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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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- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Afghanistan
Taliban release U.S. engineer in prisoner swap
Taliban release U.S. engineer in prisoner swap Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran from Illinois, was seized on the streets of Kabul by the Haqqani network in 2020, officials said. Sept. 19,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
According to a new report, the Defense Department doled out billions to companies that are not identifiable on contracting databases.
Afghanistan Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight According to a new report, the Defense Department doled out billions to companies that are not identifiable on contracting databases.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CONTRACTOR LIFE: The story of a retired Marine turned contractor, 8 years in Afghanistan
CONTRACTOR LIFE: The story of a retired Marine turned contractor, 8 years in Afghanistan Post Date: February 21, 2022 | Category: Contractor Life As the longest war in American history is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: An Assessment of the Factors That Led to Its Demise.
SIGAR released its latest evaluation report, Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: An Assessment of the Factors That Led to Its Demise. This interim report, based in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Canadian Private Security Companies Have Wreaked Havoc in Afghanistan
Canadian Private Security Companies Have Wreaked Havoc in Afghanistan By Yves Engler In the record of the disastrous war in Afghanistan, little attention has been paid to the horrific role of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Declassified Report Details Afghan Air Force Reliance on Contractors
Threats Declassified Report Details Afghan Air Force Reliance on Contractors Watchdog warned that without help, the Afghan Air Force would collapse. By Marcus Weisgerber Global Business Editor January 18, 2022… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely
US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely Tom Temin@tteminWFED February 22, 2022 1:46 pm 16 min read Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors
U.S. Marines talk to Ugandan contractors at Camp Shorab in 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors The U.S. military spent $14 trillion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan
Jan 11, 11:00 AM The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan Michelle Harven An US contractor working with the 10th Mountain Division US Army keeps an eye on the surroundings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan
Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan Post Date: February 1, 2022 | Category: Around the World, Justice Abroad “The troops are out and the president says the war is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading