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    Former Blackwater contractors face new charges in Iraq shooting

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    Former Blackwater contractors face new charges in Iraq shooting By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer October 17, 2013 — Updated 2125 GMT (0525 HKT) Members of the US private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit Alleges Unrealistic Caseload At Firm That Vets Defense Contractors

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    Dave Jamieson dave.jamieson@huffingtonpost.com Lawsuit Alleges Unrealistic Caseload At Firm That Vets Defense Contractors Posted: 10/17/2013 4:12 pm EDT WASHINGTON — Another former investigator has sued the private, for-profit firm that performs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War

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    October 18, 2013 Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War by David Isenberg Over the years we have seen numerous cases of various abuses and outright crimes by private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War

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    Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War Willem van Genugten Tilburg Law School Marie-José Van der Heijden University of Utrecht Nicola Jägers Tilburg University – Faculty of Law February 4,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Federal judge orders Coast Guard to halt contract performance

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    Oct 4, 2013, 9:44am EDT FedBiz Talk Federal judge orders Coast Guard to halt contract performance Jill R. Aitoro Senior Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal A federal judge has sided with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Linguists Say Dispute Trapped Them in Kuwait

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    Linguists Say Dispute Trapped Them in Kuwait By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM      LOS ANGELES (CN) – Americans deployed as Arabic linguists in Kuwait claim in court that a contract dispute has left them… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military and Security Companies in the International Legal Void

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    Blogs Dimitrios Machairas, Probing International Security 04 august 2013 Private Military and Security Companies in the International Legal Void Private military and security companies have often been characterized as modern mercenaries,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Supreme Billionaire Feeds Militaries Amid Court Battle

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    Supreme Billionaire Feeds Militaries Amid Court Battle David de Jong, ©2013 Bloomberg News Published 11:50 am, Monday, October 7, 2013 Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — Chemical warfare and car bombings are just a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE: ALLOCATING WARTIME CONTRACTING RISKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY

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    DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE: ALLOCATING WARTIME CONTRACTING RISKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY By: McClean, Hugh Barrett Public Contract Law Journal, 00333441, Spring2012, Vol. 41, Issue 3 Contents I. CONTRACTOR CASUALTIES… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    HELPING MORE PATRIOTS FOR LESS MONEY: AMENDING THE DEFENSE BASE ACT TO INSURE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS IN WAR ZONES UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN.

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    HELPING MORE PATRIOTS FOR LESS MONEY: AMENDING THE DEFENSE BASE ACT TO INSURE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS IN WAR ZONES UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN By: Schmand, Joshua, Public Contract Law… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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