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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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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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Category Archives: Reconstruction
Afghanistan Growing More Dangerous for U.S. Rebuilders
Afghanistan Growing More Dangerous for U.S. Rebuilders By Charles S. Clark January 29, 2016 An Afghan airman stands at his security post near Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. Air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How?
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How? At a Senate hearing this week, lawmakers questioned whether a Pentagon business task force had accomplished anything worthwhile. by Megan McCloskey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Testimony on TFBSO: Preliminary Results Show Serious Management & Oversight Problems
Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support on oversight of the Department of Defense’s Task… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’
G.I. Dough The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’ The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2016Washington, D.C. 5 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided inaccurate location data for at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan
Central Asian Survey Volume 34, Issue 1, 2015 Special Issue: Offshore Central Asia Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan Jennifer Murtazashvilia* pages 78-92 05 Mar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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We Blew $17 Billion in Afghanistan. How Would You Have Spent It?
We Blew $17 Billion in Afghanistan. How Would You Have Spent It? by Megan McCloskey, Tobin Asher, Lena Groeger and Sisi Wei, ProPublica, and Christine Lee, Special to ProPublica, December 17,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Multinational Corporations are Overlooked Players in Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations
Multinational Corporations are Overlooked Players in Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations Samuel William Bettwy Thomas Jefferson School of Law January 2, 2015 Abstract: It has long been acknowledged that multinational… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
John Sopko’s war: The watchdog of waste
John Sopko’s war: The watchdog of waste By Claude Adams Producer 16×9 Afghan security forces take their position during a clash by Taliban fighters in the highway between Baghlan to Kunduz… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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