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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- 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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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
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Hearing: “Examining the Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Strategy”
Hearing: “Examining the Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Strategy” Subcommittee on National Security (Committee on Oversight and Reform) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (10:00 AM) 2154 RHOB Washington, D.C. Witnesses The Honorable John F.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Anti-Terrorism Act and Whistleblower Rewards
The Anti-Terrorism Act and Whistleblower Rewards January 2, 2020 by Brian Mahany Soldiers Injured in Afghanistan and Families of Soldiers and Civilian Contractors Killed Take Aim at Big Military Contractors for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Whistleblower Lawsuits Target Military Contractors Who Funded The Taliban and Other Terrorists Overseas
Whistleblower Lawsuits Target Military Contractors Who Funded The Taliban and Other Terrorists Overseas January 21, 2020 In 2016, a New Yorker reporter noted that contractors outnumbered U.S. troops three to one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit
Defense Contractor Fights Wrongful Firing Claims at 10th Circuit January 21, 2020 AMANDA PAMPURO DENVER (CN) – A military contractor argued before the 10th Circuit that two former workers weren’t forced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hughes v. DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, Dist. Court, North Carolina 2019
TIMOTHY HUGHES, Plaintiff, v. DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, Defendant. No. 7:19-CV-54-BO.United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Southern Division.June 23, 2019.Timothy Hughes, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew J. Hanley, Crossley McIntosh Collier Hanley… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DAI GLOBAL, LLC v. ADMINISTRATOR OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2019
DAI GLOBAL, LLC, FKA DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES, INC., Appellant, v. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Appellee. No. 2019-1330.United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.Decided: December 27, 2019.Appeal from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FOX LOGISTICS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. United States, Court of Federal Claims 2019
FOX LOGISTICS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. No. 18-1395C.United States Court of Federal Claims.September 25, 2019.FOX LOGISTICS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Plaintiff, represented by Hal Alan Emalfarb, Emalfarb,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Reporting on a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan
show of force Reporting on a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan Brett Murphy, USA TODAYUpdated 4:24 p.m. EST Jan. 10, 2020 I was pretty sure that was Erik Prince — the founder of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Catch-22 in Afghanistan
Endless War January 12, 2020 Written by David Isenberg Catch-22 in Afghanistan By David Isenberg It is not every day that an actual war imitates art, so when it does happen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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When Americans talk contractors, they really mean mercenaries
When Americans talk contractors, they really mean mercenaries Secret Afghanistan papers published in the Washington Post showed the total failure of 20 years of warmaking Opinion Jan 03, 2020by Rick Salutin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
