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- 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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U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap?
U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap? Meg Roggensack Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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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US citizen charged with bribing military contracting officials in Iraq extradited to Ohio
US citizen charged with bribing military contracting officials in Iraq extradited to Ohio By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press July 28, 2014 – 5:55 pm EDT CINCINNATI — A federal fugitive accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Employee of a U.S. Construction Company Working in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Receiving Illegal Kickback
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Former Employee of a U.S. Construction Company Working in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Receiving Illegal Kickback 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
Iraq Extradites Fugitive Defense Contractor to U.S. to Face Fraud Charges
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 28, 2014 Iraq Extradites Fugitive Defense Contractor to U.S. to Face Fraud Charges A Las Vegas-based former Department of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What The DC Circ.’s KBR Decision Means For Compliance
What The DC Circ.’s KBR Decision Means For Compliance Law360, New York (July 07, 2014, 12:15 PM ET) — Brian Miller Almost every major regulatory regime relies on a basic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Whistleblower Presses Challenges Over Access to KBR Docs
Whistleblower Presses Challenges Over Access to KBR Docs By Andrew Ramonas, Legal Times July 28, 2014 Stephen Kohn.Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/NLJ Lawyers for a whistleblower on Monday asked a full federal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense: Gov’t suppressed evidence in Blackwater
Defense: Gov’t suppressed evidence in Blackwater By PETE YOST — Jul. 28, 2014 6:17 PM EDT This image obtained by the Associated Press, Defendants’ Trial Exhibit DX2414, shows eight spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading