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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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Legal
US rights group demands reopening of Abu Ghraib case
US rights group demands reopening of Abu Ghraib case Washington Ten years after the Abu Ghraib scandal, a rights group on Tuesday called for the reopening of a case against a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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D.C. District Court ruling puts government contractor’s privileged internal investigation reports in jeopardy of disclosure
D.C. District Court ruling puts government contractor’s privileged internal investigation reports in jeopardy of disclosure Kaye Scholer LLP Robert J. Wagman, Jr., Amy J. Conway-Hatcher, Ronald K. Henry and Tiffany D.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Appeals court hears Abu Ghraib torture case
Appeals court hears Abu Ghraib torture case By Larry O’Dell The Associated Press © March 19, 2014 RICHMOND Four former Iraqi detainees who say they were tortured at the notorious Abu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Appeals court in Va. to hear torture case
Appeals court in Va. to hear torture case By Associated Press, RICHMOND, Va. — Four former Iraqi detainees who claim they were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison are asking a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Slams Blackwater Guard’s Appeal In Iraqi Killings Case
US Slams Blackwater Guard’s Appeal In Iraqi Killings Case Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Dietrich Knauth Law360, New York (March 17, 2014, 7:24 PM ET) — Federal prosecutors shot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
No Corporate Impunity for Abu Ghraib Torture, Attorneys Urge Court
Jen Nessel, (212) 614-6449, jnessel@ccrjustice.org Sahil Bhatia, Riptide Communications, (212) 260-5000, Sahil@riptidecommunications.com For Immediate Release No Corporate Impunity for Abu Ghraib Torture, Attorneys Urge Court U.S. Private Military Contractor Can Be Held Liable for Torture… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR, Halliburton Found Not Immune in Burn-Pit Suits
KBR, Halliburton Found Not Immune in Burn-Pit Suits By Andrew Zajac Mar 6, 2014 6:04 PM ETKBR Inc. (KBR) and Halliburton Co. (HAL) aren’t automatically immune from lawsuits by military service… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former Serco employee accused of murder
6 Mar 2014 – 7:23pm Former Serco employee accused of murder Matej Vanko, a former Serco Darwin detention centre employee, has denied kidnapping his supervisor and killing her brother and his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR, Halliburton Found Not Immune in Burn-Pit Suits
KBR, Halliburton Found Not Immune in Burn-Pit Suits By Andrew Zajac Mar 6, 2014 10:51 AM ET KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. (HAL) are not automatically immune from claims by military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Conditions in the place are awful, Nick’s really suffering’: Jailed Nick Dunn sees his family
By Katie Davies ‘Conditions in the place are awful, Nick’s really suffering’: Jailed Nick Dunn sees his family 5 Mar 2014 07:49 Ashington pirate-hunter Nick Dunn has had an emotional reunion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading