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- 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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Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration
KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration By Michael Macagnone Law360, Washington (March 30, 2015, 4:28 PM ET) — An Illinois federal judge on Monday pushed a whistleblower into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts
United States Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2015 Contact: John LaBombard (McCaskill): 202-228-6263 Caitlin Conant (Portman): 202-224-5190 McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts Senators raise additional oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Expert: “Psychologists Who Aided Torture Should Be Charged”
Expert: “Psychologists Who Aided Torture Should Be Charged” By Amy Goodman and Robert Jay Lifton, Democracy Now! 09 May 15 obert Jay Lifton, the prominent psychiatrist famous for his study of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. military personnel have been convicted of $50 million worth of crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
National Security U.S. military personnel have been convicted of $50 million worth of crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan Large cash transactions, loose military oversight, and deeply corrupted local cultures have lured… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Emails Reveal American Psychological Association’s Role in CIA Torture
May 1 2015 2:53 PM Emails Reveal American Psychological Association’s Role in CIA Torture By Ben Mathis-Lilley James Mitchell, a former American Psychological Association member and one of the two chief… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
APA Ethics Director Consulted on Development of BSCT Training Program
APA Ethics Director Consulted on Development of BSCT Training Program By Jeffrey Kaye The Public Record May 3rd, 2015 A new report by what New York Times reporter James Risen called… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Absence of Justice: Private Military Contractors, Sexual Assault, and the US Government’s Policy of Indifference, The
Absence of Justice: Private Military Contractors, Sexual Assault, and the US Government’s Policy of Indifference Snell, Angela U. Ill. L. Rev. (2011): 1125 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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G4S abuses in South African prison still ignored
G4S abuses in South African prison still ignored Ruth Hopkins 1 May 2015 Investigations and reports into allegations of widespread human-rights violations at G4S-run Mangaung prison have stalled. Can anyone wrangle… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CIA Vets Smell B.S. in Super-Spy Memoir
Disputed 05.01.155:25 AM ET CIA Vets Smell B.S. in Super-Spy Memoir In a new memoir Jamie Smith claims to have worked for the CIA and help found Blackwater. Even as CIA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ALL THE PRESIDENT’S PSYCHOLOGISTS
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S PSYCHOLOGISTS: The American Psychological Association’s Secret Complicity with the White House and US Intelligence Community in Support of the CIA’s ”Enhanced” Interrogation Program April 2015 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading