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    Contracting Blowback The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Contracting Blowback The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons (2024) Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 47:1 78-97     You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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    Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club

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    Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club Ori Swed and Daniel Burland Armed Forces & Society 2022 Vol. 48 (1) 3-24   Corporate privatization of security has generated a neoliberal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model

    Published on by David Isenberg

    PMC 3.0 The Blackwater Model The Periphery Jun 06, 2026 With the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US would be shaken from its roaring 90s hangover to see a world that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lebanese Passports, Iranian Paymasters: Why Hezbollah’s Fighters Are Mercenaries

    Published on by David Isenberg

    © 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved The Blogs Benjamen Gussen Lebanese Passports, Iranian Paymasters: Why Hezbollah’s Fighters Are Mercenaries Apr 29, 2026, 11:47 PM Please note that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenaries, Gunslingers, and Outlaws

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    Home Articles Gear Reviews Book Review: Mercenaries, Gunslingers, and Outlaws by Robert M. Kurtz by Luke McCoy May 7, 2025 in Articles, Gear Reviews Reading Time: 3 mins read I got early access… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons Pages 78-97 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020 Abstract … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Awarded $187M U.S. State Department Task Order for Medical Support Services in Iraq

    Published on by David Isenberg

    KBR Awarded $187M U.S. State Department Task Order for Medical Support Services in Iraq News provided by KBR, Inc.  Jan 27, 2025, 06:00 ET HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Jury Finds US Military Contractor CACI Guilty Of Abu Ghraib Torture

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Torture Jury Finds US Military Contractor CACI Guilty Of Abu Ghraib Torture Kevin Gosztola Nov 12, 2024 4 min The verdict marked the first time that any U.S. military contractor was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Retrial begins in case alleging contractor contributed to Abu Ghraib abuses

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    Legal Issues Retrial begins in case alleging contractor contributed to Abu Ghraib abuses A jury deadlocked earlier this year in the case of a military contractor accused of contributing to abuses… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Abu Ghraib Plaintiffs’ Meandering Path to Court

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    The Abu Ghraib Plaintiffs’ Meandering Path to Court Jordan S. Allen, Brad Carney, Simone Oberschmied Thursday, October 31, 2024, 10:15 AM Share On: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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