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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: Intelligence
Ex-Blackwater executives finger CIA in weapons trial
Ex-Blackwater executives finger CIA in weapons trial Under fire In 2005, five Blackwater executives presented guns to King Abdullah II when he visited the contractor’s headquarters in Moyock, N.C. Later, they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Intelligence Contracting and the Ballad of Dewey Clarridge
Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Intelligence Contracting and the Ballad of Dewey Clarridge by Chris Borgen This is the third day in our discussion of Professor Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’
Research Article Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’1 ANNA LEANDER Abstract This article argues that risk is central in (re)producing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Seeks to Calm Terrain Team Controversy
U.S. Seeks to Calm Terrain Team Controversy May. 3, 2012 – 04:55PM By BEN IANNOTTA U.S. Northern Command wants the world to know it has no plans to send U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Do No Harm’
Commentary: ‘Do No Harm’ The controversy over the U.S. Army’s employment of anthropologists in its Human Terrain System seemed to have cooled, yet anthropologists Robert Albro and Hugh Gusterson say their… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Que Curioso! U.S. Army Cultural Advisers Now Eyeing Mexico
Que Curioso! U.S. Army Cultural Advisers Now Eyeing Mexico By Noah Shachtman May 2, 2012 1:56 pm Back in 2006, the U.S. Army began a controversial program to send cultural specialists… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan: The Business of War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Business of War in Afghanistan 26-04-2012 Al-Akhbar: Since the US invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has seen multiple private armies take control of the country’s security sector. The private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance
Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance Monday, April 23, 2012 Partisanship between Republicans and Democrats isn’t the only source of divide these days in Washington, DC. Members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pakistan: Private Armies of Pakistan
Pakistan: Private Armies of Pakistan 17-04-2012 Al-Akhbar: The past decade has seen a significant increase in foreign investments in the private security market around the Middle East. Pakistan is one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Revealed: CISPA — Internet Spying Law — Pushed by For-Profit Spy Lobby
Revealed: CISPA — Internet Spying Law — Pushed by For-Profit Spy Lobby By Lee Fang, Republic Report Posted on April 13, 2012, Printed on April 14, 2012 A cyber security bill moving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Intelligence
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