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- 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
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Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort
Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort Posted by wadsam | March 6, 2013 Professional Overseas Contractors (POC)-The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the Economic Support Fund for Afghanistan have roughly $6 billion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR)
Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR) Mar 27, 2013 Duration: 01:49:17 Click HERE for video. Download Video (Right-Click and Save) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R_T40fTwhrQ Ten years after the United States entered Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq
Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq Added On March 20, 2013 A new report is critical of the U.S. $60 billion plan to rebuild Iraq. CNN’s Jim Clancy reports. Click… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Stuck In A Rut? Drivers In Kabul Know The Feeling.
Washington Post March 18, 2013 Pg. 6 Stuck In A Rut? Drivers In Kabul Know The Feeling. International donors have largely ignored Afghan capital’s 900 miles of bad roads By Richard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort
Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort $60 billion fueled pipe dream of a Western-style economy in the Middle East By R. Jeffrey Smith This bridge over the Tigris… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Rebuilding Iraq Wasted $1,500 of Your Tax Dollars Per Minute
Stat of the Day Rebuilding Iraq Wasted $1,500 of Your Tax Dollars Per Minute Reuters Philip Bump 824 Views Mar 6, 2013 “Ultimately,” the final report from Stuart Bowen, the Special… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq rebuilding is an $8 billion bust
Iraq rebuilding is an $8 billion bust David Murphy 12:02 PM on 03/07/2013 More than $8 billion in taxpayer funds earmarked to help rebuild Iraq were wasted through a combination of mismanagement,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGIR: Decade-Long Scheme Ended With Failure
Final Report: $60 Billion Iraq Reconstruction Accomplished Little SIGIR: Decade-Long Scheme Ended With Failure by Jason Ditz, March 05, 2013 What is expected to be the final report from the Special… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Corruption and Mismanagement in Iraq
Isobel Coleman Corruption and Mismanagement in Iraq by Isobel Coleman March 6, 2013 A U.S. and an Iraqi soldier raise the Iraqi national flag during the handover ceremony of a military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Wasted Billions Rebuilding Iraq
U.S. Wasted Billions Rebuilding Iraq By Hayes Brown on Mar 6, 2013 at 10:12 am As the 10th anniversary of President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq approaches, the body charged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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