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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’
SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’ Inter Press Service By Kanya D’Almeida 22 June 2015 UNITED NATIONS, Jun. 19, 2015 (IPS/GIN) – Since 2002,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan
Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan Officials in Washington and Kabul are examining whether U.S. funds were spent for schooling in Afghanistan that never occurred By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist
powerpost Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist ; The special inspector general wants to know “how much U.S. money may have been spent on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR : PENTAGON REFUSING TO COOPERATE ON TASK FORCE
SIGAR : PENTAGON REFUSING TO COOPERATE ON TASK FORCE Inside the Army 15 June 2015 The Defense Department is refusing to answer questions about a business task force that may have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR: We built an Afghanistan they can’t afford
Sunday, June 14 at 9:30pm ET Compass SIGAR: We built an Afghanistan they can’t afford John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, explains how so much taxpayer money was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Battle for Afghanistan Will Be Decided by Development
The Battle for Afghanistan Will Be Decided by Development by Sam Ehrlich May 21, 2015 An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 14, 2015. (Parwiz/Courtesy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle
Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle Defense officials say decision to construct lavish facility in Afghanistan was prudent, even though it was never used By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility
Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility By Charles S. Clark 11:36 AM ET The 64,000 square foot facility is 98 percent complete and sits empty. Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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$36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility
$36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility Today, SIGAR released the results of an investigation into the construction of a 64,000 square foot command and control facility (64K) at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Boondoggle HQ
G.I. Dough Boondoggle HQ The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed by Megan McCloskey and Vince Dixon ProPublica, May 20, 2015 This is a story about how the U.S. military built a lavish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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