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		<title>The Long Arm of Perception and Negative Publicity</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/10/25/the-long-arm-of-perception-and-negative-publicity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jake Allen
As I noted earlier this week there has been a significant reduction in the coverage of private security in the mainstream media of late.  This is most likely due to the fact that in the U.S. at least it&#8217;s all-hands-on-deck to cover the impending health care reform legislation.  But, the lack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mean Time Between Stupidity</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/10/21/mean-time-between-stupidity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jake Allen
Is it just me or has there been very few  security contractor related news stories over these past few weeks?  I am not complaining mind you, actually it&#8217;s quite nice to have the industry off the front pages, the blogs, C-SPAN and the nightly news.  It makes you wonder how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearings (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/28/commentary-on-the-commission-on-wartime-contracting-hearings-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Isenberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the final installment of a 3-part series David Isenberg, columnist, analyst, researcher and author of Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq provides analysis and commentary on the transcripts of testimony from the recent hearings by the Commission on Wartime Contracting which took place on the 14th of September in Washington. 
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By David Isenberg
Like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearings (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/26/commentary-on-the-commission-on-wartime-contracting-hearings-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the second of a 3-part series David Isenberg, columnist, analyst, researcher and author of Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq provides analysis and commentary on the transcripts of testimony from the recent hearings by the Commission on Wartime Contracting which took place on the 14th of September in Washington. 
&#8212;
By David Isenberg
Like my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearings (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/24/commentary-on-the-commission-on-wartime-contracting-hearings-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/24/commentary-on-the-commission-on-wartime-contracting-hearings-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/?p=607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part 1 of a 3-part series David Isenberg, columnist, analyst, researcher and author of Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq provides analysis and commentary on the transcripts of testimony from the recent hearings by the Commission on Wartime Contracting which took place on the 14th of September in Washington. 
&#8212;
By David Isenberg
Much of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: POGO&#8217;s &#8211; Danielle Brian</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/20/podcast-pogos-danielle-brian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Private Military Herald podcast we were pleased to be joined by Danielle Brian, Executive Director of the Project On Government Oversight.  POGO has played a critical role in elevating the voices of whistleblowers from ArmorGroup and other contractors at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan.  Read and follow the ArmorGroup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death and Politics For Contractors–A Cautionary Tale</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/17/death-and-politics-for-contractors%e2%80%93a-cautionary-tale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/17/death-and-politics-for-contractors%e2%80%93a-cautionary-tale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Loe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Loe

The other day I was watching a show called Democracy Now headlined by Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill, and I was appalled.  They had the family of Adam Hermanson on the show, and the supposed focus was the accidental death of Adam Hermanson in Iraq.  You would think the show would be centered on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training:  We Have Shooting, First Aid, Driving, and EP Courses, But Where Are the Leadership Courses?</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/12/training-we-have-shooting-first-aid-driving-and-ep-courses-but-where-are-the-leadership-courses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/12/training-we-have-shooting-first-aid-driving-and-ep-courses-but-where-are-the-leadership-courses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feral Jundi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Loe
You know, I really dig all the action schools out there.  That stuff is fun, and they are also vital to our core skill set for working in this industry.  But something is severely lacking in the training industry, and that is leadership training.     It is not enough anymore to say ‘I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Just Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/05/is-it-just-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eeben Barlow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Eeben Barlow
I read this week the article by David Alexander titled  “Misconduct by US embassy guards in Kabul alleged”.  To put it mildly, the allegations in the article were shocking and if I were the owners/directors of the said company, I would hang my head in shame.
Then I recalled also reading the alleged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal House: The Real Story</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/05/animal-house-the-real-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/05/animal-house-the-real-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Lynch
You have to admit that the current guard force at the U.S. Embassy Kabul know how to get attention.  The rash of stories which broke last Wednesday were amusing to say the least.  The story broke with a news release from a group called “Project on Government Oversight” (POGO) who had [...]]]></description>
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