Category Archives: Afghanistan

Privatize This, Destroy That

Privatize This, Destroy That Afghanistan is the next target for Team Trump’s ruinous privatization push. Privatize This, Destroy That (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE By Nicole Hemmer | Contributing Editor for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp Lands $217M Contract Modification to Extend US Army Support in Afghanistan

DynCorp Lands $217M Contract Modification to Extend US Army Support in Afghanistan Scott Nicholas July 26, 201 DynCorp International has received a one-year, $217 million task order modification to continue to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former Employee of U.S. Government Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Accepting Over $250,000 in Kickbacks From Subcontractor United States Department of Justice’s picture

Posted on 19 July 2017 by Maciej Heyman Former Employee of U.S. Government Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Accepting Over $250,000 in Kickbacks From Subcontractor   A former employee of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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7/19/17 Mark Perry on contracting out the Afghan war

7/19/17 Mark Perry on contracting out the Afghan war By Damon Hatheway– July 22, 2017 Mark Perry returns to the show to talk about his latest exclusive for The American Conservative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pitching the ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan

Pitching the ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan July 25, 2017 Exclusive: Rather than rethink U.S. policy in the Mideast, particularly the entangling alliances with Israel and Saudi Arabia, Official Washington pushes schemes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan War-Fighting to Contractors

Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan War-Fighting to Contractors Morning Edition TweetShareGoogle+Email Listen Listening… Originally published on July 24, 2017 9:43 am Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. STEVE INSKEEP,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ex-Louis Berger Exec Can Move FCA Suit To NJ, Judge Rules

Ex-Louis Berger Exec Can Move FCA Suit To NJ, Judge Rules By Jeannie O’Sullivan Law360, New York (July 24, 2017, 7:29 PM EDT) — A former Louis Berger Group Inc. executive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Could Trump Win Afghanistan Using Mercenaries?

Could Trump Win Afghanistan Using Mercenaries? July 18, 2017 By Richard C. Young A money man, an ambassador, a former SEAL, and a former Army policy advisor to the Joint Chiefs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Will Trump Privatize the Afghanistan War?

Will Trump Privatize the Afghanistan War?  July 21, 2017 U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau Is the Trump administration going to hand over US peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan to private mercenaries?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW: Erik Prince: Here’s The Off-Ramp For The War In Afghanistan

INTERVIEW: Erik Prince: Here’s The Off-Ramp For The War In Afghanistan Wed July 19th, 2017 4:07 pm EST Cassandra Fairbanks Blackwater founder, and former Navy SEAL, Erik Prince is calling for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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