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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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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko
Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko U.S. Senate Photographic Studio John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, at a hearing in Washington,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Reconstruction
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WRM provides storage for Afghan retrograde
WRM provides storage for Afghan retrograde Story by Senior Airman Jared Trimarch AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — U.S. assets to include War Reserve Materiel which are currently deployed to Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Logistics
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Military yanks leash of critical government watchdog
Military yanks leash of critical government watchdog Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY 5:58 p.m. EST January 30, 2014 In one case, the command praised progress at a hospital that it said… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Canadian brigadier-general Daniel Menard in Afghan jail accused of gun smuggling
Former Canadian brigadier-general Daniel Menard in Afghan jail accused of gun smuggling JEREMY KELLY KABUL — Special to The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jan. 30 2014, 7:32 AM EST Last updated Thursday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp International to Provide Engineer Training to Afghan National Army
DynCorp International to Provide Engineer Training to Afghan National Army January 30, 2014 MCLEAN, Va. — DynCorp International (DI) has been awarded a subcontract to provide training assistance in support of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Report: U.S.-funded hospital in Afghanistan lacks clean water, basic equipment
Report: U.S.-funded hospital in Afghanistan lacks clean water, basic equipment Salang Hospital in Afghanistan’s Parwan province cost nearly $600,000 to build, but it cannot be fully utilized because of an inadequate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hospital a Danger to Occupants; Newborns Washed in Untreated River Water
Hospital a Danger to Occupants; Newborns Washed in Untreated River Water Today, SIGAR released an inspection of the nearly $600,000 Salang Hospital in Afghanistan. The report found: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
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Overseas Contractor Count Trends for Past 11 Quarters
Overseas Contractor Count Trends for Past 11 Quarters January 28, 2014 · Posted in Overseas Contracting Outlook The Overseas Contractor Count published by the Pentagon reports DoD contractor personnel numbers deployed in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq
Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq Jan 28, 2014 by Trevor Schenk | Trevor Schenk In the era of the Global War on terror there has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Canada, Control, Iraq, Outsourcing/Privatization
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nspector General: Literacy Training Of Afghan Forces Has Limited Success
Inspector General: Literacy Training Of Afghan Forces Has Limited Success by Eyder Peralta January 28, 201412:02 AM Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard outside Bagram military base. Shah Marai /AFP/Getty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading