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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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Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq
Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq By MICHAEL R. GORDON Published: March 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — Before he left his Pentagon post, Defense Secretary Leon E.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Wasted Billions of Dollars on Iraqi Reconstruction
Wednesday 6 March • News about Europe, for the world U.S. Wasted Billions of Dollars on Iraqi Reconstruction Wednesday, March 6, 2013 – 06:00Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Mar 06 (IPS) –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Is Hit on Iraq, Afghan Outlays
WORLD NEWS Updated March 5, 2013, 11:35 p.m. ET U.S. Is Hit on Iraq, Afghan Outlays By DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—After spending $150 billion on controversial development projects in Iraq and Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq Rebuilding Marred by $9 Billion Loss, Auditor Says
Bloomberg News Iraq Rebuilding Marred by $9 Billion Loss, Auditor Says By Tony Capaccio on March 06, 2013 The U.S. lost at least $9 billion of taxpayer money set aside to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq Reconstruction Report Documents Waste, Corruption
Iraq Reconstruction Report Documents Waste, Corruption By: Barbara Slavin for Al-Monitor. Posted on March 5. If the United States ever tries to rebuild another broken country — say, Syria — it should focus… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results By LARA JAKES — Mar. 6 12:31 AM EST FILE – In this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2003, Iraqi… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Over $8B of the Money You Spent Rebuilding Iraq Was Wasted Outright
Over $8B of the Money You Spent Rebuilding Iraq Was Wasted Outright By Spencer Ackerman 03.06.13 6:30 AM The never-completed Khan Bani Sa’ad Prison in Diyala, Iraq. Ultimately, the U.S. spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Amid chaos and corruption
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. STUART BOWEN | SIGIR | SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION | IRAQ | US OCCUPATION | ANALYSIS Amid chaos and corruption Ten years on, US auditor for Iraq reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private security’s new accountability regime?
Private security’s new accountability regime? James Cockayne 28 February 2013 The professionalisation of entrepreneurs in violence into a legitimate ‘private security’ industry provokes profound questions for state-citizen relations. Who has the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Time to Put Private Security Contractors Under the Gun
Amol Mehra Director, The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable Time to Put Private Security Contractors Under the Gun Posted: 02/28/2013 4:56 pm The news surrounding the attack on September 11, 2012 on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
