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Pentagon Contractors

Pentagon Contractors Play a Disturbing Game

William Hartung | Posted 08.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Pentagon, Lockheed Martin, National Security, Pentagon Budget, Pentagon Contractors, US National Security, Lockheed Martin Layoffs, Pentagon Job Losses, Defense Cuts, Politics News
William Hartung

When it comes to America's national security, it's time to start standing up and demanding a little truth. We simply can't afford to let Pentagon contractors keep playing these games anymore.

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Ryan Grim

House Dems Want To Phase Out Armed Contractors

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Contractors Afghanistan, Armed Contractors, Defense Contractors, Contractors Iraq, Pentagon Contractors, Video, Politics News

One morning, Uncle Sam woke up and his military had been privatized. There had been no national debate. No congressional action. No sweeping White Hou...

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Putting Today's 'Pirate' Attack in Context

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Yemen, Maersk Alabama, Johann Hari, Department of Defense, Blackwater, AP Maersk, Somali Pirates, Pirates, Somalia, Xe, Pentagon Contractors, US Navy, World News
Jeremy Scahill

Take this fact: Over $300 million worth of tuna, shrimp, and lobster are "being stolen every year by illegal trawlers" off Somalia's coast, forcing the fishing industry there into a state of virtual non-existence.

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Pentagon Purging Contractors, Hiring Thousands Of New Employees

Government Executive | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended major changes in the Pentagon's procurement priorities and acquisition practices, and said the de...

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