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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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KBR Performance at Issue – Hearing Scheduled Sept 2016
KBR Performance at Issue – Hearing Scheduled Sept 2016 A revised Case Management Order (CMO) has been entered by the Court in the Burn Pit Lawsuit. The amended CMO directs the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Overseas Contractors Defense Base Act Attorney Launches New Website
Overseas Contractors Defense Base Act Attorney Launches New Website The Law Office of Matthew T. Singer, based in University City, MO, has launched a new website that is designed to help… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Family of Warren Weinstein talk of negotiating with al-Qaeda and the apology from the Obama Administration February 19, 20165:30am Warren Weinstein is seen before his kidnapping and in a video to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
You Will Find This Iraq War Story Very Hard to Stomach
You Will Find This Iraq War Story Very Hard to Stomach A few words about the burn pits. Getty Brent Lewis By Charles P. Pierce Feb 19, 2016 If you read… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US military burn pits built on chemical weapons facilities tied to soldiers’ illness
US military burn pits built on chemical weapons facilities tied to soldiers’ illness Though the US government disputes it, new evidence shows a link between service in Iraq and Afghanistan and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Claim: Denied: Wounded in Iraq, Ugandans Fight for Compensation From America
Claim: Denied Wounded in Iraq, Ugandans Fight for Compensation From America 11 comments Photo: J.P. Lawrence J.P. Lawrence Feb. 22 2016, 8:15 a.m. THEY CALL HER Mama Tara, and on the walls… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A new book links US military open-air burn pits with rare cancers and respiratory diseases
A new book links US military open-air burn pits with rare cancers and respiratory diseases The Guardian Feb. 16, 2016, 8:50 PM 1,283 beau biden AP In this Saturday, July 4,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The War Hazards Compensation Act: A Primer
The War Hazards Compensation Act: A Primer Jon B. Robinson Strongpoint Law Firm August 31, 2015 14 Loyola Maritime Law Journal 264 (2015) Abstract: Over the past decade, the number of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor Kidnappings and the Perils of Privatized War
Contractor Kidnappings and the Perils of Privatized War More than 3,700 contractors died on the global battlefield between 2001 and 2015, in this deadly and secrecy-shrouded game of crony capitalism. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court rejects human rights suit against Occidental
Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:42am EST UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court rejects human rights suit against Occidental (Adds details on case, paragraphs 3-7) By Lawrence Hurley Dec 14 The U.S. Supreme Court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
