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The Unknown Casualties

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

At the risk of belaboring the obvious we should remember that being a private military or security contractor can be a dangerous job. You can be wound...

Mental Health and Private Military Contractors

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

Although it is infrequently mentioned, and it is often unfashionable to say, the truth about most private military and security contractors is that th...

Screwing Over Private Contractors

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

In an interview on Fresh Air, T. Christian Miller explained that most of the private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are "ordinary, everyday folks who are doing things like delivering mail."

Pentagon Sending Millions To AIG To Ensure Civilian War Contractors

ProPublica | T. Christian Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congress could save as much as $250 million a year through a sweeping overhaul of the controversial U.S. system to care for civili...

Officials Acknowledge Program to Treat Injured War Contractors Is Seriously Flawed

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

ProPublica

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times. Washington — Lawmakers on Thursday sharply critici...