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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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Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 30 unarmed civilians
Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 30 unarmed civilians; Four contract guards found guilty in shootings that killed 14 unarmed Iraqis in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. Washington Post.com… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings
Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings Associated Press Newswires By PETE YOST, SAM HANANEL and ERIC TUCKER 22 October 2014 13:08 WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater trial jurors appear close to verdicts on Iraq killings
Blackwater trial jurors appear close to verdicts on Iraq killings Notes to judge indicate unanimity on some of 33 charges Questions suggest jury leaning towards voluntary manslaughter Dan Roberts in Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Jurors Talk About Possible Agreement
Blackwater Jurors Talk About Possible Agreement WASHINGTON — Oct 21, 2014, 5:53 PM ET Jurors in the trial of four Blackwater security guards may have reached agreement on some criminal charges… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Jury Asks to See Video Aftermath of Baghdad Carnage
Blackwater Jury Asks to See Video Aftermath of Baghdad Carnage By Andrew Zajac Oct 20, 2014 3:00 PM ET The jury deliberating since early September the fate of four former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS
THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS Clapham, Andrew; Zellweger, Valentin. American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. (Apr 3-Apr 6, 2013). Abstract (summary) The panelists explained… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?
Forthcoming “The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?”, forthcoming in International Community Law Review, 2014 Uploaded by Mirko Sossai Abstract: The purpose of the present… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pirates Versus Mercenaries: Purely Private Transnational Violence at the Margins of International Law Ansel J. Halliburton ComputerLaw Group LLP July 6, 2010 Abstract: Because of the recent surge in piracy emanating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
L-3 Reveals Subpoenas, Impact From Accounting Review — Update
L-3 Reveals Subpoenas, Impact From Accounting Review — Update Dow Jones Institutional News By Doug Cameron 10 October 2014 16:57 L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. on Friday said it had received subpoenas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Company wins new contracts despite federal probe
Company wins new contracts despite federal probe Oct. 9, 2014 – 09:00AM | Lynn Tilton is the founder of the private equity firm Patriarch Partners, which owns MD Helicopters of Mesa,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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