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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: Iraq
Full Circuit Revives Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
Full Circuit Revives Abu Ghraib Torture Suit By TRAVIS SANFORD (CN) – The full 4th Circuit revived claims that defense contractors conspired with the government to cover up their abuse of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Accused torturers should not get immunity
Accused torturers should not get immunity Posted: 05/21/2012 10:10:27 PM MDT If you torture people, you should not be allowed to get away with it. When a group of former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib
U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib Posted by Pratap Chatterjee on May 17th, 2012 CorpWatch Blog CorpWatch report: Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq Two U.S. companies can be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL SHIMARI et al v. CACI INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED
SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL SHIMARI et al v. CACI INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED Filed: May 14, 2012 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-1335 (1:08-cv-00827-GBL-JFA) SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Who’ll Have the Last Laugh?
Who’ll Have the Last Laugh? by WILLIAM FISHER (about the author) Andrew Rosenthal, the editor of the editorial pages for the New York Times, was practically ecstatic. He wrote: “Over the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Maybe This is Why the PMSC Industry is Supposedly Cost-Effective
Maybe This is Why the PMSC Industry is Supposedly Cost-Effective David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ May 15, 2012 Continuing on with the topic of worker exploitation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing – As of April 2012
May 14, 2012 12:52 am · 12:52 am Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing – As of April 2012 Below is the most updated published report on US Mission Iraq staffing via SIGIR’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
State Dept May Dump Multi-Billion Dollar Iraqi Police Program; Noooooooo! Not So Says Embassy Baghdad
May 14, 2012 8:17 am · 8:17 am State Dept May Dump Multi-Billion Dollar Iraqi Police Program; Noooooooo! Not So Says Embassy Baghdad So on Sunday, NYT’s Tim Arango reported from Baghdad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police
Peter Van Buren Fmr. State Department Iraq PRT leader; Author, ‘We Meant Well’ Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police Posted: 05/14/2012 3:56… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. May Scrap Costly Efforts To Train Iraqi Police
New York Times May 13, 2012 Pg. 1 U.S. May Scrap Costly Efforts To Train Iraqi Police By Tim Arango BAGHDAD — In the face of spiraling costs and Iraqi officials… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading