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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
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Tag Archives: Reconstruction
‘They’re Trying to Get Rich Off It’: US Contractors Vie to Rebuild Gaza, With ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
‘They’re Trying to Get Rich Off It’: US Contractors Vie to Rebuild Gaza, With ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Team in the Lead Aram Roston and Cate Brown / Guardian UK Homes and buildings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE
Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE Credit: James O’Brien/OCCRP by Jessica Purkiss (Lighthouse Reports), Fahim Abed (Lighthouse Reports), Kevin G. Hall… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government’s top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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“Afghanistan Reconstruction” Twenty Years On: Lessons Learned And Not Learned
“Afghanistan Reconstruction” Twenty Years On: Lessons Learned And Not Learned 86 views Sep 15, 2021 POGO 1.08K subscribers An In-Depth Conversation with John Sopko Over the past weeks, the American public’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Today, SIGAR released its 11th lessons learned report, What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction. The report examines the past two decades of the U.S. reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog warns US will repeat mistakes of Afghanistan
Watchdog warns US will repeat mistakes of Afghanistan By Ellen Mitchell – 07/29/21 05:14 PM EDT © Getty Images The independent watchdog created by Congress to scrutinize the war in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGAR’s 52nd Quarterly Report to Congress, July 30, 2021
Today, SIGAR released its fifty-second Quarterly Report to Congress examining the $144.98 billion U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. Key points: — Data from U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) shows that enemy-initiated attacks have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Risk of Doing the Wrong Thing Perfectly: Monitoring and Evaluation of Reconstruction Contracting in Afghanistan
Today, SIGAR released its latest lessons learned report, The Risk of Doing the Wrong Thing Perfectly: Monitoring and Evaluation of Reconstruction Contracting in Afghanistan. This report examines how reconstruction contracts have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Posted on February 10, 2021 by WatchBlog The U.S. government has spent about $141 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse GAO-21-32R: Published: Jan 27, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 27, 2021. Fast… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading