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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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Tag Archives: Training
Blackwater to Integrate Intensive Mindfulness Course into Tactics and Weapons Training
Blackwater to Integrate Intensive Mindfulness Course into Tactics and Weapons Training Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 01 Apr 2013 in1 Last week Academi LLC, formerly Blackwater Worldwide, announced the introduction of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sebastian Junger Launches Medical Training Program For Freelance Journalists In War Zones
Michael Calderonemichael.calderone@huffingtonpost.com Sebastian Junger Launches Medical Training Program For Freelance Journalists In War Zones Posted: 03/20/2012 3:01 pm NEW YORK — Tim Hetherington didn’t have to die in Libya. It’s that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 11:00 AM Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station, October 2008.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Eastern District of Virginia rules that employer cannot arbitrate False Claims Act retaliation claims
Eastern District of Virginia rules that employer cannot arbitrate False Claims Act retaliation claims Proskauer Rose LLP Connie Bertram and Amy Blackwood March 15 2013 On Wednesday, the Eastern District of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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From war zones to the training room
From war zones to the training room By Rob Moore • Published 12 Jan 2013 11:00 AN ex-squaddie is using his experience of working in deadly war zones to help train… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Croatian war criminals released after appeal by Western military chiefs
Croatian war criminals released after appeal by Western military chiefs By Paul Mitchell 11 December 2012 In April 2011, the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) found Croatian general Ante Gotovina… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Isle of Wight firm training piracy security officers
23 November 2012 Last updated at 01:11 ET Isle of Wight firm training piracy security officers Ex-military personnel are being trained to be maritime security officers by an Isle of Wight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SOMALIA: Sarancen loses anti-piracy contract in Puntland, Somalia
SOMALIA: Sarancen loses anti-piracy contract in Puntland, Somalia October 3, 2012 20:30 Controversial SA-linked private military operator Sterling Corporate Services, aka Saracen International, has lost its anti-piracy contract in the semi-autonomous… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Army Formed to Fight Somali Pirates Leaves Troubled Legacy
October 4, 2012 Private Army Formed to Fight Somali Pirates Leaves Troubled Legacy By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — It seemed like a simple idea: In the chaos that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Maritime, Piracy, Somalia, South Africa, Training, UAE
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