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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: Iraq
Security fears over new Baghdad embassy guards
Security fears over new Baghdad embassy guards Paola Totaro The Australian December 31, 2015 12:00AM Staff at the Australian embassy in Baghdad could be under the watch of inexperienced guards with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Baghdad embassy guards say lives at risk from cost-cutting
Baghdad embassy guards say lives at risk from cost-cutting Paola Totaro The Australian December 28, 2015 12:00AM An Australian soldier on guard outside the Australian embassy in Baghdad. The team of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ex-Green Beret sues bodyguard firm for £2m over Iraq injury
Ex-Green Beret sues bodyguard firm for £2m over Iraq injury By Staff Reporter Published 17/12/2015 Dwayne Humphrey outside the Court of Appeal A former Royal Marine from Northern Ireland who suffered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pa. law will apply in Shaler soldier’s death, federal judge rules
Pa. law will apply in Shaler soldier’s death, federal judge rules Monday – Dec. 21, 2015 By Brian Bowling Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, 5:57 p.m. A federal judge’s ruling Wednesday clears the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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Feds say ex-State Department worker steered contracts to son
Feds say ex-State Department worker steered contracts to son Associated Press Published: December 19, 2015 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former State Department employee has been indicted on conspiracy, wire fraud and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, State Department
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U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones
U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones by Chris Thompson, CorpWatch Blog December 16th, 2015 Reaper drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Images. Used under Creative Commons license.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Halliburton Whistleblower Says Marines May Get Sick From Contaminated Water
Halliburton Whistleblower Says Marines May Get Sick From Contaminated Water SallyPainter view more articles 20 November 2015 10:00 Supplying water to troops follows the same type of treatment processes you’d expect… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq War
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Two perspectives on the recent war in Iraq
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Global privatized power: Heritage politics and private military contractors in Iraq
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