Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
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
Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Senior officer, NCIS agent are among those arrested in Navy bribery scandal
Senior officer, NCIS agent are among those arrested in Navy bribery scandal By Craig Whitlock, Published: October 19 The U.S. Navy is being rocked by a bribery scandal that federal investigators say… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
Jimmy Mubenga and the shame of British Airways
Jimmy Mubenga and the shame of British Airways Clare Sambrook 12 October 2013 Three years after the unlawful killing of a passenger in its care, why hasn’t British Airways held an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, UK
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
Audit Finds Limited Oversight of Fuel Purchases for Afghan National Police
Today, SIGAR released an audit of the Afghan National Police (ANP) Fuel Program finding limited oversight of fuel purchases and a high risk of loss, theft, or misuse of U.S. funds… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
Iraqis Accuse CACI of War Crimes and Torture
Iraqis Accuse CACI of War Crimes and Torture By RYAN ABBOTT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – CACI agents committed war crimes, torturing and humiliating detainees, as part of a defense contract to provide… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Iraqi detainees sue CACI for alleged torture in Iraqi detainees sue CACI for alleged torture in prison
Iraqi detainees sue CACI for alleged torture in prison Published: Sept. 30, 2013 at 5:35 PM WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) — A group of 56 detainees in Iraqi prisons is suing a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
The Whistleblower: AN INTERVIEW WITH KATHRYN BOLKOVAC AND MADELEINE REES
International Feminist Journal of Politics Volume 15, Issue 1, 2013 The Whistleblower AN INTERVIEW WITH KATHRYN BOLKOVAC AND MADELEINE REES You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Navy commander, 2 others charged in bribery scheme
Navy commander, 2 others charged in bribery scheme .View gallery In this image provided by the U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael V. Misiewicz, then commanding officer of the guided-missile … SAN DIEGO (AP)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
Tagged Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
Leave a comment
Colorado Security Contractor Resolves Overcharging Allegations Related to Its Work in Iraq and Afghanistan
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 16, 2013 Colorado Security Contractor Resolves Overcharging Allegations Related to Its Work in Iraq and Afghanistan The Macalan Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Afghanistan, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
KBR Nailed for Workers Who Took Kickbacks
Thursday, September 12, 2013Last Update: 12:37 PM PT KBR Nailed for Workers Who Took Kickbacks By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Defense contractor KBR is liable for the $38,000 in kickbacks its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Audit: U.S. lacks anti-corruption plan for Afghan aid
Audit: U.S. lacks anti-corruption plan for Afghan aid Report says comprehensive proposal to battle malfeasance was left unsigned by Hillary Clinton By Douglas Birch 6:00 am, September 12, 2013 Updated: 4:36 pm,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
