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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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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- 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
Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act
Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Statement by Secretary Ash Carter on Bagram Air Base Explosion
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Secretary Ash Carter on Bagram Air Base Explosion Press Operations Release No: NR-405-16 Nov. 12, 2016 I am deeply saddened to learn that an explosion early this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Benghazi guards turned on US diplomats in 2012 attack, sources say
Benghazi guards turned on US diplomats in 2012 attack, sources say By Malia Zimmerman, Adam Housley Published November 07, 2016 FoxNews.com Now Playing Benghazi intel in Clinton ‘quid pro quo’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Specially-configured Metroliner aircraft involved in surveillance operations in Libya crashes shortly after takeoff from Malta
Specially-configured Metroliner aircraft involved in surveillance operations in Libya crashes shortly after takeoff from Malta Oct 24 2016 – 3 Comments By David Cenciotti Chilling dashcam video shows a Fairchild… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Burn Pit Case Hearing to Start December 13, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016 Burn Pit Case Hearing to Start December 13, 2016 The Court will hold an evidentiary hearing on December 13 and 14, 2016 to determine whether the Court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors sickened by military burn pits left to fend for themselves
Contractors sickened by military burn pits left to fend for themselves By Perry Chiaramonte Published October 18, 2016 FoxNews.com February 4, 2013: U.S. Army soldiers watch garbage burn in a burn-pit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rise of the American Mercenary
Rise of the American Mercenary Thousands of private contractors are in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they may be in Syria, too. By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos • October 25, 2016 NEstudio /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Casualties, Iraq, Outsourcing/Privatization, Syria
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America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Let Inmates Kill Each Other, Lawsuit Claims
America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Let Inmates Kill Each Other, Lawsuit Claims Drug-running guards working for the Corrections Corporation of America allegedly let gangs build weapons and line up before the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco ‘happy’ to lose £145m on Government contract to house asylum seekers, claims CEO
Serco ‘happy’ to lose £145m on Government contract to house asylum seekers, claims CEO Rupert Soames was responding to accusations of providing housing that was not fit for habitation Tom Peck @tompeck Tuesday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Elevated titanium levels in Iraqi children with neurodevelopmental disorders echo findings in occupation soldiers
Elevated titanium levels in Iraqi children with neurodevelopmental disorders echo findings in occupation soldiers You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
