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Salon.com
April 24, 2001
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Deadly mistake Why did the Peruvian military shoot down a plane full of innocent people -- and why was the CIA involved?   |
Salon.com
July 16, 2001
Arianna Huffington |
Good morning, Colombia Turning loose a force of heavily armed mercenaries in the middle of a bloody civil war in the name of America's war on drugs is more than a misguided policy -- it's utter insanity... |
Wired
February 2003
Dan Baum |
This Gun For Hire They're the State Department's private army, the Pentagon's smallpox task force, the IT squad for everyone from the FBI to the SEC. Welcome to the future of national security -- brought to you by Computer Sciences Corporation, a division of Homeland Security Inc. |
Parameters
Autumn 2008
Steven L. Schooner |
Why Contractor Fatalities Matter Apprising the American public that the true human cost associated with military operations includes contractors and exceeds 6,000 is critical to making informed decisions for the future. |
Parameters
Autumn 2007
Marc Lindemann |
Civilian Contractors under Military Law The insertion of five words into Congress's fiscal year 2007 defense authorization act may now subject every civilian contractor operating in a combat zone to the discipline of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). |
Salon.com
July 5, 2000
Ana Arana |
Fighting drugs with choppers and poison Even advocates of U.S. military aid think the anti-narcotics package will only unravel the peace with Colombian guerrillas. |
Salon.com
April 24, 2001
Jeff Stein |
Treachery over the Andes The downing of a U.S. missionary plane over Peru raises questions about whether we can trust our drug-war allies -- and the families of soldiers who died in Colombia say the answer is no... |
Salon.com
August 28, 2000
Ana Arana |
War on drugs 1, human rights 0 On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Colombia, critics say Washington cares more about its war on drugs than human rights. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2002
Robert Capps |
Crime without punishment Investigators knew employees for U.S. military contractors in Bosnia bought women as sex slaves. But because of legal loopholes and bureaucratic confusion, no one was prosecuted. |
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
For Contractors in War Zones, Business Will Keep Growing The constant sniping in Washington about military contractors ignores the inescapable conclusion that the privatization of government functions not only is here to stay, but is going to get bigger. |
Reason
June 2005
Toby Muse |
Legalize Now! War-weary Colombia--and its Conservative Party--consider ending the drug war. |
Salon.com
September 1, 2000
Arianna Huffington |
An eerie campaign silence Bush and Gore should tell us where they stand on the ugly $1.3 billion drug war offensive in Colombia that the next president will have to face. |
Parameters
Autumn 2008
Mark Cancian |
Contractors: The New Element of Military Force Structure The purpose of this article is to examine what battlefield contractors do, consider how we got to the situation we are in today, and provide force planners with some useful insight regarding the future. |
National Defense
December 2009
Austin Wright |
Army Leaders Prepare for War, Peace and Everything In Between The military is transitioning from a group of one-track warriors to a force of multitaskers who can advise, assist and attack. |
Reason
July 2004
Jesse Walker |
Corporate Soldiers Employees of private security companies in Iraq had been losing their lives, particularly after the spring insurgency began, and the firms found they couldn't rely on the armed forces for protection. So businesses are contracting with each other for military and intelligence support. |
National Defense
February 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Foreign Policy Ambition Overlooks War Lessons The Obama administration has endorsed a major expansion of ground forces, and a surge in military capabilities to conduct "irregular" warfare against non-state actors. |
| AskMen.com |
Officials: CIA program targeted al-Qaida leaders A secret intelligence program canceled by CIA Director Leon Panetta in June was meant to find and then capture or kill al-Qaida leaders at close range. |
National Defense
March 2005
Roxana Tiron |
Contractor Security The Defense Department's relationship with contractors is changing as it becomes more reliant on them. |
