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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
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Tag Archives: Legal
U.S. law – Ms. Laura Dickinson
United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination Laura A. Dickinson* Dec.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brokaw v. THE BOEING COMPANY
ELIZABETH BROKAW, as Personal, Representative of the Estate of JAMIE L. BROKAW, deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, a corporation, et al., Defendants. No. 15 C 4727.United States District… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Burnette v. SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
William P. Burnette, a single man, and Tracie Garnett, individually and on behalf of the Estate of William Burnette III, Plaintiffs, v. Sierra Nevada Corporation; New Frontier Innovations, LLC, Defendants.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brink v. Continental Insurance Company
DANIEL BRINK, ET AL., Appellants, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Appellees. No. 13-7165.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.Argued January 13, 2015.Decided June 2, 2015.Joshua T. Gillelan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Marshall v. EXELIS SYSTEMS CORPORATION,
RASHANNA MARSHALL, Plaintiff, v. EXELIS SYSTEMS CORPORATION, and LAWRENCE LINDLOFF, Defendants. Civil Action No. 13-cv-00545-CMA-KMT.United States District Court, D. Colorado.March 26, 2015. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE v. DICECCA
792 F.3d 214 (2015) BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, and Vigilant Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Sandra DiCECCA, and Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents. No. 14-1742.United States… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme
Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme Posted by Press Release Date: December 10, 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. An Army sergeant was sentenced to 24 months… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Drone Company Misled Military into Buying UAVs that Were Basically Toys: Lawsuit
Drone Company Misled Military into Buying UAVs that Were Basically Toys: Lawsuit Written by Shawn Musgrave Contributor November 3, 2015 // 06:00 AM EST Copy This URL A breach-of-contract squabble has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND THE OUTSOURCING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S MOD DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUNCTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE U.S. EXPERIENCE
INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND THE OUTSOURCING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S MOD DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUNCTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE U.S. EXPERIENCE Kirkwood, William T. Public Contract Law Journal44.3… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Legal, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
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Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq War
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading