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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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Watchdog Tries to Verify Coordinates of Afghan Health Clinics; Gets a Surprise
Watchdog Tries to Verify Coordinates of Afghan Health Clinics; Gets a Surprise Jenna McLaughlin July 1 2015, 1:44 p.m. When the official watchdog overseeing U.S. spending on Afghanistan asked the U.S. Agency… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PENTAGON CONTINUES TO STIFF-ARM SIGAR ON TFBSO INVESTIGATION
PENTAGON CONTINUES TO STIFF-ARM SIGAR ON TFBSO INVESTIGATION Inside the Pentagon 16 July 2015 The Defense Department continues to rebuff investigation attempts by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Death, Lies, and Ghost Schools: A Look at the Amazing Failure of US-Funded Schools in Afghanistan
Death, Lies, and Ghost Schools: A Look at the Amazing Failure of US-Funded Schools in Afghanistan By Azmat Khan, BuzzFeed News 09 July 15 The United States trumpets education as one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inquiry into Location Data for $210 Million USAID-funded Afghan Healthcare Program
Inquiry into Location Data for $210 Million USAID-funded Afghan Healthcare Program Today, SIGAR published an inquiry into USAID’s Partnership Contracts for Health (PCH) program in Afghanistan. The letter notes: — An… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Nipped in the bud: Afghanistan reconstruction agency facing crippling staffing cuts
Nipped in the bud: Afghanistan reconstruction agency facing crippling staffing cuts SIGAR warns that opium and bad data threaten aid efforts, then face slashed budget from State. Three months ago, Special… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inquiry into Afghan Power Plant, $335 Million USAID-Investment in Danger of Being Wasted
Inquiry into Afghan Power Plant, $335 Million USAID-Investment in Danger of Being Wasted Today, SIGAR published an inquiry into the Tarakhil Power Plant outside of Kabul. The letter inquires as to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Operation Rent Seeking
Operation Rent Seeking Lofgren, Mike Washington Monthly 03-01-2015 Operation Rent Seeking How the war on terrorism became a business model. Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War by James Risen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’
SIGAR : TAKE GOOD NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN’S RECONSTRUCTION WITH A ‘GRAIN OF SALT’ Inter Press Service By Kanya D’Almeida 22 June 2015 UNITED NATIONS, Jun. 19, 2015 (IPS/GIN) – Since 2002,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan
Probes started into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan Officials in Washington and Kabul are examining whether U.S. funds were spent for schooling in Afghanistan that never occurred By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist
powerpost Watchdog: U.S. may have spent taxpayer dollars on Afghanistan schools that didn’t exist ; The special inspector general wants to know “how much U.S. money may have been spent on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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