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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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Blackwater defendant seeks ruling on status
Blackwater defendant seeks ruling on status By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press | September 3, 2013 | Updated: September 3, 2013 5:11pm Photo By Douglas C. Pizac FILE – This Dec. 8,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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BBC urged not to award security contract to G4S
BBC urged not to award security contract to G4S Sun Sep 1, 2013 8:16AM GMT 2 British group the Palestine Solidarity Campaign is calling on the BBC not to award an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
World’s perils give rise to a rescue business
World’s perils give rise to a rescue business Firm extricates travelers from hot spots By Katie Johnston Globe StaffSeptember 02, 2013 Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff Global Rescue employees Bryan Kewley (left) and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S scrambles to raise £600m by selling shares and business units
G4S scrambles to raise £600m by selling shares and business units Private security firm’s debts have ballooned to £2bn since its public dressing down by MPs over the Olympics fiasco Rupert… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private security contractors’ military role under scrutiny
Private security contractors’ military role under scrutiny Budget concerns and convenience fuel expansion of shadowy army; movement grows for code of conduct By Mark Walker noon Aug. 31, 2013 Security contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ManTech International – A Contrarian Play On Sequestration And Afghanistan Drawdown
ManTech International – A Contrarian Play On Sequestration And Afghanistan Drawdown Aug 29 2013, 11:15 | about: MANT BOOKMARK / READ LATER Editor’s notes: A shift in MANT’s business mix has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Firm That Vetted Snowden Defends Its Work
Wall Street Journal August 29, 2013 Pg. 4 Firm That Vetted Snowden Defends Its Work By Dion Nissenbaum WASHINGTON — The private company that conducted the last background check of former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (I)
Katherine Hawkins Researcher and lawyer CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (I) Posted: 08/29/2013 7:23 pm This June, a federal court dismissed Iraqi torture victims’ suit against military contractor CACI for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S issues new shares and sells businesses in bid to pay down £2bn debt and avoid downgrade
G4S issues new shares and sells businesses in bid to pay down £2bn debt and avoid downgrade By Matt West PUBLISHED: 05:12 EST, 28 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:45 EST, 28… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon’s futurist office now studying Africa’s future
Pentagon’s futurist office now studying Africa’s future Military Intelligence Ray Locker, USA TODAY 11:18 a.m. EDT August 28, 2013 (Photo: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD, AFP/Getty Images) The military’s attention on Africa continues, as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
