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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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After $18M, US Halts Work on Half-Renovated Prison in Afghanistan
SIGAR Charles S. Clark Government Executive October 28, 2014 After $18M, US Halts Work on Half-Renovated Prison in Afghanistan Afghanistan Inspector General A five-year-old State Department effort to upgrade Afghanistan’s largest prison… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp Slammed Over Bid To Escape Afghan Deal Dispute
DynCorp Slammed Over Bid To Escape Afghan Deal Dispute Share us on: By Daniel Wilson Law360, Washington (October 27, 2014, 6:09 PM ET) — C3PO International Ltd. on Monday hit back… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater’s Erik Prince Talks Fighting Ebola, ISIS, and Bad Press
Foreign Policy The Cable Blackwater’s Erik Prince Talks Fighting Ebola, ISIS, and Bad Press BY Justine Drennan OCTOBER 28, 2014 – 05:32 PM As he pitched his plan last week to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Profiting from intelligence community failure
Published: October 27, 2014 5:20 a.m. Profiting from intelligence community failure Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Army’s troubled $5 billion intelligence fusion network has been a source of lucrative contracts for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GAO Upholds Geospatial Intelligence Award to Harris
GAO Upholds Geospatial Intelligence Award to Harris By Mike Gruss | Oct. 27, 2014 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest by Boeing Intelligence Systems Group of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Kenya denies Blackwater aviation licence
Kenya denies Blackwater aviation licence Daily Nation By DAVID HERBLING 28 October 2014 Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) last week declined to renew the air service licence for Kijipwa Aviation –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater convictions spotlight need for treaty on private security UN experts
Blackwater convictions spotlight need for treaty on private security UN experts India Blooms News Service 28 October 2014 New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The United Nations working group on the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater case exposes a murky mercenary world
LOR Blackwater case exposes a murky mercenary world The Star 28 October 2014 It was one of the most shameful incidents in a war full of them. On September 16, 2007,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Fox Host Glosses Over Murder Convictions While Hyping Blackwater As Solution To “Win The War”
Fox Host Glosses Over Murder Convictions While Hyping Blackwater As Solution To “Win The War” Blog ››› 2 hours and 42 minutes ago ››› LIBBY WATSON Days after several former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Combative, secretive and expanding in Africa
Checkpoint Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Combative, secretive and expanding in Africa By Dan Lamothe October 28 at 10:00 AM Follow @danlamothe Erik Prince, the founder and then-CEO of Blackwater Worldwide, appeared… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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