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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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Category Archives: Casualties
Iraq nearly gave me PTSD
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 4:30 PM UTC Iraq nearly gave me PTSD During my time as a contractor, I learned that it doesn’t take a firefight to feel the effects of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © April 15, 2013 NORFOLK Two former Blackwater contractors have been ordered to federal prison after exhausting their appeals in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act
Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act Claire Been Washington Law Review. 83.2 (May 2008): p219. Abstract: In 1941, Congress passed the Defense Base Act (DBA) to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States
How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States Photo illustration from photographs by Arif Ali/AFP, via Newscom (left) and Douglas County sheriff’s office (right). By MARK MAZZETTI Published:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Iraqi Military Interpreters Must Fight for Compensation for Injuries
Iraqi Military Interpreters Must Fight for Compensation for Injuries Casualties of War, 2011 Listen Dubai News.Net is owned by Mainstream Media EC, which is incorporated in Bahrain by Australian owners. Iraqis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS UNDER THE DEFENSE BASE ACT
Creighton Law Review April, 2011 44 Creighton L. Rev. 769 NOTE: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mitigating the risk of Defense Base Act insurance
Mitigating the risk of Defense Base Act insurance Author(s): Caitlin S. Kaprove and John G. Stafford Source: National Defense. 96.702 (May 2012): p50. * The Defense Base Act (DBA) requires many… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones
The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones Author(s): Michael H. LeRoy Source: Stanford Law & Policy Review. 22.1 (Winter 2011): p217.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Base Act insurance: allocating wartime contracting risks between government and private industry
Defense Base Act insurance: allocating wartime contracting risks between government and private industry Author(s): Hugh Barrett McClean Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 41.3 (Spring 2012): p635. I. CONTRACTOR CASUALTIES–THE HIDDEN COST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sequester Whacks Injured Workers
Washington Workers’ Advisor March 18, 2013 Monday 1:34 PM EST Sequester Whacks Injured Workers Mar 18, 2013 (Washington Workers’ Advisor:http://www.workersadvisor.com Delivered by Newstex) http://workersadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WhiteHouse.jpg Injured workers with claims under the Longshore… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading