services Limited to Jan. 17 2013 POGO Report Aegis Defence Services Limited 12/02/2013 “The POGO report referenced refers to a contract undertaken by our US affiliate (Aegis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former Department of Defense Contractor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling Kickback Proceeds from Afghanistan to the United States
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Former Department of Defense Contractor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling Kickback Proceeds from Afghanistan to the United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractor faces sentencing for smuggling cash
Contractor faces sentencing for smuggling cash By The Associated Press WICHITA – Prosecutors will ask for prison time for a private contractor who pleaded guilty to smuggling $150,000 from Afghanistan to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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