A Spy Inc. no stranger to controversy

LONDON / WASHINGTON, June 12, 2002 — Even within the secretive world of private military companies, AirScan is noted for being unforthcoming

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"… lso has contracts in the war zones of Colombia and Angola, where it guards oil pipelines for U.S. companies, and is part of the U.S. anti-drug operation, …"

"… company was active in Angola, providing aerial surveillance operations to oil companies. AirScan’s mission is to patrol oil pipelines and installation …"

"… surveillance operations to oil companies. AirScan’s mission is to patrol oil pipelines and installations to detect and counter guerilla activity by the …"

"… n areas to protect personnel, environmental resources, overseas high-value oil field production facilities, pipelines and pumping stations. Missions cons …"

Mining groups seek to delay SEC's conflict mineral deadline

By Amy Biegelsen

Powerful players in the international mining industry are asking for more time to respond to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s contro

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"… t the use of conflict minerals and report payments made to governments for oil, natural gas, and mining development.Republican Spencer Bachus, the new ch …"

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

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"… chael Levine, also headed and founded Imperial Energy Corporation, an oil and natural gas exploration company with major interests in Siberia and Ko …"

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'Tell them nothing till it's over and then tell them who won'

By Philip Knightley

LONDON, October 31, 2001 — There is an irreconcilable conflict in the way war is reported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Af

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"… y to cover antiwar marches if newsworthy, and it would do so in future.The oil conspiracy theory. Early in the bombing of Afghanistan, rumors that the Un …"

"… s to install a pro-American government there because it wanted to build an oil pipeline across the country were dismissed as another conspiracy theory.Bu …"

"… oint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from central Asia to the Arabian Sea.” Monbiot s …"

By the numbers

By Bill Buzenberg and David E. Kaplan

With two wars and an economy in shambles, it’s not hard to get the feeling that something’s gone terribly wrong here in Washington. “We’ll l

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"… s missing in Iraq• $212.3 million in overcharges by Halliburton for Iraq oil reconstruction work• $455 billion deficit for fiscal year 2008; estimate …"

"… of thousands of Iraqis have been killed in the conflict• 34.8 percent of oil used in America imported during Nixon administration; 42.2 percent during …"

"… mining accidents in 2006 blamed on lax oversight• $9 billion in federal oil and gas royalties mismanaged by agency linked to drug-and-sex scandal• 2 …"

Marc Rich inquiry highlights strange bedfellows

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2001 — Buried in the furor over former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich is the role the fugitive commodities tra

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"… dertaken on behalf of South Africa’s military intelligence, New York’s Newsday reported in 1995 after a three-month investigation. And Col. John Rolt, a …"

"… eported.“We participated in forums they sponsored,” a Burton aide told Newsday. “They were anti-Communist, and we were happy to work with them to that …"

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The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

“My little cat … I’m going crazy without you …. You have repeatedly betrayed me, I think …. Little cat, when are you coming? ... I love you,

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"… ntry reaped $300 million annually from the illicit trade in cigarettes and oil. Whatever the black market amount, law enforcement officials are convinced …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — At the first meeting of President George W. Bush's cabinet in 2001, then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dist

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"… reenhouse gases.” The main one is carbon dioxide, emitted whenever coal, oil and other fossil fuels are burned. It is easy to forget that, despite the …"

"… n his campaign for the White House, Bush had pledged (boldly, for a former oilman and the governor of a conservative, oil-dependent state) to fight for a …"

"… d pledged (boldly, for a former oilman and the governor of a conservative, oil-dependent state) to fight for a new law to reduce air pollution from power …"

"… romise negotiated in the Texas Legislature: most old plants (mainly in the oil and chemical industries) could take part in the voluntary cleanup program. …"

Harken's Ivy League underwriter

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, October 17, 2002 — The year 1990 started out on a high note for Harken Energy. ...

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"… se of industry analysts, the company won the exclusive rights to drill for oil in Bahrain, a tiny Arab nation ringed by some of the world’s largest oil …"

"… oil in Bahrain, a tiny Arab nation ringed by some of the world’s largest oil deposits. At the time, Harken was known more for having a son of the presi …"

"… loss of $23.2 million for the second quarter.Fortunately for the troubled oil company, its largest investor helped the company stave off disaster. On De …"

"… rd of directors on September 29, 1986, after the company bought his ailing oil firm, Spectrum 7. At the time, Harken was very small, reporting about $4 m …"

Bush, Harken, and the public's right to know

By The Center for Public Integrity

Earlier this summer, national media outlets reported on President George W. Bush's activities as a director with Texas oil company Harken En

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"… reported on President George W. Bush's activities as a director with Texas oil company Harken Energy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The stories refer …"

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