Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Legal
Ex-security guards convicted in Iraq shooting face long punishments; sentencing set for Monday
Ex-security guards convicted in Iraq shooting face long punishments; sentencing set for Monday FILE – In these various file photos, Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin HearFILE – In these various file… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
For Convicted Blackwater Gunmen Sentencing Is at Hand
For Convicted Blackwater Gunmen Sentencing Is at Hand By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press 12 April 15 federal judge on Friday rejected a last-minute request to delay the sentencing hearing for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ex-Blackwater guards seek sentencing delay; cite new info
Ex-Blackwater guards seek sentencing delay; cite new info By ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press Published: April 10, 2015 In this file photo from September 2007, the remains of a car sits… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
The Blackwater Trial: Part 2 – Two Legal Issues
The Blackwater Trial: Part 2 – Two Legal Issues FARS News Agency 28 October 2014 In the first part of this summary, we introduced the individuals in Blackwater’s Raven 23 team… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Supervision Without Vision: Risk Governance and PMSCs
Supervision Without Vision: Risk Governance and PMSCs Lucas Roorda URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-101428 Abstract In the past two decades, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have become important actors in the international sphere,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cry Havoc- Are Incompetent Private Military Companies Ruining the Defense Base Act?
Cry Havoc- Are Incompetent Private Military Companies Ruining the Defense Base Act? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
USA vs. Academi Bill of Information, June 21, 2010
USA vs. Academi Bill of Information, June 21, 2010 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Blackwater guards facing 30 years for 2007 Iraq shootings ask for leniency
Blackwater guards facing 30 years for 2007 Iraq shootings ask for leniency Monday March 30, 2015 06:22 PM The Associated Press (c) 2015, The Washington Post. Three of four Blackwater Worldwide… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors
Updated: 7:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | Posted: 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors Metin Atilan By Malik Perkins Staff Writer A former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration
KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration By Michael Macagnone Law360, Washington (March 30, 2015, 4:28 PM ET) — An Illinois federal judge on Monday pushed a whistleblower into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
