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
Leaker’s Security Check Faulted: Review of Former NSA Contractor Snowden Found to be Inadequate
August 27, 2013, 8:12 p.m. ET Leaker’s Security Check Faulted: Review of Former NSA Contractor Snowden Found to be Inadequate By BRENT KENDALL and DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—The most recent background check… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatised justice and erosion of democracy in the UK
Privatised justice and erosion of democracy in the UK Michael Turner 27 August 2013 Subjects: G4S: securing whose world? Care and justice Public service outsourcers G4S and Serco were caught overcharging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
AOI, other business groups weigh in on behalf of KBR against Oregon soldiers in federal court
AOI, other business groups weigh in on behalf of KBR against Oregon soldiers in federal court By Mike Francis, The Oregonian on August 24, 2013 at 1:34 PM, updated August 24,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Outsourcing, the exploitation of prisoners and my Twitter ruck with G4S
Outsourcing, the exploitation of prisoners and my Twitter ruck with G4S Hang on. If G4S aren’t employing prisoners at £5 a day in order to boost their profits – then who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
KBR Ordered to Stand Trial in Human Trafficking Case
KBR Ordered to Stand Trial in Human Trafficking Case August 23, 2013 After a review of the evidence, a federal court today ordered the Nepali human trafficking case against Houston,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Soundings: “Jeremy Scahill, Ideologue”
City Journal Summer 2013 Soundings: “Jeremy Scahill, Ideologue” Bruce Bawer Pg. 7-9 Vol. 23 No. 3 Jeremy Scahill’s new book, Dirty Wars, is a New York Times bestseller, and his new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Specialized Resource Group Announces New Local Executive, Dignitary and VIP Protection Services
August 16, 2013 Friday 4:53 PM EST Specialized Resource Group Announces New Local Executive, Dignitary and VIP Protection Services Aug 16, 2013 (SBWire:http://www.sbwire.com Delivered by Newstex) Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE[1])… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Meals And Golf Outings Paid For By Subcontractors May Trigger Double Damages Under Anti-Kickback Act
Mondaq August 23, 2013 Friday 10:10 AM EST Meals And Golf Outings Paid For By Subcontractors May Trigger Double Damages Under Anti-Kickback Act Aug 23, 2013 (Mondaq:http://mondaq.com/ Delivered by Newstex) David… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
Tagged Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
Leave a comment
Iraq chemical win for US troops gives hope to ex-Sergeant
Lincolnshire Echo August 22, 2013 Thursday Edition 1; National Edition Iraq chemical win for US troops gives hope to ex-Sergeant Paul Whitelam Pg. 20 A former RAF Sergeant who was allegedly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal, UK
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
Gurkhas 4 Days Strikes
M2 PressWIRE August 22, 2013 Thursday Gurkhas 4 Days Strikes Ex-Gurkha Soldiers Employed By Serco Training Army Recruits To Strike For Four Days Over Job Losses In September In Breach Of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
