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- 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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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Inspection of $7.8 Million Kandahar Industrial Park
Today, SIGAR released two reports, an inspection of the $7.8 million Shorandam Industrial Park in Kandahar, and an inquiry letter into the status of efforts to develop a sustainable source of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud in Provision of Supplies to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud in Provision of Supplies to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan ForeignAffairs.co.nz 8 December 2014 MIL OSI – Source: United States Department of Justice – Press… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NSPA AND ECOLOG , NOW ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT
LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NSPA AND ECOLOG , NOW ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT Press Association National Newswire 31 December 2014 05:47 DUSSELDORF, Germany, December 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — NATO‘s integrated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Men in the Middle
The Men in the Middle Anjali Kamat ▪ Spring 2015 “Crowd of Workers.” Sketch courtesy of Molly Crabapple.* P. Marusamy had just turned twenty-nine when I met him and his friends… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism
U.S. A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism APRIL 19, 2015 Video Anatomy of an Interrogation The story of the first and only CIA contractor to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s Valor Award
Bioterrorism Week 03-10-2014 DynCorp International; DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s Valor Award DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGAR corrections
UPDATE: On April 2, SIGAR posted an updated report with the following corrections to its fact sheet: *In the initial published version of this fact sheet, SIGAR reported $1.8 billion in DOD CN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women
Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women By Charles S. Clark 12:55 PM ET An Afghan woman walks to a polling station in Kabul. David Guttenfelder/AP file photo The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan April 1, 2015Part of something is better than all of nothing. Keep this proverb in mind while reading the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) top-level… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic
Image ID: 127961564 available at Shutterstock.com Issue 9:1 By Iveta Hlouchová 03/09/2015 Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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