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GardaWorld Establishes “Train the Trainers” Program in Kurdistan
June 1, 2012, 9:03 a.m. EDT GardaWorld Establishes “Train the Trainers” Program in Kurdistan First Private Security Company to Significantly Invest in Training Local Kurdistan Staff MONTREAL, CANADA, Jun 01, 2012… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR May Be Abusing Indemnification Provision in Iraq Contract
May 24, 2012 KBR May Be Abusing Indemnification Provision in Iraq Contract By NEIL GORDON U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR) wants to know if defense contractor KBR is wasting taxpayer money… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wyden Upset by Lawyer Bills Over Guard Exposure
Wyden Upset by Lawyer Bills Over Guard Exposure From KTVZ.COM News Sources UPDATED: 12:11 pm PDT May 23, 2012 WASHINGTON — In a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Sen.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“If You Ever Wonder What a Deployment Is Like, Go to Prison”
“If You Ever Wonder What a Deployment Is Like, Go to Prison” By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | May 25, 2012 Some soldiers get along, and others don’t. It’s the latter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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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