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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
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Tag Archives: Legal
Texas judge tosses many claims brought by troops against KBR; infliction of distress claims remain
Texas judge tosses many claims brought by troops against KBR; infliction of distress claims remain Smoke rises from an Iraq oil refinery attacked by Islamic State fighters last year. KBR was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MPRI offers settlement to the Serbs from Krajina over operation “Storm”
MPRI offers settlement to the Serbs from Krajina over operation “Storm” Published: Jan 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm American company MPRI, sued by Serbs from Krajina before the court in Chicago,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Commando trainer files $30 million libel suit here vs. Outside magazine
Commando trainer files $30 million libel suit here vs. Outside magazine By Rene Stutzman, Staff Writer 14 January 2015 B3 A Virginia man who ran a commando training school in Mississippi… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas
U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:18am EST The company logo of Halliburton oilfield services corporate offices is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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November 13, 2011 Eddie and Eurica Pressley Sentencing Memorandum
November 13, 2011 Eddie and Eurica Pressley Sentencing Memorandum You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Ex-Blackwater Contractor Drops Retaliation Claim
Ex-Blackwater Contractor Drops Retaliation Claim By Matt Sharp Law360, New York (January 16, 2015, 4:15 PM ET) — A Virginia federal judge has dismissed an ex-Blackwater contractor’s claim that Academi Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR continues to seek about $30 million in legal costs plus damages in hexavalent chromium case
KBR continues to seek about $30 million in legal costs plus damages in hexavalent chromium case An oil refinery in Iraq in 2003. The Army Corps of Engineers hired Houston-based KBR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Court Revives False Claims Suit Against Triple Canopy
Court Revives False Claims Suit Against Triple Canopy January 14, 2015 Last week brought a new development in a nearly four-year-old fraud lawsuit accusing private security firm Triple Canopy of providing security guards in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cost Allowability: Supreme Court Tacitly Endorses Rejecton Of Business Judgment Rule When Gauging Cost Reasonableness
Cost Allowability: Supreme Court Tacitly Endorses Rejecton Of Business Judgment Rule When Gauging Cost Reasonableness Mondaq Business Briefing By Hilary Cairnie 16 January 2015 On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ship-Supply Contractor and Navy Captain Plead Guilty in Scandal
Ship-Supply Contractor and Navy Captain Plead Guilty in Scandal By CHRISTOPHER DREW and DANIELLE IVORYJAN. 15, 2015 A Malaysian ship-supply contractor and a fourth Navy official pleaded guilty to federal charges… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading