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Tag Archives: Iraq
USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract
USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract Department of Justice Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal, Logistics
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HOW KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT BECAME INVOLVED IN USG WORK ON IRAQ OIL MATTERS
HOW KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT BECAME INVOLVED IN USG WORK ON IRAQ OIL MATTERS By David Isenberg January 21, 2014 Remember the old cliché that journalism is “the first rough draft… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, David Isenberg, Iraq, Logistics
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KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit
KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit By Brian Mahoney Law360, Washington (January 15, 2014, 8:24 PM ET) — KBR Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Falcon Security: One of the Best Security Companies in Iraq
Falcon Security: One of the Best Security Companies in Iraq Wednesday, 08 January 2014 00:00 Interview with Gary Cavender, General Manager of Falcon Security Let´s begin with an overview of Falcon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ifrah Law Wins a Major Victory in Retaliatory Discharge Case
Ifrah Law Wins a Major Victory in Retaliatory Discharge Case 12/31/2013 | 03:00am US/Eastern WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – Dec 31, 2013) – In a precedent-setting Christmas Eve ruling, Ifrah Law… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Contractors: Deploy or Avoid? Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’in Iraq
Private Military Contractors: Deploy or Avoid? Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’in Iraq You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Basra invites British back for security role
Basra invites British back for security role Six years after the last British troops left amid a barrage of bombs and mortars, the Iraqi city of Basra is to re-enlist UK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ingrid L. Price Stanford Journal of International Law. 49.2 (Summer 2013): p491. Full Text: I. INTRODUCTION II. THE GAPING HOLE: MILITARY CONTRACTORS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Afghanistan, Control, Iraq, Legal
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‘Shadow Company’ documentary
Published on Apr 9, 2013 Uninterrupted upload of the ‘Shadow Company’ documentary. Film provides background and history of the modern private security firms that operated in conflict zones such as Africa,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenary appeals over £1.7m claim
Mercenary appeals over £1.7m claim Saturday 30 November 2013 A SCOTTISH soldier of fortune who hurt his back while on a training course in Iraq has asked judges to a reinstate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading