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NEWS ABOUT: military contractors

military contractors stories: 4 news summaries
INVESTIGATION

 Taliban Is Paid to Protect 
 US Supply Convoys 

US military funding Taliban through contractors

Nov 12, 09 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The Taliban is getting a big chunk of its financing by protecting supply convoys to the American military. Security contractors paid by the US to bring supplies into Afghanistan pay huge amounts of protection money to warlords and insurgents, an investigation by the Nation has discovered. Pentagon officials are... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • security contractors • convoy • Afghanistan war • military contractors

ANALYSIS

 Civilian Contractors Are the 'Vietnam Vets' of Our Time

Workers injured in war zones are the hidden cost of Iraq, Afghanistan wars

Oct 7, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Americans have come home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who are veterans in all but name, writes T. Christian Miller—and the benefits afforded veterans. The military's unprecedented reliance on civilian contractors has left thousands injured and disabled with no safety net or public gratitude. Whether... More »

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veterans • veterans' benefits • Iraq contractors • KBR • Afghanistan veterans • Iraq war • military contractors

Contractor Bought Guns on Black Market:
Ex-Employees

Triple Canopy accused of funding insurgents

Sep 18, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Triple Canopy, the company that succeeded Blackwater as the top US security contractor in Iraq, bought its weapons on Iraq’s black market, former employees allege in court documents obtained by ProPublica. “We’re spending a lot of money on these rifles, millions of dollars—where do you think... More »

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Iraq • Blackwater • black market • Triple Canopy • security contractors • Xe Services • military contractors • Ronald Boline

(AP) - The US Embassy in Afghanistan says it has fired eight security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters. The management team of the private contractor that provides the guards is also "being replaced immediately," officials at the Kabul embassy said today. The... More »

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Afghanistan • alcohol • Kabul • lewd conduct • parties • US Embassy • hazing • military contractors

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