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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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James Bond, Inc.: Private Contractors and Covert Action
Georgetown Law Journal June, 2013 101 Geo. L.J. 1427 NOTE: James Bond, Inc.: Private Contractors and Covert Action NAME: LINDSAY WINDSOR * You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Private security contractors in Iraq violate laws of war
Private security contractors in Iraq violate laws of war Author(s): Shawn McCormack Source: Suffolk Transnational Law Review. 31.1 (Winter 2007): I. INTRODUCTION When private security contractors killed eleven Iraqis in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Abu Ghraib: A justice denied
Excellent Al Jazeera discussion on the recent ruling on the CACI involvement in Abu Ghraib scandal. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law Lindsey Cameron (Author), Vincent Chetail (Author) Book Description Publication Date: April 15, 2013 | ISBN-10: 1107032407 | ISBN-13: 978-1107032408 A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Bathrooms, Burn Pits, and Battlefield Torts: The Need for a Particularized, Contextual Approach to the Combatant Activities Exception after Saleh and Al Shimari
North Carolina Law Review 2013 Bathrooms, Burn Pits, and Battlefield Torts: The Need for a Particularized, Contextual Approach to the Combatant Activities Exception after Saleh and Al Shimari BY S. Yasir… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Abu Ghraib case against CACI dismissed
Abu Ghraib case against CACI dismissed By Marjorie Censer, Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 6:51 PM E-mail the writer Arlington-based CACI International secured a long-fought victory Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp Can’t Shake Iraqi Subcontractor’s $1.2M Claims
DynCorp Can’t Shake Iraqi Subcontractor’s $1.2M Claims By Kathryn Brenzel Law360, New York (May 28, 2013, 5:41 PM ET) — A Virginia federal judge on Friday rejected DynCorp International’s bid for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ex-Navy man’s crew detained by commandos
Ex-Navy man’s crew detained by commandos Thursday, June 20, 2013 A FORMER Royal Navy officer from Cornwall and his crew member, suspected of setting sail to fight pirates, have been arrested… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat
DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat June 18, 2013 Large federal contractor DynCorp International was recently hit with a breach of contract lawsuit, filed by a Turkish construction firm that worked for DynCorp… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lending an “Invisible Hand” to the Navy: Armed Guards as a Free Market Assistance to Defeating Piracy
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law Fall, 2012 45 Case W. Res. J. Int’l L. 545 Lending an “Invisible Hand” to the Navy: Armed Guards as a Free Market Assistance… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading