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    U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib

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    U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib Posted by Pratap Chatterjee on May 17th, 2012 CorpWatch Blog CorpWatch report: Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq Two U.S. companies can be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors by Kenneth Anderson [This is the third day in our discussion of Professor Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War and Peace:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Too Much Jurisdiction? – Contractor Liability After Brehm and Ali

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Too Much Jurisdiction? – Contractor Liability After Brehm and Ali by Steve Vladeck [Steve Vladeck is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Scholarship at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Private Security Contractors and Public Accountability

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Private Security Contractors and Public Accountability by Deborah Pearlstein This is the second day in our discussion of Professor Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War and Peace:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL SHIMARI et al v. CACI INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED

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    SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL SHIMARI et al v. CACI INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED Filed: May 14, 2012 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-1335 (1:08-cv-00827-GBL-JFA) SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH AL… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Too Many Gaps – The Need for a Better Accountability Framework for Private Military and Security Contractors

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    Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: Too Many Gaps – The Need for a Better Accountability Framework for Private Military and Security Contractors by Laura Dickinson [Laura Dickinson is the Oswald… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Who’ll Have the Last Laugh?

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    Who’ll Have the Last Laugh? by WILLIAM FISHER (about the author) Andrew Rosenthal, the editor of the editorial pages for the New York Times, was practically ecstatic. He wrote: “Over the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    IMO: Countries Fearing Piracy Lawsuits Reject Regulating Armed Ship Guards

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    IMO: Countries Fearing Piracy Lawsuits Reject Regulating Armed Ship Guards By MICHELLE WIESE BOCKMANN (BLOOMBERG) May 15, 2012, 3:06pm MANILA, Philippines – Governments don’t want to regulate standards for private armed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Virginia appeals court revives former Abu Ghraib detainees’ suits against contractors

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    Virginia appeals court revives former Abu Ghraib detainees’ suits against contractors By Associated Press, Published: May 11 RICHMOND, Va. — A divided federal appeals court on Friday revived two lawsuits by former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Hard National Security Choices

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    Hard National Security Choices En Banc Fourth Circuit Dismisses Contractors’ Appeals in Abu Ghraib Torture Suit By Steve Vladeck Friday, May 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM I’ve blogged before about al-Shimari… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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