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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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Edward Snowden: Exhibit A for How Washington Blows Money on Contractors
Edward Snowden: Exhibit A for How Washington Blows Money on Contractors What the leaker’s $200,000 salary tells us about the absurd cost of privatizing government. Jordan Weissmann Jun 10 2013, 8:08… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Digital Blackwater rules
Jun 11, ’13 THE ROVING EYE Digital Blackwater rules By Pepe Escobar The judgment of Daniel “Pentagon Papers” Ellsberg is definitive; “There has not been in American history a more important… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Big Money and the NSA Scandal…How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?
Richard (RJ) Eskow Campaign for America’s Future / Op-Ed Published: Tuesday 11 June 2013 Are these corporations perverting our political process? Big Money and the NSA Scandal…How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Our Privatized National Security State
Our Privatized National Security State More than a decade ago, CIA Director Michael Hayden began enlisting the private sector to build the NSA’s data ops. Today Silicon Valley is a lot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Post-9/11 Outsourcing Of U.S. Intelligence Raises Risks
Washington Post June 10, 2013 Pg. 2 Post-9/11 Outsourcing Of U.S. Intelligence Raises Risks By Robert O’Harrow Jr. The unprecedented leak of National Security Agency secrets by an intelligence contractor, including… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Government ready to bite the bullet on arms buying
The Times (London) June 10, 2013 Monday Government ready to bite the bullet on arms buying Robert Lea Pg. 39 The privatisation of arms procurement will take a big step forward… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Raising Ugly Questions About Privatization
Robert A.G. Monks Shareholder activist, corporate governance adviser and author Raising Ugly Questions About Privatization Posted: 05/31/2013 10:20 am I finally read Rachel Maddow’s really interesting book called Drift, and in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UK Pursues Another Big Privatization Plan for MoD
UK Pursues Another Big Privatization Plan for MoD Jun. 1, 2013 – 11:40AM | By ANDREW CHUTER LONDON — The final stage in transforming how Britain’s Defence Ministry manages everything from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The right worker mix
Walter Pincus Fine Print The right worker mix Staff/AFP/Getty Images – This December 26, 2011 file photo shows the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. By Walter Pincus, Published: June 3 r… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Metal Gear Rising’s prediction of a privatized American police force mirrors reality
Metal Gear Rising’s prediction of a privatized American police force mirrors reality May 6, 2013 7:35 PM Michael Westgarth (Community Writer) Editor’s Note from Rob Savillo Michael shows us how the privatized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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