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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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- 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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Audit Finds $135 Million in Unsupported Costs for Jorge Scientific Contract
Audit Finds $135 Million in Unsupported Costs for Jorge Scientific Contract Today, SIGAR released a financial audit of $175.8 million in expenditures for the Department of the Army’s Legacy East Project.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud in Provision of Supplies to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud in Provision of Supplies to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan ForeignAffairs.co.nz 8 December 2014 MIL OSI – Source: United States Department of Justice – Press… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former U.S. Army Colonel Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements and Conflict of Interest in Connection with Helicopter Procurement Contracts
Former U.S. Army Colonel Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements and Conflict of Interest in Connection with Helicopter Procurement Contracts U.S. Attorney’s Office April 20, 2015 Northern District of Alabama… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Men in the Middle
The Men in the Middle Anjali Kamat ▪ Spring 2015 “Crowd of Workers.” Sketch courtesy of Molly Crabapple.* P. Marusamy had just turned twenty-nine when I met him and his friends… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism
U.S. A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism APRIL 19, 2015 Video Anatomy of an Interrogation The story of the first and only CIA contractor to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Expanding Navy Bribery Probe
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 15, 2015 U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Expanding Navy Bribery Probe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Manus guard sacked for reportedly assaulting handcuffed asylum seekers
Australia news Manus guard sacked for reportedly assaulting handcuffed asylum seekers The Guardian By Ben Doherty 17 March 2015 23:58 A detention centre guard has been fired by Australian government subcontractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Soldiers and Contractors Sexually Abused at Least 54 Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007
US Soldiers and Contractors Sexually Abused at Least 54 Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007 Greg Grandin on April 7, 2015 – 11:05 AM ET Then–Chairman of the US Joint… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails
News Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails Independent On Sunday By Jonathan Owen 5 April 2015, News | Exclusive What was billed as a breakthrough for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Anti-Corruption Baseline Report, January 2007
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