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Slidell businessman admits he participated in kickback scheme as contractor in Afghanistan
Slidell businessman admits he participated in kickback scheme as contractor in Afghanistan Elton Mark McCabe, top center, the Slidell businessman who has been in prison in South Sudan, talks to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR: Afghanistan Taxes U.S. Contractors Despite Exemption Agreement
SIGAR: Afghanistan Taxes U.S. Contractors Despite Exemption Agreement By Bryceson Cabading | 05/29/2013 Credit: National Guard A report filed by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) claims that the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan
Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, May 26, 2013 The State Department is pushing a new initiative to ensure contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractor from Stafford dies in Afghan blast
May 23rd, 2013, 8:14 pm Contractor from Stafford dies in Afghan blast By RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Dying alongside American troops in Afghanistan are civilian contractors who also work… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Body of Michael Bradford, Fort Thomas veteran killed in Afghanistan, returns home
Body of Michael Bradford, Fort Thomas veteran killed in Afghanistan, returns home Posted: 05/22/2013 By: Sarah Beth Hensley, WCPO Digital FORT THOMAS, Ky. – The body of a Northern Kentucky veteran… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourced education for IED detection
Outsourced education for IED detection 21 May 2013 Liam Stoker Despite a recorded rise in IED incidents, deaths of coalition forces continue to fall. While detect and diffuse technologies have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater worker turns self in
Chris Drotleff has one last cigarette before turning himself into federal authorities on May 22, 2013. Photo by WAVY/Andy Fox. Chris Drotleff outside of the Norfolk Federal Courthouse in 2010 Ex-Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Who Runs This Town?
Who Runs This Town? Private Security Companies and their effect on security sector reform in Afghanistan John Sverre Rønnevik MASTER THESIS You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Ambivalence on the Front Lines
Ambivalence on the Front Lines Perceptions of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Kelty1⇓ Alex Bierman2 1Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA 2Department of Sociology, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Michael R. Bradford, veteran from Fort Thomas, killed in suicide bombing in Kabul Thursday
Michael R. Bradford, veteran from Fort Thomas, killed in suicide bombing in Kabul Thursday Posted: 05/17/2013 By: WCPO Digital Staff FORT THOMAS, Ky. — A veteran from Fort Thomas was one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading