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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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Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Meet the Psychologists Who Helped the CIA Torture
Meet the Psychologists Who Helped the CIA Torture By Jesse Singal Follow @jessesingal The Senate Intelligence Committee’s 500-page executive summary of its report on the CIA’s torture program offers some… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rorschach and Awe
VF.COM July 17, 2007 The War on Terror Rorschach and Awe America’s coercive interrogation methods were reverse-engineered by two C.I.A. psychologists who had spent their careers training U.S. soldiers to endure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority, and the CIA: Part Four
Hard National Security Choices Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority, and the CIA: Part Four By Wells Bennett and Matt Danzer Thursday, December 11, 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The private contractors involved in CIA torture
INSTITUTE INDEX: The private contractors involved in CIA torture According to the 500-page summary of a Senate Intelligence Committee report released this week, amount the U.S. government paid one private contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID By Charles S. Clark 12:47 PM ET November 25, 2014 Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com A former CEO of a New Jersey-based construction contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Profiting Massively From Torture: Designers Of CIA Torture Program Raked In $81 Million (And Are Still Getting Money)
Profiting Massively From Torture: Designers Of CIA Torture Program Raked In $81 Million (And Are Still Getting Money) from the how-do-they-sleep-at-night? dept There are so many incredible things in the CIA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report
Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report December 10, 2014 by David Isenberg @vanidan Given the newly released summary of the long-awaited (5 years in the making) Senate Select Committee on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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War Contractor Socked With a Huge Fine
War Contractor Socked With a Huge Fine The Wall Street Journal Doug Cameron 9 December 2014 The former supplier of food and beverages to U.S. troops in Afghanistan agreed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In notorious KBR whistleblower case, client privilege is again at issue
Analysis & Opinion | Alison Frankel In notorious KBR whistleblower case, client privilege is again at issue By Alison Frankel December 8, 2014 (Reuters) – Ten years ago, the government contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back
Kevin Maurer Out From the Shadows 12.08.14 Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back First he worked for U.S. commandos. Then he made millions. Then the American government seized his money. Now,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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