Monthly Archives: April 2014

Lavrov: Russia insisting on investigation of reports on Greystone’s involvement in Urkaine

Lavrov: Russia insisting on investigation of reports on Greystone’s involvement in Urkaine Russia April 23, 23:03 UTC+4 He said the military observers by the OSCE had admitted the absence of any… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SECDEF Medal for Valor awarded to contractor for actions in Afghanistan

SECDEF Medal for Valor awarded to contractor for actions in Afghanistan U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group Story by Lt. Col. Sonise Lumbaca Lt. Col. Sonise LumbacaThe Department of Defense honored Army… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Madras Court Stops Charge Sheet Against Against AdvanFort

Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 Madras Court Stops Charge Sheet Against Against AdvanFort By Ghana News -SpyGhana.com  The Madras High Court started hearing last Tuesday on an appeal filed by AdvanFort to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ecuadoreans Press DC Circ. To Revive DynCorp Chemical Suit

Ecuadoreans Press DC Circ. To Revive DynCorp Chemical Suit By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (April 14, 2014, 3:47 PM ET) — A group of 2,000 Ecuadoreans urged the D.C. Circuit on Monday to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong

The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong Date April 21, 2014 Michael Gordon Political editor, The Age Exclusive: inside the Manus Island riot Vision and images obtained exclusively by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’

Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’ MPs issue a scathing verdict on the Government’s latest botched outsourcing project Jim Armitage DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Thursday 24 April 2014 The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Feds Tap Data Surveillance Firm for Money Laundering Investigations

Feds Tap Data Surveillance Firm for Money Laundering Investigations Chamille White/Shutteerstock.com By Aliya Sternstein April 23, 2014 The federal government has tapped data surveillance provider Palantir to help civilian intelligence agencies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Impact of USAID’s $580 Million Afghan Water Sector Programs Unclear

Impact of USAID’s $580 Million Afghan Water Sector Programs Unclear Date: Apr 24, 2014 10:07 AM Today SIGAR released three reports:  An audit of USAID’s $580 million effort to develop Afghanistan’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Real Winner of the Afghan War Is This Shady Military Contractor

04.24.14 Jacob Siegel The Real Winner of the Afghan War Is This Shady Military Contractor The State Department paid out $4 billion to rebuild Afghanistan. Some $2.5 billion of that went… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Snapshot: Top Recipients of State Dept Afghanistan Reconstruction Funds (2002-2013)

April 24, 2014 · 12:19 am Snapshot: Top Recipients of State Dept Afghanistan Reconstruction Funds (2002-2013) –Domani Spero Via SIGAR: State data indicated that the top-five recipients of State Afghanistan reconstruction awards… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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