Daily Archives: May 5, 2013

PRIVATELY CONTRACTED MILITARY FIRMS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: RECLASSIFYING, REDEFINING, AND REFORMING THE WAY WE FIGHT

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS PRIVATELY CONTRACTED MILITARY FIRMS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: RECLASSIFYING, REDEFINING, AND REFORMING THE WAY WE FIGHT by J. Ryan Cutchin June 2012 Thesis Advisor: Thomas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE AND CONTINGENCY CONTRACTS A Cricial Assessment of DoD and Army Processes

FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE AND CONTINGENCY CONTRACTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF DOD AND ARMY PROCESSES A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Military Companies Assisting the Transnational Capitalist Class in Accumulation by Dispossession

Private Military Companies  Assisting the Transnational Capitalist Class in Accumulation by Dispossession The American University in Cairo, School of Humanities and Social Sciences A Thesis Submitted to The Department of Political… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq

KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq By Joany Carlin, The Oregonian on April 26, 2013 at 7:47 PM, updated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR ‘disappointed’ in judge’s opinion in case brought by Oregon soldiers, will appeal

KBR ‘disappointed’ in judge’s opinion in case brought by Oregon soldiers, will appeal By Mike Francis, The Oregonian on April 29, 2013 at 2:34 PM, updated April 30, 2013 at 9:44… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private contracting of U.S. Air Force combat capabilities in future conflicts

Private contracting of U.S. Air Force combat capabilities in future conflicts by Kenneth M. Poindexter Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2011-12 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Corporations that Kill: Prosecuting Blackwater

Corporations that Kill: Prosecuting Blackwater David Kinley University of Sydney – Faculty of Law Odette Murray University of Sydney – Faculty of Law November 18, 2010 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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“Erinys International: Spinning for the private military

Mittwoch, Juli 13th, 2011 “Erinys International: Spinning for the private military By Steven Harkins and David Miller With billions of dollars of government and corporate contracts to be won in conflict… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Clients and Enablers

Clients and Enablers Clients and Enablers Adventures of a Would Be Arms Dealer 2 May 2013   According to Mark Galeotti, nation-states, mercenaries and corruption are all part of a social… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians: Why the Supreme Court Should Grant Cert. in Ali

Hard National Security Choices Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians: Why the Supreme Court Should Grant Cert. in Ali By Steve Vladeck Friday, May 3, 2013 at 6:57 AM Next Thursday, the Supreme… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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