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- 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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Burn, Baby, Burn
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Burn, Baby, Burn Posted: 09/04/2012 9:07 am Remember when rioters in Watts, Calif., began shouting “Burn, Baby! BURN!” in the turmoil… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan: Considerations and Obstacles for Emerging Litigation
Pace Environmental Law Review, Fall 2010, Vol. 28, Issue 1 Military Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan: Considerations and Obstacles for Emerging Litigation By Kate Donovan Kurera ABSTRACT This comment analyzes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Family’s plea over brother’s plane crash death
Keighley News August 23, 2012 Thursday Family’s plea over brother’s plane crash death The family of a soldier turned bodyguard who was killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan more than… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case
Judge Winnows Discovery in Iraq Shooting Case By DAN MCCUE (CN) – A federal magistrate judge narrowed the scope of documents a U.S. soldier can compel a London-based security contractor to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lawsuit: Local Soldier Was Killed by Afghan Security Employee Who Had Made Threats
Lawsuit: Local Soldier Was Killed by Afghan Security Employee Who Had Made Threats A Santa Clarita couple is suing a U.S. government contractor after their soldier son was killed by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Boosts Security For Afghan Contractors
Wall Street Journal August 22, 2012 Pg. 6 U.S. Boosts Security For Afghan Contractors By Nathan Hodge The U.S. military has added previously undisclosed security measures for contractors in Afghanistan, amid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR Must Face Guardsmen’s Toxic-Chromium Suit, Judge Says
KBR Must Face Guardsmen’s Toxic-Chromium Suit, Judge Says By Laurel Brubaker Calkins – 2012-08-17T22:03:08Z KBR Inc. (KBR) must face a trial on claims that it knowingly exposed U.S. troops to toxic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings
editorial John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings August 15, 2012 It has been 16 months since Senator John Kerry helped win the release of Raymond Davis, the CIA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions
August 1, 2012, 2:53 a.m. ET After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions By MARIA ABI-HABIB KABUL—In the minutes after an Afghan policemen shot several contractors last week in Afghanistan, a wounded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds
US report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds HADI MIZBAN Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:29 am Associated Press In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading