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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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Defense Rests in Blackwater Trial
Defense Rests in Blackwater Trial WASHINGTON — Aug 25, 2014, 6:04 PM ET By PETE YOST Associated Press Four Blackwater security guards on Monday rested their defense in the shootings that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PNG police arrest and charge two suspects for murder of Reza Barati
PNG police arrest and charge two suspects for murder of Reza Barati Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts By Liam Cochrane 19 August 2014 Police in Papua New Guinea, working with Australian immigration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Media Reports Regarding Manus Island Arrests
Media Release: G4S AAP MediaNet Press Releases 19 August 2014 © 2014 Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved MEDIAMedia release distributed by AAP Medianet. Media Reports Regarding Manus Island… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR asks Supreme Court to determine whether soldiers can sue over war-zone events
KBR asks Supreme Court to determine whether soldiers can sue over war-zone events Lawyers for Oregon soldiers said this photo, taken by an Indiana Guard soldier, shows bags of sodium dichromate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jonathon Cote Memorial Motorcycle Ride Today
Jonathon Cote Memorial Motorcycle Ride Today Heather Ly, WGRZ 11:29 a.m. EDT August 17, 2014 (Photo: freecote.com) WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Dozens of riders are taking part in an annual motorcycle ride… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Expatriates in the line of fire
Editorial Expatriates in the line of fire The Statesman 1 August 2014 The killing of two Indian security guards by a Taliban suicide bomber during a recent attack on the Kabul… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Veterans; Widow: Burn pits to blame for cancer fatalities
Veterans; Widow: Burn pits to blame for cancer fatalities By St. John Barned-Smith 4 July 2014 The cough started during David Thomas‘ last deployment with the U.S. Army. “We thought maybe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater guard says didn’t feel threatened
Ex-Blackwater guard says didn’t feel threatened By PETE YOST — Jul. 31, 2014 6:21 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense team in the Blackwater trial attacked the testimony of a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater guard testifies against colleagues
Ex-Blackwater guard testifies against colleagues FILE – This Sept. 25, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Should Blackwater and Halliburton Pay for the People They’ve Killed: Or are Government Contractors Entitled to a Common-Law Combatant-Activities Defense
Should Blackwater and Halliburton Pay for the People They’ve Killed: Or are Government Contractors Entitled to a Common-Law Combatant-Activities Defense Johns, Margaret Z. Combatant-Activities Defense.” Tenn. L. Rev. 80 (2012): 347. You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading