The Book That Started It All
Search
Categories
Archives
-
Recent Posts
-
Isenberg Video
- 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
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- 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
Articles: Companies
Viewing as Articles
View in Timeline
Manus Island block a ‘rape dungeon’, Salvation Army worker tells inquiry
Manus Island block a ‘rape dungeon’, Salvation Army worker tells inquiry Parliamentary inquiry also told of inadequate medical care, poor workplace safety and fears of violent attacks Paul Farrell theguardian.com, Tuesday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Australia, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalist Details Abu Ghraib Torture and Why He’s Suing US Contractor CACI
Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalist Details Abu Ghraib Torture and Why He’s Suing US Contractor CACI Monday, 05 May 2014 11:19 By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! | Video Interview Ten years after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
10 Years After Abu Ghraib, Ex-Prisoners Seek Justice in Torture Lawsuit Against U.S. Contractor CACI
Monday, May 5, 2014 . 10 Years After Abu Ghraib, Ex-Prisoners Seek Justice in Torture Lawsuit Against U.S. Contractor CACI download: Video Audio Get CD/DVD More Formats Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalist… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
U.S. Contractors Scale Up Search for Heartbleed-Like Flaws
U.S. Contractors Scale Up Search for Heartbleed-Like Flaws By Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley May 2, 2014 6:49 PM ET Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg For the last four years, Siege has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Big budgets, little oversight in war zones
Big budgets, little oversight in war zones (Courtesy of IRD/ ) – Arthur Keys meets with the Abdul Manaf , center, the District governor of Nawa, Afghanistan, in 2010. By Scott… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq
Tagged Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq
Leave a comment
Blackwater and the World Cup
Natalia VianaCo-director of Publica, nonprofit investigative journalism agency in Brazil Blackwater and the World Cup Posted: 04/30/2014 4:44 pm EDT Updated: 04/30/2014 4:59 pm EDT Print Article The U.S. private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Flagrant 5” Firm Among Top USAID Afghan Relief Recipients
“Flagrant 5” Firm Among Top USAID Afghan Relief Recipients (Source: The Project On Government Oversight; issued April 29, 2014) Last week, the Project On Government Oversight blogged about a Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
Born in the NSA: These former spies are starting companies of their own
Born in the NSA: These former spies are starting companies of their own Above: A photo composition of National Security Agency headquarters in Maryland, U.S. Image Credit: Wikipedia & Harrison Weber /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Churchill heir vows to begin Serco’s long road to recovery
Churchill heir vows to begin Serco’s long road to recovery By Neil Maidment LONDON Thu May 1, 2014 8:59am EDT May 1 (Reuters) – The grandson of Winston Churchill delivered his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts
How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts By Ian Dunt Thursday, 24 April 2014 8:45 AM 2 Hodge chairs the public accounts committee and contributed to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Control, Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment