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Private Security Contractors

Good News for Blackwater Is Bad News for Industry

David Isenberg | Posted 01.01.2010 | Politics

Read More: Fbi, Iraq, Blackwater Immunity, State Department, Private Security Contractors, Blackwater Iraq, Nisour Square, Iraq Contractors, Politics News
David Isenberg

There will be no trial and thus the central issue, whether the Blackwater guards were innocent or guilty of killing unarmed civilians, will never be examined.

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Money isn't everything; it's the only thing

David Isenberg | Posted 12.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Business, Profit, Iraq, Money, Private Security Contractors, Home News
David Isenberg

When I was overseas earlier this year I had the pleasure of meeting Jake Allen. He is a former Marine Corps infantry officer and has worked as a priva...

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The Number Of Private Contractors In Afghanistan: 104,100

TPMMuckraker | Justin Elliott | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan Contractors, Private Contractors, Afghanistan, Private Security Contractors, Defense Contractors, Defense Department, World News

Private contractors employed by the Defense Department in Afghanistan will continue to outnumber the size of the American troop presence, even after P...

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Erik Prince, Blackwater Founder, Cutting Ties With Company

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Erik Prince, Blackwater, Erik Prince Murder, Private Security Contractors, Defense Contractors, Xe, Private-Military-Security-Contractors, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News

RALEIGH, N.C. — The man who built Blackwater USA into one of the world's most respected and reviled defense contractors feels that he was thrown...

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New ArmorGroup Revelations: Fraud, Schemes, Prostitution

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kabul, Embassy, James Gordon, Afghanistan, State Department, John Goodman, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Former managers for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said Thursday the company lowballed its bid ...

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Military Contractors and Our Buck-Stops-Nowhere "Wars"

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Draft, US Military, Republican Party, Democrats, US Marines, Private Security Contractors, Blackwatter, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

I have less and less respect for the way our civilian leaders lack the courage to tell the truth about our wars.

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C.I.A. Sought Blackwater's Help In Plan To Kill Jihadists

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Erik Prince, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Blackwater, Terrorism, Private Security Contractors, Terror Suspects, Blackwater USA, Xe, Al Qaeda, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The CIA hired private contractors from Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, bu...

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Afghanistan Contractor: "We Were Warlords Over There"

Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Contracting, Afghanistan, Private Security Contractors, World News
Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein

Fraud is rampant in Afghanistan just as it has been in Iraq--and if you thought enforcement was lax in Iraq, you've seen nothing yet.

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Congress Demands Full Account of Intelligence Outsourcing Mess - and It's a Mess

Frank Naif | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike McConnell, Corruption, Jeppesen Dataplan, Foia, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA Torture, Iraq Contractors, Mitchell Jessen & Associates, Outsourcing, Dusty Foggo, House Intelligence Committee, Dni, Booz Allen Hamilton, Classified Contracts, Jane Mayer, Cia, Private Security Contractors, Defense Contractors, Waste, Mohamed Et Al v Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., Leon Panetta, FOIA Requests, Leon Panetta CIA, Politics News
Frank Naif

The outsourcing of intelligence has impacted nearly every aspect of intelligence operations, and Congress wants to know how and why.

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Blackwater Iraq Contract Expires; Operations Will Continue Temporarily

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Blackwater Iraq Contract, Blackwater Contract, Xe, Blackwater Xe, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Security, Iraq Blackwater, Iraq War, Iraq Contractors, Private Contractors, Private Security Contractors, War Wire, World News

BAGHDAD — The American security firm once known as Blackwater ended its operations in the diplomatic hub of Baghdad on Thursday, bringing to a c...

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Government May Be Paying Blackwater To Work In Iraq Illegally

Washington Times | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Blackwater Guards, Private Contractors, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Blackwater Iraq, Xe, Iraq Contractors, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Iraq, War in Iraq, State Department, Politics News

Days after the Baghdad government decided it no longer wanted the company then known as Blackwater in Iraq, the State Department signed a $22.2 millio...

