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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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- 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: April 2013
Court-Martial Jurisdiction Over Civilians in Contingency Operations: A New Twist
New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement Winter, 2009 New England Journal On Criminal And Civil Confinement 35 N.E. J. on Crim. & Civ. Con. 65 Article: Court-Martial Jurisdiction Over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries
Mercenaries Author(s): Roy Stevenson Source: Renaissance Magazine. 17.6 (November-December 2012): p44. “We put over 6,000 men to the sword, seized all that we could find in the churches, burned down a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Government Bans Private Security Services
Daily Outlook Afghanistan March 7, 2013 Thursday Government Bans Private Security Services One of the important news of the previous week was the announcement of ban on private security services by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem
EUobserver.com March 15, 2013 Friday 9:29 AM GMT Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem British private security firm Page Group has scooped a contract to protect EU diplomats in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012
Business Wire March 27, 2013 Wednesday 11:00 AM GMT DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 DATELINE: FALLS CHURCH, Va. Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”),… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Washington: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Alleged Crimes By or Against Contractor Personnel
US Official News March 1, 2013 Friday Washington: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Alleged Crimes By or Against Contractor Personnel DATELINE: Olympia Office of the Federal Register, The State of Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sequester Whacks Injured Workers
Washington Workers’ Advisor March 18, 2013 Monday 1:34 PM EST Sequester Whacks Injured Workers Mar 18, 2013 (Washington Workers’ Advisor:http://www.workersadvisor.com Delivered by Newstex) http://workersadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WhiteHouse.jpg Injured workers with claims under the Longshore… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOD ISSUES PROPOSED RULE ABOUT AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION TO CLARIFY CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OBTAIN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE
US Fed News March 22, 2013 Friday 9:49 AM EST DOD ISSUES PROPOSED RULE ABOUT AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION TO CLARIFY CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OBTAIN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Audits Preventing Taxpayer Overcharges Impeded by Pentagon Cuts
Audits Preventing Taxpayer Overcharges Impeded by Pentagon Cuts By Nick Taborek & Danielle Ivory – Apr 3, 2013 2:09 PM ET U.S. budget cuts may delay the Defense Department’s plan to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The real winners in our wars
Trudy Rubin | The real winners in our wars Published: April 3, 2013 By Trudy Rubin Two weeks ago, on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war, I wrote a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
