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    How ISIS Capitalizes on Horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib

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    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

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    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

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    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?

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    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.

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    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 subscribe  

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

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    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

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    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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    The New Unknown Soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq

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    The New Unknown Soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq Did you know that private contractors in Afghanistan outnumber U.S. troops three to one? By Micah Zenko May 29, 2015 This past Monday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger

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    Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger  Far from home By Ryan Felton @RyanFelton13 Courtesy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Contractors: Deplore or Deploy?–Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’in Iraq

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