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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
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Tag Archives: Contracts
Time To Start Terminating The ‘Warfare’ State
Washington Post November 8, 2012 Pg. 17 Fine Print Time To Start Terminating The ‘Warfare’ State By Walter Pincus With Tuesday’s election results, President Obama and Congress should take steps to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghan Corruption, And How The U.S. Helps
Washington Post November 6, 2012 Pg. 15 Afghan Corruption, And How The U.S. Helps By Walter Pincus When it comes to corruption in Afghanistan, the time may be now for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp Wins Big Pentagon Contract Despite “Unsatisfactory” Rating
DynCorp Wins Big Pentagon Contract Despite “Unsatisfactory” Rating Sunday, November 04, 2012 DynCorp of West Virginia, one of the largest military contractors in Afghanistan, was awarded a $72.8 million contract to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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‘Unsatisfactory’ Mega-Contractor Re-Ups on Another Big Military Deal
‘Unsatisfactory’ Mega-Contractor Re-Ups on Another Big Military Deal By Spencer Ackerman November 2, 2012 | 6:30 am Just days after an inspector general report revealed that a giant Pentagon contractor performed “unsatisfactory”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
5-Year, $750M Intelligence Training Contract
5-Year, $750M Intelligence Training Contract Nov 01, 2012 18:39 EDT In October 2012, the US Defense Intelligence Agency’s Virginia Contracting Activity issued a 5-year, multiple award intelligence training contract that’s worth… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon Inspector Starts Investigation Of Contractor
USA Today October 30, 2012 Pg. 8 Pentagon Inspector Starts Investigation Of Contractor By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today The military’s top propaganda contractor in Afghanistan is under federal criminal investigation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair
Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair 03 October 2012 Security analyst Hugo Rosemont argues that the Home Office was not a marginal player in the Olympic security ‘fiasco’which saw thousands of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq war contractor KBR asks judge to pull its name from soldiers’ lawsuit at trial’s midpoint
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 27, 2012 – 3:01 pm EDT Iraq war contractor KBR asks judge to pull its name from soldiers’ lawsuit at trial’s midpoint PORTLAND, Ore. — Iraq War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The KBR case at the midpoint: An analysis
The KBR case at the midpoint: An analysis Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 5:27 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 10:46 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian While some see… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR Slams Army Corps for Letting DynCorp Walk Off the Job
Oct 26, 2012 SIGAR Slams Army Corps for Letting DynCorp Walk Off the Job By NEIL GORDON On Thursday, the government’s Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog released a report showing that the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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