Iraq’s For-Profit Security Forces – Steve Fainaru
Complete video at: fora.tv Steve Fainaru, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, discusses the wide scope of power and absence of legal accountability enjoyed by private security forces in Iraq. —– On the margins of the Iraq war, a parallel army of 100000 has been doing the jobs unable to be tackled by [...]
Blackwater Hearing Part 4: Dennis Kucinich, John Mica and Erik Prince Testimony (2007)
October 2, 2007 Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Kucinich currently represents the 10th District of Ohio in the House of Representatives, which [...]
New Modes of Accountability for Private Military Companies 3
Panelists Patrick Keefe and Doug Brooks discuss the lack of enforcement and prosecution of private military companies with existing modes of accountability. For transcripts and additional video please visit: www.tcf.org —– The recent controversy surrounding the activities of the American military contractor Blackwater have added urgency to discussions of the role of private military contractors [...]