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	<title>Private Military Herald &#187; Afghanistan</title>
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		<title>U.S. to drop contractor in Kabul embassy scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/12/08/u-s-to-drop-contractor-in-kabul-embassy-scandal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; The State Department will not renew the contract of a security company embroiled in a scandal involving the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, where guards were accused of drunken conduct and sexual hazing.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Tuesday Virginia-based ArmorGroup would not have its contract renewed when it expires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor helicopter missing in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/11/26/contractor-helicopter-missing-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) &#8212; A search was under way Thursday for a helicopter belonging to a military contractor, NATO officials said.
The helicopter for Supreme Global Service Solutions went missing Tuesday, said Lt. Col. Todd Vician, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
He did not say how many people were aboard or in what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai: private security companies will leave Afghanistan within two years</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/11/21/karzai-private-security-companies-will-leave-afghanistan-within-two-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Beeston in Kabul for The Times Online

President Karzai told private security companies that they would have to cease  operating in Afghanistan within the next two years.
In a move that will be hugely popular with ordinary Afghans who resent the  presence of thousands of heavily armed private security guards in their  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Casey pushes crackdown on government contractors</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/10/04/sen-casey-pushes-crackdown-on-government-contractors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robin Acton
One month after the latest electrocution in Iraq, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has proposed an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would hold government contractors accountable for the safety of overseas military personnel and civilians working abroad.
The legislation would close a loophole that allowed shoddy electrical work and other problems on American [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></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>Police Advisor Receives Valor Award from DynCorp International</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/23/police-advisor-receives-valor-award-from-dyncorp-international/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/23/police-advisor-receives-valor-award-from-dyncorp-international/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jose Guillen, employed by DynCorp International as a civilian police        advisor in Afghanistan, received the DynCorp International President’s        Valor Award on September 15, 2009. He was recognized for his        distinguished service and valor in [...]]]></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>Exclusive! Isenberg Analyzes Gordon vs. AGNA</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/20/exclusive-isenberg-analyzes-gordon-vs-agna/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/20/exclusive-isenberg-analyzes-gordon-vs-agna/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
In a Private Military Herald exclusive David Isenberg, author of Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq dissects James Gordon&#8217;s suit against ArmorGroup North America.  To download the entire piece in pdf format click here.
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Per our past conversation here are my comments re the law suit filed by James Gordon against his former employer ArmorGroup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs Suspected in 2nd DynCorp Death</title>
		<link>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/18/drugs-suspected-in-2nd-dyncorp-death/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privatemilitaryherald.com/2009/09/18/drugs-suspected-in-2nd-dyncorp-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press article taken from the Washington Post
A U.S. contractor helping to train Afghanistan&#8217;s national police was found dead of a possible drug overdose last week in Kabul, just months after the State Department reprimanded his company for another worker&#8217;s drug-related death.
The deaths have raised questions about DynCorp International&#8217;s vetting and management of employees assigned [...]]]></description>
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