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Top Intelligence Picks a No-Win for Obama

Tim Shorrock and Frank Naif | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Private Contractors, Cia, Director of National Intelligence, National Security, Federal Government, Private Security Contractors, Obama's Cabinet, CIA Torture, Obama Transition, Intelligence Community, Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, John Brennan, Politics News
Tim Shorrock and Frank Naif

The Obama transition team's highly anticipated announcement of its new national security lineup has telling omissions: there's no Director of National Intelligence or CIA Director.

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Iraq Faulty Wiring A Severe Risk To US Troops: Report

AP | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Warwire, Iraq Wiring, Iraq Faulty Wiring, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

NEW YORK — Inferior electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq is more widespread than the Pentagon has acknowledged,...

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Jason Linkins

U.S. Military Contractor 'Used Armored Cars To Transport Prostitutes'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Prostitution, Iraq Contractors, Iraq, Iraq War Contractors, Private Security Contractors, Dyncorp, Warwire, Politics News

Over at Muckraked, we get news that "a panel of whistleblowers" testifying before a Senate committee yesterday dropped a dime on their employer, milit...

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Blackwater Inquiry Turns to Baghdad

AP | MATT APUZZO and LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, War in Iraq, Iraq War, Blackwater, Blackwater Shooting, Blackwater Iraq, Private Security Contractors, Security Contractors Iraq, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities investigating Blackwater Worldwide contractors are returning to Baghdad this week to revisit the scene of a dea...

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Iraq Security Guards Getting New Rules

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, War in Iraq, Iraq War, War on Terror, Private Security Contractors, Security Contractors Iraq, Security Contractors Iraq Rules, Blackwater, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Under pressure to exercise greater control over private security contractors in Iraq, Bush administration officials outlined strict...

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Michael Roston

Blackwater's California Wildfire Relief Efforts Backfire With Local Residents

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wildfires, Blackwater West, California, Brian Bonfiglio, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

While hundreds of thousands of citizens were fleeing Southern California's wildfires in October, Blackwater USA was charging back in. While the fire...

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"They Just Killed A Man And Drove Away"

New York Times | James Glanz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq Private Contractors Shooting, Private Contractors, Private Security Contractors, Iraq Private Contractors, Private Security Firms, Iraq War, Iraq, DynCorp Shooting, Private Security, Home News

An Iraqi taxi driver was shot and killed on Saturday by a guard with DynCorp International, a private security company hired to protect American diplo...

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Michael Roston

Democrats' New Bill Gives Blackwater, Contractors Six Months Notice In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Iraq, Blackwater, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

A group of House members and one Senator came together on Tuesday to introduce the "Stop Outsourcing Security Act," a bill that will give pink slips t...

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Michael Roston

White House Trying To Limit Reach Of Criminal Law On Blackwater, Contractors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Private Security Contractors, Senate, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Blackwater, House of Representatives, Politics News

A tug of war has broken out between Congress and the Bush administration over legislation that would put private security contractors on a shorter leg...

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Michael Roston

Heat Builds On Blackwater: Congresswoman Moves To Ban Private Security Contractors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Private Security Contractors, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Jan Schakowsky, Blackwater, Politics News

The congressional vice-grip is tightening on Blackwater and other contracted defense firms. Next Wednesday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) will introduce...

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The Waxman Cometh: Rice Hammered By Dems During Iraq Hearing

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Condoleeza Rice, Iraq, Henry Waxman, Blackwater, State Department, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House oversight committee, said Thursday that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued an order requiring hi...

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Military May Get Control Of Iraq Contractors

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military, Iraq, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

Congress is moving to put all armed contractors operating in combat zones under military control, acting on a Pentagon recommendation that could run i...

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New Evidence That Blackwater Guards Took No Fire

The New York Times | James Glanz, Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Michael Kamber | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Baghdad, Iraq, Blackwater USA, Private Contractors, Private Security, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

Fresh accounts of the Blackwater shooting last month, given by three rooftop witnesses and by American soldiers who arrived shortly after the gunfire ...

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Afghan Govt Shuts Down 2 Private Security Companies, Targets 10 Others

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI and JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: War on Terror, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

Afghan authorities this week shut down two private security companies and said more than 10 others _ some suspected of murder and robbery _ would soon...

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