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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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Category Archives: Legal
Contractor Tries Again to Get Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Tossed Out
Contractor Tries Again to Get Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Tossed Out ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Feb 6, 2015, 4:12 PM ET By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A defense contractor that supplied interrogators to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DEATH FOR EXPORT
DEATH FOR EXPORT WPS: Defense & Security By Anastasia Ivanova Novye Izvestia, January 15, 2015, p. 6 19 January 2015 SENTENCE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FIRST CRIMINAL CASE IN RUSSIA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Reveals Criminal Boss’s Role in Capturing a Mercenary
U.S. Reveals Criminal Boss’s Role in Capturing a Mercenary By ALAN FEUERFEB. 1, 2015 Photo Joseph Hunter, nicknamed Rambo, is facing life in prison. Credit Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press In May 2013, court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Warring over ‘Civilian Warriors’
Letters to the Editor Warring over ‘Civilian Warriors’ February 1 at 7:14 PM The Jan. 2 front-page article “For Blackwater’s founder, another complicated conflict,” which discussed litigation in Loudoun County between… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Xe Can Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Claims, Judge Says
Xe Can Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Claims, Judge Says By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (January 15, 2015, 5:07 PM ET) — A federal court in Washington, D.C., ruled that a putative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Floating armoury controversy: Avant-Garde Chairman’s passport impounded
Floating armoury controversy: Avant-Garde Chairman’s passport impounded Daily FT 24 January 2015 The Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday ordered police to temporarily seize the passport of the head of a private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater Overtime Case Sent to Arbitration
Tuesday, January 20, 2015Last Update: 1:42 PM PT Blackwater Overtime Case Sent to Arbitration By ANDREW THOMPSON WASHINGTON (CN) – Former Blackwater military contractors must arbitrate their overtime claims against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Texas judge tosses many claims brought by troops against KBR; infliction of distress claims remain
Texas judge tosses many claims brought by troops against KBR; infliction of distress claims remain Smoke rises from an Iraq oil refinery attacked by Islamic State fighters last year. KBR was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MPRI offers settlement to the Serbs from Krajina over operation “Storm”
MPRI offers settlement to the Serbs from Krajina over operation “Storm” Published: Jan 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm American company MPRI, sued by Serbs from Krajina before the court in Chicago,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Commando trainer files $30 million libel suit here vs. Outside magazine
Commando trainer files $30 million libel suit here vs. Outside magazine By Rene Stutzman, Staff Writer 14 January 2015 B3 A Virginia man who ran a commando training school in Mississippi… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading