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- 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
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Israel approves Board of Peace team to disarm Hamas
Israel approves Board of Peace team to disarm Hamas Israel has approved an American team’s entry into Gaza to map sites where Hamas terrorists could surrender their weapons. Israel National News… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report: Israel blocking construction of Gaza base for Board of Peace
Report: Israel blocking construction of Gaza base for Board of Peace Israel has reportedly blocked construction of a Gaza military outpost for Trump’s Board of Peace, delaying deployment of international troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Israel, Reconstruction
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A DEATH IN SYRIA, A CLAIM IN DELAWARE
When the wooden box arrived in eastern Nepal, it weighed less than a sack of rice. Inside was Ram Bahadur Thapa — what remained of him after a concrete form collapsed on a bridge outside Homs, Syria, crushing three men in an instant. He was thirty-eight. He left a wife, five children, and a debt his family could not name. The box came with a check: $7,500. Ex gratia, the Kuwaiti logistics firm called it. A gesture of compassion. Not an admission. Not a debt. A gesture. Continue reading
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He Was a Blackwater Mercenary. Here’s Why He’s Worried about the Board of Peace.
More Perfect Union He Was a Blackwater Mercenary. Here’s Why He’s Worried about the Board of Peace. Jared Kushner has a scheme to profit off world peace — and Gaza is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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‘They’re Trying to Get Rich Off It’: US Contractors Vie to Rebuild Gaza, With ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
‘They’re Trying to Get Rich Off It’: US Contractors Vie to Rebuild Gaza, With ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Team in the Lead Aram Roston and Cate Brown / Guardian UK Homes and buildings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE
Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE Credit: James O’Brien/OCCRP by Jessica Purkiss (Lighthouse Reports), Fahim Abed (Lighthouse Reports), Kevin G. Hall… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pro-Ukrainian activists in Serbia file criminal complaint against Wagner group
3 minute read January 19, 20239:57 AM EST Last Updated 5 days ago Pro-Ukrainian activists in Serbia file criminal complaint against Wagner group Reuters A mural depicting Wagner private military group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government’s top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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“Afghanistan Reconstruction” Twenty Years On: Lessons Learned And Not Learned
“Afghanistan Reconstruction” Twenty Years On: Lessons Learned And Not Learned 86 views Sep 15, 2021 POGO 1.08K subscribers An In-Depth Conversation with John Sopko Over the past weeks, the American public’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Today, SIGAR released its 11th lessons learned report, What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction. The report examines the past two decades of the U.S. reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading