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Friday-Monday morning in the KBR case: A soldier’s immediate adverse reaction to an orange chemical powder
Friday-Monday morning in the KBR case: A soldier’s immediate adverse reaction to an orange chemical powder Published: Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:10 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian The feeling… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Friday: Experts and lawyers wrangle over skin, air and soil in KBR case
Friday: Experts and lawyers wrangle over skin, air and soil in KBR case Published: Friday, October 26, 2012, 4:51 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian On Friday, jurors in the case… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair
Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair 03 October 2012 Security analyst Hugo Rosemont argues that the Home Office was not a marginal player in the Olympic security ‘fiasco’which saw thousands of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private
Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private Garda World Security Corporation GW 10/29/2012 11:27:41 AM Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA–(Marketwire… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
South African security companies in Somalia have not violated arms embargo
South African security companies in Somalia have not violated arms embargo Written by defenceWeb Friday, 19 October 2012 13:20 South Africa has not violated the arms embargo on Somalia imposed by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Thursday in the KBR case: Long day on the stand for a toxicologist
Thursday in the KBR case: Long day on the stand for a toxicologist Published: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 5:25 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian Barbara D. Beck was called by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Iraq war contractor KBR asks judge to pull its name from soldiers’ lawsuit at trial’s midpoint
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 27, 2012 – 3:01 pm EDT Iraq war contractor KBR asks judge to pull its name from soldiers’ lawsuit at trial’s midpoint PORTLAND, Ore. — Iraq War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The KBR case at the midpoint: An analysis
The KBR case at the midpoint: An analysis Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 5:27 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 10:46 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian While some see… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Low Profile in Benghazi: When Political Correctness Kills
Low Profile in Benghazi: When Political Correctness Kills By Robert Young Pelton After more than a decade in the post 9/11 era, it would seem that the State Department and every… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Photo of DynCorp’s failed work
SIGAR @SIGARHQ Photo of DynCorp’s failed work at #Afghan #Army Base in #Kunduz Exterior Structural Failure Along DynCorp Constructed Building Building at the Kunduz Army Garrison shows serious exterior structural failure.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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