Here is another excerpt from the recently published book Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban (Prometheus Books, 2012). The f...
David Isenberg | Posted 01.22.2012
The state of the U.S. governmental acquisition process being what it is, namely overwhelmed and under resourced, it has miles to go before we can sleep comfortably about U.S. tax dollars being used wisely.
Malou Innocent | Posted 08.08.2011
Given the corruption and dependency we'll leave in our wake, without an introspective self-critique our policies, America could turn Afghanistan into Central Asia's Haiti.
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Heavy U.S. reliance on private security in Afghanistan has helped to line the pockets of the Taliban and threatens the safety of co...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011
If you'll forgive a gross oversimplification, the basic task of the United States in Afghanistan is to establish some basic governing institutions in ...
David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011
A new military task force will focus on the intersection of contractor money and political power in southern Afghanistan.
Posted 05.25.2011
UPDATE: A Xe spokesman has told Talking Points Memo that they are unaware of any plans for the RNC to hold a fundraiser at their Moyock, N.C. facility...
TPM | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011
Private contractors will make up at least half of the total military workforce in Afghanistan going forward, according to Defense Department officials...
TPMMuckraker | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011
Private contractors employed by the Defense Department in Afghanistan will continue to outnumber the size of the American troop presence, even after P...
GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011
KABUL -- The United States Agency for International Development has opened an investigation into allegations that its funds for road and bridge constr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011
In the clearest sign that the Pentagon has become dependent on privatization, a new report reveals that today there are more defense contractors than ...
CNN | Posted 05.25.2011
Two U.S. security contractors involved in the shooting death of an Afghan civilian said they were pressured to say they had been drinking in order to ...
David Isenberg | Posted 05.21.2012