Category Archives: Iraq

Simon Mann: ‘We can use mercenaries to defeat Isil’

Simon Mann: ‘We can use mercenaries to defeat Isil’ The former SAS man who plotted the disastrous ‘Wonga coup’ says a private army could be used to defeat Iraq’s jihadist Simon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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An Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future

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An analytical evaluation of contingency contracting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: corporate knowledge for the future

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How ISIS Capitalizes on Horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib

How ISIS Capitalizes on Horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib Lina Khatib Op-Ed April 15, 2015 CNN Summary The self-proclaimed Islamic State is using past Western transgressions in Iraq to justify… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Files Sanctions Motion Against Feds

KBR Files Sanctions Motion Against Feds Miriam Rozen, Texas Lawyer June 4, 2015    | istockphoto.com Kellogg Brown & Root filed a motion for sanctions against the federal government, one month before… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011

4 June 2015 PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011 How have tighter government regulations and corporate demands affected the private military and security companies (PMSCs) operating in Iraq? Jason… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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This Guy From Baltimore is Raising a Christian Army to Fight ISIS…What Could Go Wrong?

In late February, a Baltimore-born, self-proclaimed freedom fighter named Matthew VanDyke beamed into Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show from Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region. A few days earlier,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Outsourcing responsibility for torture: Ending Impunity for PMSCs and their employees in the U.S.

Outsourcing responsibility for torture: Ending Impunity for PMSCs and their employees in the U.S. ICL Journal © Verlag Österreich   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Wheeler v. US, Dist. Court, D. New Jersey 2015

MICHAEL B. WHEELER, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Civil Action No. 13-2557 (MLC).United States District Court, D. New Jersey.May 13, 2015. MEMORANDUM OPINION MARY L. COOPER, District Judge. Michael… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Whistleblower exposes problems with government war contractors

Tuesday, Jun 02, 2015 Howard Altman Columns Whistleblower exposes problems with government war contractors By Howard Altman | Tribune Staff Published: May 31, 2015 A federal civil trial, opening Monday in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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