Category Archives: Iraq

Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq Washington Post.com By Dan Lamothe 12 June 2014 Iraq is in shambles. Insurgents fighters are pushing south with the apparent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial Associated Press Newswires By PETE YOST 9 June 2014 14:12 WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of delays, four former guards from the security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE”

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE” IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cr. No. 08 360 (RCL) v. UNITED STATES… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

  Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit     By Andrew Westney Law360, New York (June 05, 2014, 3:31 PM ET) — A Kuwaiti logistics company that provided food… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers

Posted on June 7, 2014 by

Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers June 5, 2014 The federal government is not alone in waging a war on whistleblowers. In recent months, we learned that two of the government’s largest vendors make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation By Matt Zapotosky, Published: June 5 | Updated: Friday, June 6, 10:39 AM A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contractor who forged his timecards and wrote in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater   Khalid Mohammed, File/Associated Press – FILE – This Sept. 25, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq Simons, David. RUSI Journal149.3 (Jun 2004): 68-71. Abstract (summary) Simons examines the role of private military companies and private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

29 May 2014 at 10:09 AM D.C. Circuit, Uncategorized, White-Collar Crime A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten By Matt Kaiser Last month, I wrote about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TyIer, Carissa N. Public Contract Law Journal41.2 (Winter 2012): 453-472. Abstract (summary) According to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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