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INCIDENT REPORT: AFGHANISTAN – VBIED

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INCIDENT REPORT: AFGHANISTAN – VBIED LINE 1 – TIME OF REPORT: Morning GMT 17 DEC 2012 LINE 2 UNIT / ORGANIZATION:  Suicide Car Bomber (VBIED) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Another Oregon Guard veteran sues KBR over sodium dichromate

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Another Oregon Guard veteran sues KBR over sodium dichromate Published: Monday, December 03, 2012, 4:19 PM     Updated: Monday, December 03, 2012, 4:41 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian Another Oregon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War

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The New Faces of Victimhood Studies in Global Justice Volume 8, 2011, pp 253-278 Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War Willem van Genugten, Marie-José van der Heijden, Nicola Jägers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Convictions upheld for former Blackwater contractors

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Convictions upheld for former Blackwater contractors By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot © November 30, 2012 A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the manslaughter convictions of two former contractors who shot and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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War contractor: Feds should pay lawsuit damages

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War contractor: Feds should pay lawsuit damages By By NIGEL DUARA, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Iraq war contractor that lost an $85 million verdict to a group of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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For Private Security Guards in Kabul, Hazardous Duty, Low Pay and Little Choice

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For Private Security Guards in Kabul, Hazardous Duty By AZAM AHMED ¶ KABUL, Afghanistan — For the replacement Afghan security guards, their new posting — an established traffic checkpoint in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Western Cape protests: Bloody hands in private security firms?

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Western Cape protests: Bloody hands in private security firms? Rebecca Davis South Africa 19 November 2012 02:55 (South Africa) The weekend brought another fatality resulting from the Western Cape farm protests.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US Owes Assistance In Toxic Exposure Suits, KBR Says

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US Owes Assistance In Toxic Exposure Suits, KBR Says By Stewart Bishop Law360, New York (November 20, 2012, 1:30 PM ET) — KBR Inc. on Friday sued the U.S. in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Americans unaware of contractors’ service in war zones, aftermath

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The US Report August 18, 2012 Saturday 4:48 PM EST Americans unaware of contractors’ service in war zones, aftermath BYLINE: Kay B. Day, Editor By Kerry Patton This week we learned… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S worker charged with SECC murder

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G4S worker charged with SECC murder Victoria Weldon Reporter A G4S security guard has appeared in court charged with murdering a Thai woman at a conference in Glasgow. Clive Carter, 34,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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