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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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- 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: March 2013
Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees
Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees By Helen Christophi Law360, Los Angeles (February 22, 2013, 10:17 PM ET) — In a suit removed to Tennessee federal court Friday, drone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Companies and International Security
Private Military Companies and International Security By Christopher Wood on March 21, 2013 Do Private Military Companies Undermine or Contribute to International Security? A Theoretical Approach Whilst the time-honoured profession of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines
Christina Wilkie Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines Posted: 03/20/2013 7:34 am EDT | Updated: 03/20/2013 11:22 am EDT WASHINGTON — Donald Rumsfeld declared war on the Pentagon bureaucracy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Commercialising Security in Europe. Political Consequences for Peace Operations
News – 20. March 2013 PRIO’s New Security Studies presents its latest book edited by Anna Leander Commercialising Security in Europe. Political Consequences for Peace Operations The PRIO book series New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct
Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct U.S. Attorney’s Office March 19, 2013 Eastern District of North Carolina (919) 856-4530 RALEIGH- United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
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Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Yahoo.com March 19, 2013 Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press HONOLULU — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 11:00 AM Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, State Department, Training
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Contractors reap $138bn from Iraq war
March 18, 2013 7:30 pm Contractors reap $138bn from Iraq war By Anna Fifield in Washington ©GettyForeign contractors providing a vast array of services, including security, profited handsomely after the 2003… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart
Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart The sensitive work of housing vulnerable asylum seekers appears to be defeating the world’s biggest security company. A leaked letter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists
Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists John Grayson 18 March 2013 Subjects: The scandal of child detention in the UK G4S: securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading