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PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: A VACUUM?

PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: A VACUUM? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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The Ability to Prosecute Private Military and Security Contractors and U.S. Special Operations Forces in the War on Terror: Under What Laws?

Andrea Ackerman GLOB1-GC.2115 Professor Trahan 13 May 2015 Research Paper: The Ability to Prosecute Private Military and Security Contractors and U.S. Special Operations Forces in the War on Terror: Under What… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Family: DOJ Used Perjured Testimony to Secure Guilty Verdict on War Vets Working as Blackwater Guards

Family: DOJ Used Perjured Testimony to Secure Guilty Verdict on War Vets Working as Blackwater Guards by Edwin Mora21 Jul 2015Washington, D.C. 10 Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors used perjured testimony… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Oregon delegation outraged that KBR lawyers want $850K in fees from sick National Guard soldiers

Oregon delegation outraged that KBR lawyers want $850K in fees from sick National Guard soldiers Larry Roberta, a former Marine and police officer, became disabled after his military service in Iraq.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Our Oregon Guardsmen deserve better

Our Oregon Guardsmen deserve better Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Kurt Schrader 9:13 p.m. PDT July 18, 2015 (Photo: ASHLEY SMITH / STATESMAN JOURNAL) 2 CONNECT 3 TWEETLINKEDIN 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE Oregon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case

KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case By Jimmy Hoover Law360, Washington (June 26, 2015, 5:06 PM ET) — KBR Inc. took a hit in an ongoing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lawmakers critical of KBR decision

Lawmakers critical of KBR decision  By The Associated Press July 15, 2015 PORTLAND — Members of Oregon’s Congressional delegation have asked the Defense Department to reach a settlement with 12 Oregon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Feds seek 2-1/2-year sentence for Blackwater Iraq massacre participant

Under the Radar Josh Gerstein on the Courts, Transparency, & More Follow @joshgerstein Feds seek 2-1/2-year sentence for Blackwater Iraq massacre participant By JOSH GERSTEIN 7/14/15 6:37 AM EDT The huge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Blackwater guard who testified against 4 others sentenced for 2007 shootings

  Blackwater guard who testified against 4 others sentenced for 2007 shootings A white Kia was destroyed by members of a Blackwater convoy on Sept. 16, 2007, in Baghdad’s Nisour Squre… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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International Law and Private Military Companies: A Search for Clarity

Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding Volume 8, Issue 1, 2014 International Law and Private Military Companies: A Search for Clarity Droit international, sociétés militaires privées et conflit armé: Entre incertitudes et… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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