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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
Tag Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
The real winners in the war
The Philadelphia Inquirer March 31, 2013 Sunday CITY-D Edition Worldview: The real winners in the war; Estimates on U.S. waste run as high as $60 billion. But don’t think this will… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Shocking waste of your tax dollars
Mike Thompson: Shocking waste of your tax dollars March 7, 2013 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty
Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty By JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH March 27, 2013 (AP) Two brothers who owned defense contracting businesses that benefited from earmarks obtained by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGIR Speaks
SIGIR Speaks March 27, 2013 The We Meant Well wrap-up of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion was unfortunately tainted by several gallons of bile spilled on to my… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Invasion of Iraq, 10 years later
Invasion of Iraq, 10 years later By The Center for Public Integrity 6:00 am, March 19, 2013 o On the evening of March 19, 2003 — ten years ago — U.S. warplanes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq
Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq Added On March 20, 2013 A new report is critical of the U.S. $60 billion plan to rebuild Iraq. CNN’s Jim Clancy reports. Click… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct
Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct U.S. Attorney’s Office March 19, 2013 Eastern District of North Carolina (919) 856-4530 RALEIGH- United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 11:00 AM Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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For U.S. Personnel, Graft Is Easy Money
Los Angeles Times March 17, 2013 Pg. 15 For U.S. Personnel, Graft Is Easy Money Prosecutors are targeting soldiers who pocket piles of cash with the help of corrupt Afghans. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
POGO Implores FAR Council to Toughen Anti-Trafficking Contracting Regulations
POGO Implores FAR Council to Toughen Anti-Trafficking Contracting Regulations March 12, 2013 Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, N.W. Washington,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
