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Monthly Archives: November 2013
SHADOW REPORT LAUNCH: Montreux Five Years On: An analysis of state efforts to implement Montreux Document legal obligations and good practices
SHADOW REPORT LAUNCH: Montreux Five Years On: An analysis of state efforts to implement Montreux Document legal obligations and good practices Presented by the Initiative for Human Rights in Business, Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Mercenary, His Ghosts, and the CIA: The Legal Feud Behind Blackwater Founder’s Memoir
The Mercenary, His Ghosts, and the CIA: The Legal Feud Behind Blackwater Founder’s Memoir By Drake Bennett November 25, 2013 Despite his formidable resources, nothing seems to go smoothly with Erik… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan
How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan By D.B. Grady November 22, 2013 7:01 AM The Week View gallery U.S. war planes destroyed this village in 2010… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Tagged Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
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Were Blackwater’s ‘Civilian Warriors’ Unfairly Maligned?
Were Blackwater’s ‘Civilian Warriors’ Unfairly Maligned? November 24, 2013 8:00 AM Erik Prince, a military contractor during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, says the Blackwater firm was unjustly pegged as the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
WANTED: A Company Willing to Help Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Marina Koren National Journal November 22, 2013 WANTED: A Company Willing to Help Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons The organization in charge of dismantling Syria’s chemical-weapons program is rushing to find a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Return of the Soldier of Fortune
The Return of the Soldier of Fortune Nov 19, 2013 In 2000, a band of semi-trained young men in a rubber dinghy blew a hole in the U.S.S. Cole, a multi-billion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime, Mercenaries, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Maritime, Mercenaries, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Pentagon SESers Really Need a Course on How Their Department Works?
Pentagon SESers Really Need a Course on How Their Department Works? Defense Department file photo A Defense Department contract to educate new members of the Senior Executive Service on how the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Case of the Keystone Cossacks
The Case of the Keystone Cossacks MICHAEL WEISS, FP NOVEMBER 21, 2013 Who sent a bunch of hapless Russian soldiers of fortune to go do battle in Syria? In late October,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping
International Peacekeeping Volume 20, Issue 1, 2013 In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping Åse Gilje østensen* pages 33-47 Published online:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Newsweek: Was Lara Logan’s Husband Involved In 60 Minutes’ Botched Benghazi Story?
Newsweek: Was Lara Logan’s Husband Involved In 60 Minutes’ Botched Benghazi Story? Blog ››› November 23, 2013 3:28 PM EST ››› BEN DIMIERO Newsweek contributing editor Jeff Stein is raising questions about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Intelligence, Iraq, Libya
Tagged Companies, Intelligence, Iraq, Libya
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