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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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Congressional Pressure to Rein in Shadow Government Grows
Apr 11, 2012 Congressional Pressure to Rein in Shadow Government Grows By SUZANNE DERSHOWITZ On March 26, Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 130 other House Members sent a letter to Secretary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Revealed: CISPA — Internet Spying Law — Pushed by For-Profit Spy Lobby
Revealed: CISPA — Internet Spying Law — Pushed by For-Profit Spy Lobby By Lee Fang, Republic Report Posted on April 13, 2012, Printed on April 14, 2012 A cyber security bill moving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Intelligence
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SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships
SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships Written by Dean Wingrin/defenceWeb Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:46 South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws
04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Background Check Contractor is Back in the Police Blotter
Apr 12, 2012 Background Check Contractor is Back in the Police Blotter By NEIL GORDON POGO saw a familiar name pop up in the news this week. On Tuesday, the Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
After a Decade at War, ‘Soft Power’ Industry Returns to Its Roots
4/11/2012 After a Decade at War, ‘Soft Power’ Industry Returns to Its Roots The $20 billion a year “stability operations” market is expected to drop off as the United States scales… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Our Silent Partners: Private Security Contractors in Iraq
Our Silent Partners: Private Security Contractors in Iraq by Colin Jones Journal Article | April 11, 2012 On April 4, 2004, a gun battle broke out between Muqtada al-Sadr’s militia, Jaish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A Triple Play on Improving Oversight for Better Contracting
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ A Triple Play on Improving Oversight for Better Contracting Posted: 04/11/2012 2:30 pm Recently the Center for American Progress released a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GAO nudges Pentagon to improve its contractor records
GAO nudges Pentagon to improve its contractor records By Charles S. Clark April 10, 2012 The Defense Department continues to use faulty data in determining the number of contractors each military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
BIVEN: BIG BOY RULES, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE “SPECIAL FACTORS”
The Seventh Circuit Review Fall, 2011 7 Seventh Circuit Rev. 1 BIVEN: BIG BOY RULES, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE “SPECIAL FACTORS” NAME: JOHN AUCHTER * BIO:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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