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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Tag Archives: Casualties
Callous Indifference From Military Contractor in Iraq, Family Says
Monday, April 29, 2013Last Update: 8:47 AM PT Callous Indifference From Military Contractor in Iraq, Family Says By CAMERON LANGFORD HOUSTON (CN) – A military contractor in Iraq shipped a worker’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq
KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq By Joany Carlin, The Oregonian on April 26, 2013 at 7:47 PM, updated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash
Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash April 26, 2013 Two never-used 8-ton capacity incinerators at FOB Salerno. On Thursday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released the first in a series… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS: FORGOTTEN VETERANS OF THE WAR ON TERROR
The University of Toledo Law Review Summer, 2008 The University of Toledo Law Review 39 U. Tol. L. Rev. 887 CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS: FORGOTTEN VETERANS OF THE WAR ON TERROR NAME: Matthew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FINAL REMINDER: RAND Corporation Launches Contractor Health and Well-being Study
FINAL REMINDER: RAND Corporation Launches Contractor Health and Well-being Study If you are a private contractor with deployment experience: The RAND Corporation, a non-partisan, non-profit institution that helps improve policy and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq nearly gave me PTSD
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 4:30 PM UTC Iraq nearly gave me PTSD During my time as a contractor, I learned that it doesn’t take a firefight to feel the effects of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © April 15, 2013 NORFOLK Two former Blackwater contractors have been ordered to federal prison after exhausting their appeals in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act
Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act Claire Been Washington Law Review. 83.2 (May 2008): p219. Abstract: In 1941, Congress passed the Defense Base Act (DBA) to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States
How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States Photo illustration from photographs by Arif Ali/AFP, via Newscom (left) and Douglas County sheriff’s office (right). By MARK MAZZETTI Published:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Iraqi Military Interpreters Must Fight for Compensation for Injuries
Iraqi Military Interpreters Must Fight for Compensation for Injuries Casualties of War, 2011 Listen Dubai News.Net is owned by Mainstream Media EC, which is incorporated in Bahrain by Australian owners. Iraqis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading