A Blackwater World Order – The American Conservative
The American ConservativeA Blackwater World OrderThe American ConservativeDyncorp thrived as one of Washington's primary contractors for both security and reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq despite intermittent accusations of overbilling and underperformance on the job. Perhaps the most infamous of all contractors was …
Port Dispute Stretches Past 9 Months Amid Employer Shutdowns – In These Times
In These TimesPort Dispute Stretches Past 9 Months Amid Employer ShutdownsIn These TimesIn the past two years, operation and maintenance of the chassis has been increasingly moved from the shipping line operators and towards third parties via outsourcing—eliminating former ILWU jobs. While ILWU has made jurisdiction over chassis …and more »
Secrets of modern mercenaries: Inside the rise of private armies
We don't know all the details about the opaque world of military contractors. An expert lays out the real story.