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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
Serco slapped with $200 million lawsuit from L-3 Communications
Jun 3, 2014, 1:43pm EDT Serco slapped with $200 million lawsuit from L-3 Communications Jill R. Aitoro Senior Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal Serco Inc. has been slapped with a $200… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ecuador Bites the Dust … Again
Michael I. Krauss Contributor Follow Opinion 6/02/2014 @ 2:49PM 336 views Ecuador Bites the Dust … Again Readers will recall my report on the RICO conviction of the plaintiffs’ attorney in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Scores Win In Ecuador Chemical Spray Row
DynCorp Scores Win In Ecuador Chemical Spray Row Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Sindhu Sundar Law360, New York (May 30, 2014, 5:13 PM ET) — DynCorp International Inc. scored… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater
Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater Khalid Mohammed, File/Associated Press – FILE – This Sept. 25, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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2 ex-soldiers plead guilty to laundering Afghanistan bribes
2 ex-soldiers plead guilty to laundering Afghanistan bribes May. 29, 2014 – 04:00PM 1 Comments By Brett Barrouquere and Adrian Sainz The Associated Press MEMPHIS, TENN. — Two former Army soldiers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten
29 May 2014 at 10:09 AM D.C. Circuit, Uncategorized, White-Collar Crime A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten By Matt Kaiser Last month, I wrote about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TyIer, Carissa N. Public Contract Law Journal41.2 (Winter 2012): 453-472. Abstract (summary) According to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractors Can’t Duck Head-Count Fraud Claim
Wednesday, May 28, 2014Last Update: 1:58 PM PT Contractors Can’t Duck Head-Count Fraud Claim By ANNIE YOUDERIAN (CN) – Kellogg, Brown & Root and Halliburton must face claims that they bilked… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal, Logistics
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Military Sealift Command contractor, businessman charged in Navy bribery case
Military Sealift Command contractor, businessman charged in Navy bribery case By Matthew M. Burke Stars and Stripes Published: May 28, 2014 Related Yokosuka sailor is 3rd man to plead guilty in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The applicability of the concept of mercenary on military and security international companies under the rules of international law
The applicability of the concept of mercenary on military and security international companies under the rules of international law Author(s): Ayman Abdel bari Abuel-Haj and Ali Ahmad AL- Zu ‘bi Source:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading