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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- 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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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Tag Archives: Casualties
John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings
editorial John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings August 15, 2012 It has been 16 months since Senator John Kerry helped win the release of Raymond Davis, the CIA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions
August 1, 2012, 2:53 a.m. ET After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions By MARIA ABI-HABIB KABUL—In the minutes after an Afghan policemen shot several contractors last week in Afghanistan, a wounded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds
US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds HADI MIZBAN Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:29 am Associated Press In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
British security worker dies after night out in Kenya
British security worker dies after night out in Kenya A British man believed to have worked in maritime security has died after a night out in the Kenyan port city of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Mission Afghanistan: But … DHS on the Deaths of Civilian Contractors in Herat
July 24, 2012 5:59 pm · 5:59 pm US Mission Afghanistan: But … DHS on the Deaths of Civilian Contractors in Herat On Sunday, July 22, ISAF announced that “An individual wearing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards
July 25, 2012 DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards Prosecutors in Washington are building a new criminal case against a group of former Blackwater private security guards whom the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Justice Department to seek new indictment of Blackwater guards in Iraq shooting
Justice Department to seek new indictment of Blackwater guards in Iraq shooting By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 11:19 AM WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to bring a new indictment against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-soldier Marc McGowan dies in Afghanistan
Ex-soldier Marc McGowan dies in Afghanistan Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Hull Daily Mail A FATHER-OF-TWO from Hull has died in Afghanistan, where he is believed to have been working as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. civilian killed by Afghan gunmen
July 24, 2012 7:17 AM U.S. civilian killed by Afghan gunmen (AP) (AP) KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. embassy and Afghan officials say an American civilian who reportedly worked as an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghan policeman kills 3 Americans
Source: Afghan policeman kills 3 Americans From Masoud Popalzai, CNN updated 4:06 PM EDT, Sun July 22, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Three Americans were killed by an Afghan policeman, an official says… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading