Former Blackwater employees accuse security contractor of defrauding government

By Nick Schwellenbach and Carol D. Leonnig

Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the government for years through pho

Marketing the new 'Dogs of War'

By Duncan Campbell

Sri Lankans hire Tim Spicer, a man already involved in global mercenary activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mercenaries":

"… in.When the U.S. Army War College published a thoughtful study of "The New Mercenaries and the Privatization of Conflict" in summer 1999, the author, former U.S. …"

"… K. Adams, paid no attention to Spicer's version of political correctness. Mercenaries, he wrote, should be called by their name – "individuals or organization …"

"… nstead, it relied on such unofficial sources as a recently published book, Mercenaries: an African Security Dilemma, edited by Abdel-Fatau Musah and J'Kayode Fay …"

Windfalls of war: Pentagon's competition for contracts abysmal compared to other agencies

By Sharon Weinberger

Pentagon's record of competitive contracts is poor compared to other agencies
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Outsourcing the Pentagon

By Larry Makinson

Who benefits from the politics and economics of national security?