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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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
When Most U.S. Forces Leave Afghanistan, Contractors May Stay
When Most U.S. Forces Leave Afghanistan, Contractors May Stay By Tom Bowman Credit John Moore / Getty Images A helicopter from the American security contractor DynCorp provides air support as members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan
How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan By D.B. Grady November 22, 2013 7:01 AM The Week View gallery U.S. war planes destroyed this village in 2010… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US to have legal jurisdiction over personnel
US to have legal jurisdiction over personnel By Javed Hamim Kakar Nov 21, 2013 – 16:48 KABUL (PAN): Under Article 13 of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) text, the US will… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp International to Serve Nearly 20,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Troops in Afghanistan
DynCorp International to Serve Nearly 20,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Troops in Afghanistan 11/20/2013 | 08:54am US/Eastern DynCorp International (DI) team members working overseas are doing their part to help members of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Aides: U.S.-Afghan deal offers concessions for each side
Aides: U.S.-Afghan deal offers concessions for each side Nov. 18, 2013 – 06:00AM American soldiers take part in a partnered patrol Oct. 20 with the newly formed Khowst Provincial Response Company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
NO REGRETS ~ An American Adventure in Afghanistan
NO REGRETS ~ An American Adventure in Afghanistan [Kindle Edition] David Kaelin (Author) Digital List Price: $9.99 What’s this? Kindle Price: $9.99 Length: 245 pages (estimated) Book Description You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
Military Finds No Wrongdoing in Never-Used Afghan Project
Military Finds No Wrongdoing in Never-Used Afghan Project By David Lerman & Tony Capaccio – Nov 15, 2013 3:37 PM ET A U.S. military investigation found no wrongdoing in a decision… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Company Linked to Terrorism Gets U.S. Contract Work
Company Linked to Terrorism Gets U.S. Contract Work November 14, 2013 Last week, a government watchdog notified the Pentagon that a company was hired for a U.S.-funded reconstruction project in Afghanistan even though… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies to Afghan National Army
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractor Identified as Supporting Insurgency Gained Access to Coalition-Controlled Facility
Contractor Identified as Supporting Insurgency Gained Access to Coalition-Controlled Facility Today SIGAR released an alert letter to the Secretary of Defense highlighting evidence that a contractor identified as supporting the insurgency… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading