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    Prosecution over Baghdad embassy shooting could rest on untested Bali bombing law: experts

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    Prosecution over Baghdad embassy shooting could rest on untested Bali bombing law: experts May 24, 2016 David Wroe National security correspondent A test case for the AFP A law created after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DFAT flags review of embassy security contract with URG

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    DFAT flags review of embassy security contract with URG The Australian 12:00AM May 20, 2016 Brendan Nicholson Defence Editor Canberra The shooting death of Baghdad embassy security contractor Chris Betts could… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Commando detained after Baghdad embassy shooting was ‘allowed to shower’

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    Commando detained after Baghdad embassy shooting was ‘allowed to shower’ May 17, 2016 David Wroe National security correspondent Australian security contractor dies at Baghdad embassy Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has promised… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    URG hits back at critics after Baghdad death

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    URG hits back at critics after Baghdad death The Australian 12:00AM May 21, 2016 Brendan Nicholson Defence Editor Canberra Unity Resources Group, the company responsible for security at Australia’s Baghdad embassy,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR’s $10M Claim For Iraq Costs Is Timely, Fed. Circ. Says

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    KBR’s $10M Claim For Iraq Costs Is Timely, Fed. Circ. Says By Bryan Koenig Law360, Washington (May 19, 2016, 2:01 PM ET) — A Federal Circuit panel revived Kellogg Brown &… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘It’s farcical’ – security at New Zealand embassy in Baghdad slammed by insider

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    ‘It’s farcical’ – security at New Zealand embassy in Baghdad slammed by insider Jessica Mutch ONE News Reporter “Farcical” – that’s how security at the New Zealand embassy in Baghdad is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    An Abu Ghraib ‘enhanced’ interrogator has a change of heart

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    An Abu Ghraib ‘enhanced’ interrogator has a change of heart May 31, 2016 at 6:15 PM EDT The military’s use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques against suspected terrorists has always been a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenaries Are the Silent Majority of Obama’s Military

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    Mercenaries Are the Silent Majority of Obama’s Military The president’s “light footprint” approach to war has relied on thousands of Americans paid to fight — and die — in the shadows.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mystery surrounds death of Bay man killed in Baghdad

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    Mystery surrounds death of Bay man killed in Baghdad Carlie Walker | 19th May 2016 2:15 PM DEVASTATING: Hervey Bay’s Chris and Angela Betts. Chris died while working in Iraq on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable?

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    Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable? They may confirm that since torture is a war crime, it can never be a policy option. By David Cole May… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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