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- 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
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Settlement Reached In Case Against Pyschologists Who Designed CIA Torture Program
Settlement Reached In Case Against Pyschologists Who Designed CIA Torture Program 3:55 August 17, 20174:36 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered David Welna Twitter The ACLU represented the three men… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Settlement Reached in ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Interrogation
Settlement Reached in ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Interrogation By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press 17 August 17 settlement was announced Thursday in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Army employee took $320,000 bribes from contractors in Afghanistan
Army employee took $320,000 bribes from contractors in Afghanistan by Staff Report • August 13, 2017 • A 48-year-old central Illinois man who worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War
Middle East Perspective Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War An Iraqi looks at a burned-out car days after Blackwater guards opened fire in Baghdad, killing 14 unarmed civilians… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘By creating failed states, West creates new markets for security firms’
‘By creating failed states, West creates new markets for security firms’ Published time: 8 Aug, 2017 15:06 Get short URL FILE PHOTO Contractors of the US private security firm Blackwater securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial
Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial 08 Aug 2017 Kevin Gosztola 0 2 1 CIA contractor James Mitchell on CSPAN2’s “Book TV” (Screen shot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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What are the CIA ‘Torture’ Techniques That Two Psychologists are Going to Trial for?
What are the CIA ‘Torture’ Techniques That Two Psychologists are Going to Trial for? By Tom Porter On 7/29/17 at 9:30 AM U.S. A New York judge refused to throw out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Court Deals Major Blow To Veterans Suing Military Contractor Over Burn Pits
Court Deals Major Blow To Veterans Suing Military Contractor Over Burn Pits By Patricia Kime, McClatchy Washington Bureau on August 6, 2017 A federal judge has dismissed a major lawsuit against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Court throws out murder conviction of Blackwater contractor
August 5, 2017 Court throws out murder conviction of Blackwater contractor By Rick Moran A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Nicholas Slatten, a Blackwater Security contractor involved in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
In Blackwater Case, Court Rejects a Murder Conviction and Voids 3 Sentences
In Blackwater Case, Court Rejects a Murder Conviction and Voids 3 Sentences By MATT APUZZO AUG. 4, 2017 Photo From left: Paul A. Slough; Dustin L. Heard; Evan S. Liberty; Nicholas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading