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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: Legal
D.C. Circuit’s 8/11/15 opinion granting the Second Writ in In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (D.C. Cir. 2015).
Click here to read the D.C. Circuit’s 8/11/15 opinion granting the Second Writ in In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (D.C. Cir. 2015). You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
BUCKHORN PARTNERS, L.L.C v. TAYLORS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
BUCKHORN PARTNERS, L.L.C. v. TAYLORS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC. Civil Action No. 6:09-cv-0238.United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette Division.May 6, 2014. MEMORANDUM ORDER ELIZABETH ERNY FOOTE, District Judge. Before the Court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How tolerant is zero tolerance? The loopholes in anti-trafficking federal contract regulations
How tolerant is zero tolerance? The loopholes in anti-trafficking federal contract regulations Full Text: I. Introduction II. Background A. Forced Labor as a Form of Human Trafficking 1. Obstacles to Eradicating… 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
Stanford Law & Policy Review Winter 2011: 217+ The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones I. INTRODUCTION: THE NEW WAR-LABOR PARADIGM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The regulation of private military and security contractors
The regulation of private military and security contractors Full Text: This panel was convened at 9:00 am, Friday, April 5, by its moderator, Andrew Clapham of the Graduate Institute of International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers
Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A federal magistrate in Oregon has ruled that KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army Ordered to Pay KBR’s Legal Expenses
Army Ordered to Pay KBR’s Legal Expenses August 31, 2015 KBR allegedly exposed U.S. soldiers to toxic chemicals at a water treatment facility in Iraq (U.S. Army Photo)The hefty legal bills KBR has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
War, law, jurisdiction, and juridical othering: private military security contractors and the Nisour Square massacre
War, law, jurisdiction, and juridical othering: private military security contractors and the Nisour Square massacre Katia Snukal Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, 100 St George Street, Toronto M5S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contract Law as Cover: Curtailing the Scope of Private Military and Security Contractor Responsibilities
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Arias v. DynCorp, 752 F. 3d 1011 – Court of Appeals, Dist. of Columbia Circuit 2014
Arias v. DynCorp, 752 F. 3d 1011 – Court of Appeals, Dist. of Columbia Circuit 2014 752 F.3d 1011 (2014) Venancio Aguasanta ARIAS, husband, on behalf of himself, as guardian of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading