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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
The Regulation of Private Military and Security Contractors
LOCATION: Marriott Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, D.C. — April 5, 2013 8:30 am SUBJECT: The American Society of International Law (ASIL) holds its 107th annual conference on “International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SHIELDS OF WAR: DEFINING MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ LIABILITY FOR TORTURE
American University Law Review June, 2012 61 Am. U.L. Rev. 1417 WAR, TERROR, AND THE FEDERAL COURTS, TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11: NOTE: SHIELDS OF WAR: DEFINING MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ LIABILITY FOR TORTURE You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced For Accepting Gratuities From Iraqi Contractors
Oklahoma City Oklahoman April 2, 2013 Pg. 10 Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced For Accepting Gratuities From Iraqi Contractors From staff reports A former U.S. Army captain from Lawton was sentenced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contingency contractor personnel
Source: Army Lawyer. (Jan. 2008): p96. Contingency contractor personnel Mark A. Ries What to Do with Security Contractors? While government use of security contractors in support of operations in Iraq and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
TORTURE ON TRIAL: HOW THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE MAY EXPOSE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S ILLEGAL “EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION” PROGRAM THROUGH ITS USE OF A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law Fall, 2007 14 ILSA J Int’l & Comp L 189 TORTURE ON TRIAL: HOW THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE MAY EXPOSE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Richmond Man Indicted for Theft of Generators from American Military Base in Iraq
Richmond Man Indicted for Theft of Generators from American Military Base in Iraq U.S. Attorney’s Office March 21, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (804) 819-5400 RICHMOND, VA—Reuben Thomas, 35, of Richmond,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawsuit: Propaganda firm owner boasted of online smears
Lawsuit: Propaganda firm owner boasted of online smears Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY8a.m. EST December 14, 2012 Camille Chidiac is being sued for fraud in a case in which the plaintiff… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’
Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’ December 5, 2012 Christine Flatley AAP A Victorian grandfather trained at the International Bodyguard Association in Ukraine so he could fight the Indonesian government as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Dodges Ecuadoreans’ Chemical-Exposure Suit
DynCorp Dodges Ecuadoreans’ Chemical-Exposure Suit By Gavin Broady Law360, New York (March 06, 2013, 2:00 PM ET) — Government contractor DynCorp International Inc. has escaped a suit over injuries purportedly caused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOJ Declines to Prosecute DynCorp Over FCPA Allegations
March 28, 2013, 5:57 PM ET DOJ Declines to Prosecute DynCorp Over FCPA Allegations Samuel Rubenfeld Wall Street Journal The parent company of DynCorp International Corp. said Wednesday that the Justice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading