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- 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
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Category Archives: Legal
Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Combative, secretive and expanding in Africa
Checkpoint Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Combative, secretive and expanding in Africa By Dan Lamothe October 28 at 10:00 AM Follow @danlamothe Erik Prince, the founder and then-CEO of Blackwater Worldwide, appeared… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Two Corporate Crimes and No Accountability for the Suits
Two Corporate Crimes and No Accountability for the Suits 1, October 26, 2014 by rafflaw Respectfully submitted by Lawrence E. Rafferty (rafflaw) Weekend Contributor It never ceases to amaze me that the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Is The U.S. Military Too Reliant On Contractors?
Is The U.S. Military Too Reliant On Contractors? October 26, 201410:08 AM ET Weekend Edition Sunday 8 min 12 sec Playlist Download In war zones, private contractors can outnumber U.S. troops,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Blackwater Verdict Signals America’s Growing Dependence on Wall Street to Wage War
The Blackwater Verdict Signals America’s Growing Dependence on Wall Street to Wage War By Sean McFate Earlier this week, a federal jury convicted four Blackwater Worldwide guards in the killing of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Blackwater Trial: Part 2 – Two Legal Issues
The Blackwater Trial: Part 2 – Two Legal Issues By James Stewart and Sara Gray Monday, October 27, 2014 at 11:47 AM In the first part of this summary, we introduced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Blackwater Trial: Part 1 – Two Factual Issues
The Blackwater Trial: Part 1 – Two Factual Issues By James Stewart and Sara Gray Friday, October 24, 2014 at 5:36 PM Print Earlier this week, a jury in Washington D.C.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Caught in the crossfire – crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio
Caught in the crossfire – crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio By Michael Grey from London There is widespread outrage at the failure of the Indian authorities to release the 35… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Four Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Baghdad Killings
Four Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Baghdad Killings by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch Blog October 25th, 2014 Blackwater convoy in Iraq. Photo courtesy Robert Young Pelton. A federal jury has found three former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Rule of Law Triumphs — Sort of — in the USA
First Published: 2014-10-25 The Rule of Law Triumphs — Sort of — in the USA The long quest for accountability for the mayhem and mass suffering that resulted from the American-led… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Blackwater trial: A shameful case exposes a murky world
The Blackwater trial: A shameful case exposes a murky world Out of America: The Blackwater trial of US mercenaries who killed civilians in Iraq highlights the role of ‘private security’ in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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