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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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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
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Category Archives: Legal
Companies seek to dismiss suit on burn-pit risk
Companies seek to dismiss suit on burn-pit risk By Patricia Kime – Staff writer Posted : Friday Jul 13, 2012 18:01:00 EDT A federal judge in Maryland will hear a motion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Iraq, Legal
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DynCorp Says US Drug Policy Bars Ecuadoreans’ Herbicide Suit
DynCorp Says US Drug Policy Bars Ecuadoreans’ Herbicide Suit By Karlee Weinmann Law360, New York (July 13, 2012, 6:05 PM ET) — Government contractor DynCorp International Inc. asked a federal judge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Klein Frank, P.C. Announces $18.78 Million Awarded to Burn Victim of Contractor’s Negligence In Baghdad, Iraq
July 11, 2012, 5:30 p.m. EDT Klein Frank, P.C. Announces $18.78 Million Awarded to Burn Victim of Contractor’s Negligence In Baghdad, Iraq DENVER, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Klein… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Iraq, Legal, Logistics
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Control, Iraq, Legal, Logistics
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Suit filed over death of US troops killed by Afghan National security contractor at FOB Frontenac
Suit filed over death of US troops killed by Afghan National security contractor at FOB Frontenac US Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta was killed March 19, 2011 at FOB Frontenac in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Victims of Complacency: The Ongoing Trafficking and Abuse of Third Country Nationals by U.S. Government Contractors
Victims of Complacency: The Ongoing Trafficking and Abuse of Third Country Nationals by U.S. Government Contractors Read the Report: Victims of Complacency » June 28, 2012 A report released by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF COERCION: A CASE STUDY OF THE FORZA SECURITY COMPANY IN PERU
Brooklyn Journal of International Law 2012 37 Brooklyn J. Int’l L. 529 ARTICLE: FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF COERCION: A CASE STUDY OF THE FORZA SECURITY COMPANY IN PERU NAME:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Establishing Norms for Private Military and Security Companies
Denver Journal of International Law and Policy Winter, 2011 / Spring, 2012 40 Denv. J. Int’l L. & Pol’y 106 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION: Establishing Norms for Private Military and Security Companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatization and the Market Frame
Buffalo Law Review April, 2012 60 Buffalo L. Rev. 493 Privatization and the Market Frame NAME: Matthew Titolo+ BIO: + J.D., Ph.D, Visiting Associate Professor, West Virginia University College of Law.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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RETHINKING THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
Fordham International Law Journal March, 2012 35 Fordham Int’l L.J. 698 ARTICLE: RETHINKING THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW NAME: Joseph C. Hansen * BIO:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Civilian Contractor Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal and Sell Military Equipment in Iraq
Former Civilian Contractor Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal and Sell Military Equipment in Iraq U.S. Department of Justice July 09, 2012 Office of Public… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading