Monthly Archives: March 2013

Shocking waste of your tax dollars

Mike Thompson: Shocking waste of your tax dollars March 7, 2013 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Army defends battlefield social science program

Army defends battlefield social science program By Tom Vanden Brook – USA Today Posted : Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 14:58:50 EDT WASHINGTON — Army Secretary John McHugh defended the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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$100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan

$100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan Photo: REuters/Abdul Qodus/Files By DAVID FRANCIS, The Fiscal Times March 6, 2013 The decision by the United States Agency for International Development to scrap… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort

Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort Posted by wadsam | March 6, 2013 Professional Overseas Contractors (POC)-The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the Economic Support Fund for Afghanistan have roughly $6 billion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Return of the Mercenary

The Return of the Mercenary The conflict in Mali is a symptom of a broader trend in international relations: the return of mercenaries. Originally hired by autocratic regimes in Africa and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Theorising the use of private military and security companies: a synthetic perspective

Journal of International Relations and Development 1 March 2013 Theorising the use of private military and security companies: a synthetic perspective Andreas Krucka Geschwister Scholl Institute for Political Science, University of Munich (LMU), Oettingenstr.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Boyne City man injured in Afghanistan receives medal

Boyne City man injured in Afghanistan receives medal March 11, 2013|Aebra Coe- 231-439-9397- acoe@petoskeynews.com AEBRA COE/NEWS-REVIEW BOYNE CITY — At its worst, rockets, bullets or grenades would rain from the sky… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit

G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit By Alex Webb – Mar 24, 2013 8:00 PM ETQ G4S Plc (GFS), pilloried for its failure to supply enough security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR)

  Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR)   Mar 27, 2013 Duration: 01:49:17 Click HERE for video. Download Video (Right-Click and Save)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R_T40fTwhrQ Ten years after the United States entered Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty

Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty By JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH March 27, 2013 (AP) Two brothers who owned defense contracting businesses that benefited from earmarks obtained by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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