Daily Archives: April 23, 2015

Asylum Seekers Protest Mitie Management of U.K. Detention Center

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Asylum Seekers Protest Mitie Management of U.K. Detention Center by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch Blog March 13th, 2015 Undercover footage from Harmondsworth. Footage: Corporate Watch. U.K. asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Pentagon can’t account for $1 billion in Afghanistan emergency reconstruction aid

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Pentagon can’t account for $1 billion in Afghanistan emergency reconstruction aid By James Rosen McClatchy Washington Bureau  April 23, 2015 U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen evacuate a simulated casualty in March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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American hostage devoted his life to helping the world’s poorest people

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American hostage devoted his life to helping the world’s poorest people 2013 video message from Warren Weinstein(1:31) This video showing Warren Weinstein, a U.S. contractor held by al-Qaeda militants, was released… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records

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Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. // Cliff Owen/AP By Aliya Sternstein 9:43 AM ET 2 Comments Government background checker… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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$100 Million Afghan Government Bailout & $1.54 Million Terminated Slaughterhouse Project

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$100 Million Afghan Government Bailout & $1.54 Million Terminated Slaughterhouse Project Today, SIGAR released an inspection of a $12 million Afghan National Army (ANA) slaughterhouse project and an inquiry into the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, New Report Shows Corporate Role In Israeli Torture

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On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, New Report Shows Corporate Role In Israeli Torture As Israel cracks down on protests, Palestinians call for international support to thousands of political prisoners and researchers release… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Audit Finds $135 Million in Unsupported Costs for Jorge Scientific Contract

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Audit Finds $135 Million in Unsupported Costs for Jorge Scientific Contract Today, SIGAR released a financial audit of $175.8 million in expenditures for the Department of the Army’s Legacy East Project.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DGC International

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DGC International B-410364.3: Apr 22, 2015 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 7 pages) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Bring Back the Privateers

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Published on The National Interest (http://nationalinterest.org) Bring Back the Privateers Ian C. Rice [2]Douglas A. Borer [3] May-June 2015 [5] IF STRATEGY is the art of rethinking the possible, then the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Blackwater Murders Aren’t Blackwater’s Fault. They’re Ours.

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The Blackwater Murders Aren’t Blackwater’s Fault. They’re Ours.   William M. Arkin 1 “The overall wild thing that went on here just cannot ever be condoned by the court,” said Judge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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