Private Contractors Iraq

Thunderstruck!: The Blackwater Videos

David Isenberg | Posted 04.09.2012

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David Isenberg

The Harper's magazine article is "The Warrior Class: A golden age for the freelance soldier," by Charles Glass, follows the career of Tim Spicer, who goes way back in the private military and security contracting world.

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GIGO: The Perennial PMSC Unanswered Questions

David Isenberg | Posted 09.04.2011

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David Isenberg

To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's famous 2003 memo on the war on terror, today we lack metrics to fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of using PMSC.

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Believe It or Not (2010 Imperial Edition): U.S. War-Fighting Numbers to Knock Your Socks Off

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

Believe it or not, the staggering logistics effort underway to transport part of the American way of war from Iraq to Afghanistan is now being compared by those involved to Hannibal crossing the Alps with his cohort of battle elephants.

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The End of Cowboy Justice?

William Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Fisher

Since 2003, an army of private contractors in Iraq has enjoyed virtually total impunity from prosecution. But the contractors' get-out-of-jail card may be about to expire.

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Iraq Contracts Have Cost Taxpayers At Least $85 Billion Since Invasion

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Military contracts in the Iraq theater have cost taxpayers at least $85 billion, and when it comes to providing security, they migh...

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FBI Probes Iraq Inspector General On Misconduct Charges

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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The FBI is investigating the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Justice Department officials said, following allegations of misconduct...

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