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    Ex-Blackwater worker to surrender

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    Video Photo Click to Watch Video Click to Watch Video Full interview with Chris Drotleff Ex-Blackwater worker to surrender Updated: Thursday, 04 Apr 2013, 9:21 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 04… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp’s Afghan Settlement With Army Called a ‘Mugging’

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    DynCorp’s Afghan Settlement With Army Called a ‘Mugging’ By Tony Capaccio – Apr 2, 2013 1:16 PM ET DynCorp International Inc.’s agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers over disputed work… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghan MP says private security companies involved in corruption

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    BBC Monitoring South Asia – Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring March 25, 2013 Monday Afghan MP says private security companies involved in corruption Excerpt from report by private Afghan Channel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Senators press Army to step up contractor suspensions

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    Senators press Army to step up contractor suspensions By Charles S. Clark December 11, 2012 Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP The Army is taking too long to suspend and debar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Money For Infrastructure? Afghanistan Has Plenty.

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    Washington Post February 28, 2013 Pg. 13 Fine Print Money For Infrastructure? Afghanistan Has Plenty. By Walter Pincus President Obama’s “Fix-It-First” program to repair bridges, proposed in his State of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit: Propaganda firm owner boasted of online smears

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    Lawsuit: Propaganda firm owner boasted of online smears Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY8a.m. EST December 14, 2012 Camille Chidiac is being sued for fraud in a case in which the plaintiff… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says

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    Reuters.com February 12, 2013 Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says By Susan Cornwell, Reuters WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s government does not appear able to manage the large amounts of direct… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    $100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan

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    $100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan Photo: REuters/Abdul Qodus/Files By DAVID FRANCIS, The Fiscal Times March 6, 2013 The decision by the United States Agency for International Development to scrap… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort

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    Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort Posted by wadsam | March 6, 2013 Professional Overseas Contractors (POC)-The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the Economic Support Fund for Afghanistan have roughly $6 billion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Boyne City man injured in Afghanistan receives medal

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    Boyne City man injured in Afghanistan receives medal March 11, 2013|Aebra Coe- 231-439-9397- acoe@petoskeynews.com AEBRA COE/NEWS-REVIEW BOYNE CITY — At its worst, rockets, bullets or grenades would rain from the sky… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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