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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
How ISIS Capitalizes on Horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib
How ISIS Capitalizes on Horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib Lina Khatib Op-Ed April 15, 2015 CNN Summary The self-proclaimed Islamic State is using past Western transgressions in Iraq to justify… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Files Sanctions Motion Against Feds
KBR Files Sanctions Motion Against Feds Miriam Rozen, Texas Lawyer June 4, 2015 | istockphoto.com Kellogg Brown & Root filed a motion for sanctions against the federal government, one month before… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011
4 June 2015 PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011 How have tighter government regulations and corporate demands affected the private military and security companies (PMSCs) operating in Iraq? Jason… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
This Guy From Baltimore is Raising a Christian Army to Fight ISIS…What Could Go Wrong?
In late February, a Baltimore-born, self-proclaimed freedom fighter named Matthew VanDyke beamed into Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show from Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region. A few days earlier,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing responsibility for torture: Ending Impunity for PMSCs and their employees in the U.S.
Outsourcing responsibility for torture: Ending Impunity for PMSCs and their employees in the U.S. ICL Journal © Verlag Österreich You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Iraq Counts on Magic Wands to Stop ISIS
Iraq Counts on Magic Wands to Stop ISIS by ICSSI Baghdad on May 17, 2015 • 14:11 No Comments Source: thedailybeast Despite warnings they didn’t work, Baghdad bought $85 million worth of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wheeler v. US, Dist. Court, D. New Jersey 2015
MICHAEL B. WHEELER, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Civil Action No. 13-2557 (MLC).United States District Court, D. New Jersey.May 13, 2015. MEMORANDUM OPINION MARY L. COOPER, District Judge. Michael… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Whistleblower exposes problems with government war contractors
Tuesday, Jun 02, 2015 Howard Altman Columns Whistleblower exposes problems with government war contractors By Howard Altman | Tribune Staff Published: May 31, 2015 A federal civil trial, opening Monday in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The New Unknown Soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq
The New Unknown Soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq Did you know that private contractors in Afghanistan outnumber U.S. troops three to one? By Micah Zenko May 29, 2015 This past Monday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger
Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger Far from home By Ryan Felton @RyanFelton13 Courtesy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading