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- 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
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US companies evacuating Iraqi air base
Agence France-Presse June 12, 2014 7:23pm US companies evacuating Iraqi air base US companies were Thursday evacuating hundreds of Americans working with the Iraqi government from a major air base, US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings
Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings Agence France Presse By Guillaume DECAMME 11 June 2014 15:38 Four former employees of the notorious Blackwater security firm went on trial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq
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
7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial
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
GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE”
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
Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit
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
Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers
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
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
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
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
