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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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Tag Archives: Casualties
Incident at the Manus Island Detention Centre from 16 February to 18 February 2014 Submissions
Home Parliamentary Business Committees Senate Committees Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Incident at the Manus Island Detention Centre from 16 February to 18 February 2014 Submissions 29 G4S (PDF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S sought extra guards before riot
G4S sought extra guards before riot AAP Bulletins By Lisa Martin 21 May 2014 © 2014 Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd. Security firm G4S made urgent attempts to secure extra guards… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rehearing denied in suit filed by soldiers against allegedly negligent Iraq battlefield contractor
Rehearing denied in suit filed by soldiers against allegedly negligent Iraq battlefield contractor May 14, 2014 1:45 AM By Galia Binder NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has denied an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case
Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case By MATT APUZZOMAY 11, 2014 An Iraqi traffic police officer in 2007 with a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in a shooting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules
KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules by Fatima Hansia, CorpWatch Blog April 17th, 2014 A soldier pushes the bulldozer into the flames of the burn pit.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater guard indicted on murder charge
Ex-Blackwater guard indicted on murder charge AP May 09, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have obtained a new indictment against a former Blackwater security guard accused of taking part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor KBR asks Supreme Court to rule on burn-pit lawsuits
Contractor KBR asks Supreme Court to rule on burn-pit lawsuits May. 7, 2014 – 09:47AM A smoke plume from a burn pit fills the air above housing at Balad Air Base,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Yemen: Gunmen Kill French Security Officer
Yemen: Gunmen Kill French Security Officer By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MAY 6, 2014 France condemned an attack on the European Union’s security team in Yemen on Monday that left one Frenchman dead… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Manus Island riots: PNG guards were in ‘trance-like state’
1 May 2014 – 11:23am Manus Island riots: PNG guards were in ‘trance-like state’ Manus Island. (File: AAP) An unnamed G4S guard has told how PNG guards entered a trance-like state… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Navy dolphin trainer drowns in San Diego Bay
Navy dolphin trainer drowns in San Diego Bay April 30, 2014 17:31 GMT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a contractor with a Navy program that trains dolphins and sea lions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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