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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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Navy assignment handed over to private company
Navy assignment handed over to private company By Sunimalee Dias Key foreign private security firms for international vessel operators were on Friday perturbed over the Sri Lankan government’s move to shift… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S chief executive Nick Buckles prepares to confirm Olympic loss
G4S chief executive Nick Buckles prepares to confirm Olympic loss Investors braced for announcement that failure to provide enough security guards will cost company up to £50m Rupert Neate guardian.co.uk, Monday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
IG: Health care contractor benefited from sham veteran-owned businesses
IG: Health care contractor benefited from sham veteran-owned businesses By Bob Brewin August 21, 2012 Health Net Inc., a large company with revenues of $11.9 billion in 2011, encouraged a Veterans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT CHARGING THREE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATION IN ALLEGED $54 MILLION PROCUREMENT FRAUD, BRIBERY
Department of Justice United States Attorney David B. Barlow District of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MELODIE RYDALCH WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22, 2012 (801) 325-3206 GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT CHARGING THREE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATION… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Open General Trade Control Licence (Maritime Anti-Piracy): List of companies registered to use the licence
Open General Trade Control Licence (Maritime Anti-Piracy): List of companies registered to use the licence Background Notes This list is compiled and published by the Export Control Organisation (ECO). It lists… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case
Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case By DAN MCCUE (CN) – A federal magistrate judge narrowed the scope of documents a U.S. soldier can compel a London-based security contractor to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lawsuit: Local Soldier Was Killed by Afghan Security Employee Who Had Made Threats
Lawsuit: Local Soldier Was Killed by Afghan Security Employee Who Had Made Threats A Santa Clarita couple is suing a U.S. government contractor after their soldier son was killed by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S police outsourcing considered despite Olympic fiasco
G4S police outsourcing considered despite Olympic fiasco Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:5PM Three British police forces have agreed to continue investigating plans to outsource office services to private security contractor G4S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa
U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa 8/22/2012 With the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, the U.S. government decided to make security a key foreign policy objective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Shuts Down Biggest Health IT Contract
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) August 21, 2012 BGOV Intel Defense Shuts Down Biggest Health IT Contract By Brian Friel The Defense Department won’t renew its largest health information technology contract with 19… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
