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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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- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- 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: February 2013
Contractors: Who Needs Them?
Contractors: Who Needs Them? The September 2008 photo shows three well-known faces—Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden and John Kerry—standing in front of a Blackhawk helicopter on a snowy mountaintop. As former Massachusetts… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen
Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen Wednesday, 06 February 2013 18:17 Last month we wrote about the remarkable decline in piracy that has been achieved through a combination of private and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Contracting: A Compendium
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Defense Contracting: A Compendium This Compendium includes a wealth of reports on defense contracting and acquisition including topics such as competition in federal contracting; the Government Accountability… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
McCaskill criticizes private embassy security contracts in Benghazi hearing
McCaskill criticizes private embassy security contracts in Benghazi hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2013) — In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today investigating security failures in the attack on the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOD Needs Additional Steps to Fully Integrate Operational Contract Support into Contingency Planning
DOD Needs Additional Steps to Fully Integrate Operational Contract Support into Contingency Planning GAO-13-212, Feb 8, 2013 What GAO Found The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Conservatives have ‘no clue’ how privatization plan for bases will affect military, critics say
Conservatives have ‘no clue’ how privatization plan for bases will affect military, critics say By DAVID PUGLIESE, Ottawa Citizen January 29, 2013 Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay responds to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S Fiasco ‘Has Denied Sensible Outsourcing Debate’
G4S Fiasco ‘Has Denied Sensible Outsourcing Debate’ Debacle over Olympic staffing means option has effectively been removed from the table, say academics. Date – 7th February 2013 Courtesy of – Cliff… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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MoD criticized for procurement plans
MoD criticized for procurement plans Strategic Sourceror on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) is taking serious criticism for its assumed plans to begin outsourcing responsibility for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths
Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths by T. Christian Miller ProPublica, Feb. 7, 2013, 7 a.m. A foreign security contractor guards a drilling oil site on Nov.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous
Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous February 7, 2013 By MI News Network Shipowners considering employing armed guards to protect their ships from pirate attacks in west Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading