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    Nisoor Square Anniversary Reminder of Need to Close Accountability Gap

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 14, 2012 CONTACT: Brenda Bowser Soder, bowsersoderb@humanrightsfirst.org, (202) 370-3323 Nisoor Square Anniversary Reminder of Need to Close Accountability Gap Washington, DC – Five years ago this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Despite investigation, Leonie can still get contracts

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    Despite investigation, Leonie can still get contracts by Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Updated 2d 1h ago WASHINGTON — The military’s top propaganda contractor in Afghanistan is a candidate for new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Battlefield rotations could be bad for contract management

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    Battlefield rotations could be bad for contract management By Matthew Weigelt Sep 14, 2012 As defense officials have tried to get a grasp on its mismanaged contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Years of warning about embassy security preceded Libya attack

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    Years of warning about embassy security preceded Libya attack Thursday – 9/13/2012, 11:00am  ET State Department acknowledged as recently as February it lacked funding for some security improvements John Solomon, The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ICJ submission to the Second Session of the IGWG on PMSCs

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    ICJ submission to the Second Session of the IGWG on PMSCs UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Second Session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) to consider the possibility of an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mass. congressman eyes ban of former Blackwater

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    Mass. congressman eyes ban of former Blackwater By Leigh Munsil Politico © September 12, 2012 A Massachusetts congressman is pressuring the State and Defense departments to consider suspending and disbarring Academi,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    What Would Al Say? Putting the Federalist Back in Federal Contracting

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ What Would Al Say? Putting the Federalist Back in Federal Contracting Posted: 09/12/2012 2:48 pm In a previous post I discussed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Representative John Tierney calls on Pentagon to consider banning contracts with N.C. military firm

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    Representative John Tierney calls on Pentagon to consider banning contracts with N.C. military firm By Bobby Caina Calvan Globe Staff September 11, 2012 WASHINGTON — Representative John Tierney on Tuesday called… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    “JEALOUSIES OF A STANDING ARMY”: THE USE OF MERCENARIES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESS’S ROLE IN REGULATING PRIVATE MILITARY FIRMS

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    Northwestern University Law Review Winter, 2012 106 Nw. U.L. Rev. 317 NOTE AND COMMENT: “JEALOUSIES OF A STANDING ARMY”: THE USE OF MERCENARIES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Disrespecting the U.S. Constitution the PMF Way

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Disrespecting the U.S. Constitution the PMF Way Posted: 09/06/2012 11:57 am As a thought exercise let’s just pretend that you are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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