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Tag Archives: Casualties
Blackwater guards lose bid to appeal charges in Iraqi civilian shooting case
Blackwater guards lose bid to appeal charges in Iraqi civilian shooting case Supreme court declines to review ruling that guards would be criminally charged for role in shooting that killed 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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SA man’s death highlights clash with Somali trainees
SA man’s death highlights clash with Somali trainees May 27 2012 at 03:27pm By IVOR POWELL A confidential report on the death of a military contractor last month brings into stark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Piracy, Somalia, South Africa, Training
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Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan
Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan By Karen DeYoung, Published: May 24 Congressional investigators have given the Defense Logistics Agency and the contractor that provides virtually all food supplies to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Logistics
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Call To Action: Instructions For How To Submit A Contractor Casualty For The Defense Of Freedom Medal
Call To Action: Instructions For How To Submit A Contractor Casualty For The Defense Of Freedom Medal This is an important post, and in the past I have discussed the Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Price of Sacrifice
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The Price of Sacrifice Posted: 05/24/2012 10:04 am How should one recognize an act on the battlefield that gets you wounded?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Death on the lake: British oil company’s role in Congo killings exposed
Corporate Watch Death on the lake: British oil company’s role in Congo killings exposed 21/3/12 Five years since the killing of six Congolese, including a three-year-old child, by the Ugandan army,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Jet From Newport News Crashes In Calif.; 1 Dead
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (pilotonline.com) May 19, 2012 Jet From Newport News Crashes In Calif.; 1 Dead By Jeff Wilson, Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif.–A privately owned jet contracted by the military to play… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon civilian contractors attacked in Yemen
Posted: 10:41 a.m. today Pentagon civilian contractors attacked in Yemen By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says three civilian contractors helping train Yemen’s coast guard were attacked in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Shooting to Kill Pirates Risks Blackwater Moment
Shooting to Kill Pirates Risks Blackwater Moment By Michelle Wiese Bockmann and Alan Katz – May 8, 2012 7:31 PM ET Play Private Security Guards Shoot at Somali Pirates At first… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Maritime, Piracy, Shooters
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Diplomats want access to SA man held in Sudan
SA Time: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:27:05 AM Diplomats want access to SA man held in Sudan May 1 2012 at 12:15pm By Peter Fabricius SA Time: Wednesday, May 02, 2012… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading