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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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- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- 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
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Manus Island was mission impossible: ex-Salvos worker
Manus Island was mission impossible: ex-Salvos worker By Sarah Whyte March 30, 2014, 3 a.m. Inadequate care: A Manus Island Lions Club ‘welcome’ sign greets arrivals at the airport. Photo: Alex… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fraud still rife despite scrutiny of background check system
Fraud still rife despite scrutiny of background check system Bonuses, push to rush cases cited By Jim McElhatton– The Washington Times Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Despite heightened concerns over holes in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Call for Unified Standards for Maritime Security
March 14, 2014 Call for Unified Standards for Maritime Security Shipping companies increase reputational risk by ignoring international standards for private maritime security; Compliance and high professional standards should be championed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Standard Risk: Is Your PMSC Competent?
March 24, 2014 Standard Risk: Is Your PMSC Competent? By Tony Chattin, Managing Director of MSS Global Ever wondered whether your Private Security Company is actually any good? What is the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GoAGT calls for shipping industry to adopt international security standard
16-03-2014 GoAGT calls for shipping industry to adopt international security standard Gerry Northwood OBE, COO of GoAGT Floriana, Malta The shipping industry should adopt a unified international standard to judge and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Worker Abuse at American Bases
The Opinion Pages | Editorial Worker Abuse at American Bases By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 23, 2014 Some 37,000 privately contracted workers, mostly from India, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, prepare… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Entrusting Afghanistan Aid Oversight to Contractors
Entrusting Afghanistan Aid Oversight to Contractors March 17, 2014 Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before Congress on the status of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) development assistance and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN planning treaty to regulate private contractors, mercenaries
10 March, 19:27 UN planning treaty to regulate private contractors, mercenaries A guard from a private security contractor service walks by damaged vehicles close to the site of a car bomb… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private security firms prosper as more migrants detained*
Private security firms prosper as more migrants detained* Posted On 14 Mar 2014 By AHN Johannesburg, South Africa (IRIN) – The riot at Australia’s offshore processing centre for asylum seekers on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Watchdog questions USAID spending on controversial Afghan dam project
Watchdog questions USAID spending on controversial Afghan dam project A U.S. government watchdog says the costs of modernizing and expanding the Kajaki Dam’s power station have far outweighed the potential benefits.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Reconstruction
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