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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NSPA AND ECOLOG , NOW ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT
LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NSPA AND ECOLOG , NOW ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT Press Association National Newswire 31 December 2014 05:47 DUSSELDORF, Germany, December 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — NATO‘s integrated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Men in the Middle
The Men in the Middle Anjali Kamat ▪ Spring 2015 “Crowd of Workers.” Sketch courtesy of Molly Crabapple.* P. Marusamy had just turned twenty-nine when I met him and his friends… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism
U.S. A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism APRIL 19, 2015 Video Anatomy of an Interrogation The story of the first and only CIA contractor to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, Legal
Tagged Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Intelligence, Legal
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DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s Valor Award
Bioterrorism Week 03-10-2014 DynCorp International; DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s Valor Award DynCorp International Recognizes Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program Team Members with Chairman’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGAR corrections
UPDATE: On April 2, SIGAR posted an updated report with the following corrections to its fact sheet: *In the initial published version of this fact sheet, SIGAR reported $1.8 billion in DOD CN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women
Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women By Charles S. Clark 12:55 PM ET An Afghan woman walks to a polling station in Kabul. David Guttenfelder/AP file photo The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan April 1, 2015Part of something is better than all of nothing. Keep this proverb in mind while reading the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) top-level… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic
Image ID: 127961564 available at Shutterstock.com Issue 9:1 By Iveta Hlouchová 03/09/2015 Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Europe, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high
Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high Opium poppy cultivation is up in Afghanistan despite the infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater being paid $569m by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training Tim Shorrock on March 31, 2015 – 5:41 PM ET A firearms and tactics instructor at Blackwater Worldwide demonstrated a weapon in Moyock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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