Tag Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

Accused torturers should not get immunity

Accused torturers should not get immunity Posted:   05/21/2012 10:10:27 PM MDT If you torture people, you should not be allowed to get away with it. When a group of former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1 Remember Milo Minderbinder, a fictional character in Joseph Heller’s famous novel, Catch-22? Minderbinder is a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib

U.S. Courts to Try Contractors for Torture at Abu Ghraib Posted by Pratap Chatterjee on May 17th, 2012 CorpWatch Blog CorpWatch report: Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq Two U.S. companies can be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Who’ll Have the Last Laugh?

Who’ll Have the Last Laugh? by WILLIAM FISHER (about the author) Andrew Rosenthal, the editor of the editorial pages for the New York Times, was practically ecstatic. He wrote: “Over the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Maybe This is Why the PMSC Industry is Supposedly Cost-Effective

Maybe This is Why the PMSC Industry is Supposedly Cost-Effective David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ May 15, 2012 Continuing on with the topic of worker exploitation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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State Dept May Dump Multi-Billion Dollar Iraqi Police Program; Noooooooo! Not So Says Embassy Baghdad

May 14, 2012 8:17 am · 8:17 am State Dept May Dump Multi-Billion Dollar Iraqi Police Program; Noooooooo! Not So Says Embassy Baghdad So on Sunday, NYT’s Tim Arango reported from Baghdad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Still Grappling with Human Trafficking by War Zone Contractors

U.S. Still Grappling with Human Trafficking by War Zone Contractors By Nick Schwellenbach | May 14, 2012 | Congressional hearings and recently-introduced legislation have put the spotlight on the issue of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police

Peter Van Buren Fmr. State Department Iraq PRT leader; Author, ‘We Meant Well’ Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police Posted: 05/14/2012 3:56… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Virginia appeals court revives former Abu Ghraib detainees’ suits against contractors

Virginia appeals court revives former Abu Ghraib detainees’ suits against contractors By Associated Press, Published: May 11 RICHMOND, Va. — A divided federal appeals court on Friday revived two lawsuits by former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Hard National Security Choices

Hard National Security Choices En Banc Fourth Circuit Dismisses Contractors’ Appeals in Abu Ghraib Torture Suit By Steve Vladeck Friday, May 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM I’ve blogged before about al-Shimari… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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