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    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 →

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    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 →

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    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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    Suffering inflicted on humans for no reason other than political gain’

    Manus : ‘Suffering inflicted on humans for no reason other than political gain’ The Age By Nicole Judge – Nicole Judge is a former Salvation Army worker on Manus Island. 4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Secret Footage Allegedly Shows Diamond Diggers Being Tortured in Angola

    Secret Footage Allegedly Shows Diamond Diggers Being Tortured in Angola Posted 2 December 2014 11:11 GMT A video purportedly showing employees of a private mining security company torturing two Congolese diamond diggers with a machete… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Death and abuse of asylum seekers in Australia’s name must stop

    Death and abuse of asylum seekers in Australia’s name must stop December 3, 2014 – 12:15AM Comments 57  Close quarters: A photo taken by Nicole Judge on Manus Island. Pregnant refugees… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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