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    U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses Almost All Claims of Ecuadorian Provinces and Individual Plaintiffs Against DynCorp

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    U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses Almost All Claims of Ecuadorian Provinces and Individual Plaintiffs Against DynCorp 7/7/2014 by Marc Brainich The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater’s Death Machine

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    July 07, 2014 The Privatization of Repression Blackwater’s Death Machine by NORMAN POLLACK Obama is excellent at multitasking in navigating the waters of international politics, seeking to construct a political-structural framework… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Security firm in Iraq serves as warning

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    Security firm in Iraq serves as warning The issue An episode involving the company formerly known as BlackwaterWhere we stand Reports call into question the wisdom of outsourcing certain government operations.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater founder Erik Prince to help Chinese firms set up shop in Africa

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    Blackwater founder Erik Prince to help Chinese firms set up shop in Africa PUBLISHED : Sunday, 06 July, 2014, 5:02am UPDATED : Sunday, 06 July, 2014, 5:02am Lana Lam lana.lam@scmp.com Erik… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Contractors: Deplore or Deploy? – Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’ in Iraq

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    Title: Private Military Contractors: Deplore or Deploy? – Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’ in Iraq Author: Dam, C.T. ten Journal Title: Forum of EthnoGeoPolitics Issue: 2 Volume: 1 Start Page: 20… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How Blackwater Takes Uncle Sam for a Ride – and Why He Likes It. A Model of Moral Hazard and Limited Commitment

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      Fahn, Matthias and Hadjer, Tahmina Sadat (May 2014): How Blackwater Takes Uncle Sam for a Ride – and Why He Likes It. A Model of Moral Hazard and Limited Commitment.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S workers plead not guilty to killing an asylum seeker

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    G4S workers plead not guilty to killing an asylum seeker Published on the 05 July 2014 11:54   THREE G4S workers accused of killing an Angolan asylum seeker on a British… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Halliburton Overbilling Case Faces Review by High Court

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    Halliburton Overbilling Case Faces Review by High Court By BARBARA LEONARD WASHINGTON (CN) – Accused of billing for bogus services at U.S. military bases in Iraq during wartime, Halliburton and KBR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Retired Navy officer pleads guilty in bribery scandal

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    Retired Navy officer pleads guilty in bribery scandal By Craig Whitlock July 3 at 8:10 PM Follow @craigmwhitlock A retired U.S. Navy officer pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of arranging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former Blackwater guard testifies against friends

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    Former Blackwater guard testifies against friends Originally published: July 3, 2014 12:35 PM Updated: July 3, 2014 12:47 PM By The Associated Press  PETE YOST (Associated Press) FILE – This Sept.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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