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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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Tag Archives: Legal
Croatian-Serb war offenses litigated under Illinois and Virginia conversion/trespass tort law
Croatian-Serb war offenses litigated under Illinois and Virginia conversion/trespass tort law National Iraqi News Agency 25 November 2014 Plaintiffs sued “MPRI, a military contractor run by former United States military and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Compelled To Release Internal Reports Documenting Iraq War Contracting Fraud
KBR Compelled To Release Internal Reports Documenting Iraq War Contracting Fraud Washington – WEBWIRE – Monday, November 24, 2014 Washington, D.C. November 24, 2014. A U.S District Court judge has ordered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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High Court to Review 13 Mercenaries’ Life Imprisonment Case On Tuesday
High Court to Review 13 Mercenaries’ Life Imprisonment Case On Tuesday All Africa By by Abednego Davis 1 December 2014 08:49 Dec 01, 2014 (Liberian Observer/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Whistleblower, KBR Spar Over Access to Internal Docs
Whistleblower, KBR Spar Over Access to Internal Docs November 26, 2014 1:56 PM EST Michael D. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto. Photo: Leslie Rose Photography. (Handout) A federal judge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Al Shimari v. Caci International Inc – The Application of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the Wake of Kiobel
Al Shimari v. Caci International, Inc.: The Application of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the Wake of Kiobel Ellen Katuska, University of South Carolina School of Law Recommended Citation Katuska, Ellen (2014) “Al… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Mercenary Gap: How to Protect the Constitutional Rights of American Contractors in the Age of the Private Military Firm
The Mercenary Gap: How to Protect the Constitutional Rights of American Contractors in the Age of the Private Military Firm, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1121 (2013) John Sviokla Recommended Citation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Attorneys General v. “War Profiteers”: Applying the False Claims Act to Security Contractors in Iraq
Private Attorneys General v. “War Profiteers”: Applying the False Claims Act to Security Contractors in Iraq Bryan Terry Abstract In order to provide context for the Custer Battles court’s opinion, Part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation
Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation Yvonne M. Dutton Publication Citation Yvonne M. Dutton, Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, 24 Duke Journal of Comparative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas- A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of False Claims Act
Rachel M. Kelly Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas: A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of the False Claims Act Abstract This Note considers the advisability of amending the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Forces, Public Harm: private security companies and international law
Private Forces, Public Harm: private security companies and international law by Taryn Priadko The widespread participation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in contemporary conflicts has led to concerns about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading