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- 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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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Amid Rise Of Outsourcing, Shakier Vetting
Washington Post June 11, 2013 Pg. 1 Amid Rise Of Outsourcing, Shakier Vetting By Robert O’Harrow Jr., Dana Priest and Marjorie Censer The unprecedented leak of top-secret documents by National Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Relies On Spies For Hire To Sift Deluge Of Intelligence
Wall Street Journal June 11, 2013 Pg. 1 U.S. Relies On Spies For Hire To Sift Deluge Of Intelligence By Siobhan Gorman and Dion Nissenbaum The leaks by Edward Snowden reveal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Edward Snowden: Exhibit A for How Washington Blows Money on Contractors
Edward Snowden: Exhibit A for How Washington Blows Money on Contractors What the leaker’s $200,000 salary tells us about the absurd cost of privatizing government. Jordan Weissmann Jun 10 2013, 8:08… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations
June 10, 2013 8:53 AM State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations Click on link to check out video Updated at 2:59 p.m. with comment from the State Department. (CBS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp International to Provide Logistics Support Services to Marine Corps
June 11, 2013, 9:47 a.m. EDT DynCorp International to Provide Logistics Support Services to Marine Corps FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jun 11, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DynCorp International (DI) announced today… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Digital Blackwater rules
Jun 11, ’13 THE ROVING EYE Digital Blackwater rules By Pepe Escobar The judgment of Daniel “Pentagon Papers” Ellsberg is definitive; “There has not been in American history a more important… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Big Money and the NSA Scandal…How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?
Richard (RJ) Eskow Campaign for America’s Future / Op-Ed Published: Tuesday 11 June 2013 Are these corporations perverting our political process? Big Money and the NSA Scandal…How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Loopholes Exclude Intelligence Contractors Like Snowden From Whistleblower Protections
Loopholes Exclude Intelligence Contractors Like Snowden From Whistleblower Protections By Pema Levy | June 11 2013 3:57 PM Due to carve-outs in federal law, U.S. whistle-blowers who work as contract employees… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cuba Looks to Resolve Alan Gross Case with U.S.
Hispanically Speaking News June 6, 2013 Thursday 4:45 PM EST Cuba Looks to Resolve Alan Gross Case with U.S. Jun 06, 2013 (Hispanically Speaking News:http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/ Delivered by Newstex) http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/cuba-looks-to-resolve-alan-gross-case-with-u.s/24954 The Cuban… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Booz Allen’sRole in N.S.A. Case Puts Spotlight on Carlyle
The New York Times Blogs (DealBook) June 10, 2013 Monday Booz Allen’sRole in N.S.A. Case Puts Spotlight on Carlyle BYLINE: MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED HIGHLIGHT: The controversy over Edward J.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
