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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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- 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
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Oakland’s Surveillance Contractor Has a History of Fraud
Oakland’s Surveillance Contractor Has a History of Fraud The multibillion-dollar company hired to build a citywide surveillance system also has a record of supplying weapons and training to anti-democratic governments around… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mapping the Shadow Government: Booz Allen Hamilton
Mapping the Shadow Government: Booz Allen Hamilton By Gin Armstrong • Aug 29, 2013 at 13:40 EST LittleSis has established a new Shadow Gov Working Group to investigate corporations that are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security September 12, 2013 Leaders of a Senate panel are asking the State Department to explain how its assurances about security at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department Gives Misleading Testimony to Senate
State Department Gives Misleading Testimony to Senate September 9, 2013 | David S. Hilzenrath Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy A senior State Department official recently reassured lawmakers that the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. judge says Blackwater Iraq shooting case must move faster
U.S. judge says Blackwater Iraq shooting case must move faster Reuters 12:37 p.m. EDT, September 10, 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. government to speed up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy Security
Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy Security September 9, 2013 | Adam Zagorin State Department Official Gives Misleading Testimony to Senate Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy delivered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy Security
For Immediate Release: Sept. 10, 2013 Contact: Joe Newman at jnewman@pogo.org and (202) 347-1122 and Adam Zagorin at azagorin@pogo.org and (202) 347-1122. Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (II)
Katherine Hawkins Researcher and lawyer CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (II) Posted: 09/09/2013 2:28 pm Before reading this post, please read part I, on the publicly available evidence of CACI… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The UN Must Stop Outsourcing Peacekeepers
Ian Richards President of the UN staff union in Geneva The UN Must Stop Outsourcing Peacekeepers Posted: 09/09/2013 9:42 am The United Nations’ working group on mercenaries and human rights has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Signs point to rockier road for services contractors
Signs point to rockier road for services contractors By Marjorie Censer, Published: September 8 E-mail the writer As federal spending falters, there are growing signs that contractors providing a variety of support… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading