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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
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
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G4S aerial services expanding
G4S aerial services expanding Written by Guy Martin, Monday, 24 November 2014 G4S South Africa is expanding its aerial operations with helicopters set to join its growing fixed wing fleet. You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading
Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco
Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco LONDON Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:26pm GMT A Serco flag is seen flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Swansea Commando who refused to die – and has now helped raise £60,000 for charity
The Swansea Commando who refused to die – and has now helped raise £60,000 for charity By South Wales Evening Post | Posted: November 12, 2014 Gareth Evans with an American… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rep. Wants Details On Federal Employee Cybersecurity Breach
Rep. Wants Details On Federal Employee Cybersecurity Breach By Khadijah M. Britton Law360, New York (November 13, 2014, 12:55 PM ET) — A ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Renews Bid To Resolve KBR Kickback Suit
US Renews Bid To Resolve KBR Kickback Suit By Khadijah M. Britton Law360, New York (November 18, 2014, 2:17 PM ET) — The United States again asked for partial resolution of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Taxpayers charged for Afghan project months after KBR contract terminated
Taxpayers charged for Afghan project months after KBR contract terminated Internal military report details bitter feud between contractor, Pentagon auditors The Pentagon, across the Potomac River from Washington, is seen in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR contractor probed by Senate, House over documents silencing whistleblowers
KBR contractor probed by Senate, House over documents silencing whistleblowers Rep. Elijah Cummings, D- Md., (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE** more > By Jim McElhatton – The Washington Times – Thursday, November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Training Dilemma: To Outsource or Not?
Military Training Dilemma: To Outsource or Not? December 2014 By Sandra Erwin CAE offered the government of Brunei a deal it could not refuse: To build a state-of-the-art training center the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Veterans claim contractor in charge of burn pits is responsible for lung illnesses
Veterans claim contractor in charge of burn pits is responsible for lung illnesses November 17, 2014 at 6:35 PM EST Throughout the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, all kinds of things —… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Audit Faults State Dept’s Kabul Embassy Security Management
Audit Faults State Dept’s Kabul Embassy Security Management November 17, 2014 The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. A federal audit has found problems with the State Department’s oversight of security at the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
