http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/contractor 2008-06-14T15:31:30Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/18892-tpmtv-watch-the-cookie-crumble 2008-06-14T15:31:30Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YDZyi9jAcw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YDZyi9jAcw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/18892-tpmtv-watch-the-cookie-crumble"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/18581" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As in the courtroom, there aren't many real Perry Mason moments in congressional investigations. But Henry Waxman had one yesterday when he was trying to get to the bottom of why the State Department's chief private contractor watchdog (the Inspector General) was running interference for Blackwater and Dyncorp rather than the taxpayers. We bring you the key moments in today's episode of TPMtv.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/18892-tpmtv-watch-the-cookie-crumble">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15948-erik-prince-blackwater-did-take-insurgent-fire 2008-06-15T21:30:19Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBF5yxkRInE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBF5yxkRInE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15948-erik-prince-blackwater-did-take-insurgent-fire"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15734" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Erik Prince, Blackwater CEO, on Late Edition and 60 Minutes, Sunday October 14, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15948-erik-prince-blackwater-did-take-insurgent-fire">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14691-issa-green-party-contribs-show-blackwater-non-partisan 2008-06-16T03:34:58Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Ew2X-9KHRA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Ew2X-9KHRA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14691-issa-green-party-contribs-show-blackwater-non-partisan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14608" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14691-issa-green-party-contribs-show-blackwater-non-partisan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14655-did-state-investigate-2005-al-hilla-shooting 2008-06-16T09:30:32Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wxcGHOlx2Mk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wxcGHOlx2Mk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14655-did-state-investigate-2005-al-hilla-shooting"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14574" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14655-did-state-investigate-2005-al-hilla-shooting">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14652-blackwater-s-rules-for-use-of-force 2008-06-16T09:30:49Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MLbvSGyK5Ow&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MLbvSGyK5Ow&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14652-blackwater-s-rules-for-use-of-force"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14571" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14652-blackwater-s-rules-for-use-of-force">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14649-why-did-state-help-get-drunken-shooter-out-of-iraq 2008-06-16T03:34:57Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xmmhmbw6ggg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xmmhmbw6ggg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14649-why-did-state-help-get-drunken-shooter-out-of-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14568" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14649-why-did-state-help-get-drunken-shooter-out-of-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14648-moser-blackwater-got-sole-source-contract 2008-06-16T09:30:51Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1hbiAXhAYLU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1hbiAXhAYLU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14648-moser-blackwater-got-sole-source-contract"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14567" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14648-moser-blackwater-got-sole-source-contract">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14646-prince-our-profit-margins-are-private 2008-06-16T09:30:21Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WbDmwsuyrKA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WbDmwsuyrKA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14646-prince-our-profit-margins-are-private"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14565" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14646-prince-our-profit-margins-are-private">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14639-what-laws-govern-blackwater 2008-06-16T09:31:02Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQ3J5vMtUqg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQ3J5vMtUqg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14639-what-laws-govern-blackwater"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14559" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14639-what-laws-govern-blackwater">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14632-prince-non-compete-clauses-might-hurt-troops 2008-06-16T09:30:59Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4HJj7F_R_Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4HJj7F_R_Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14632-prince-non-compete-clauses-might-hurt-troops"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14555" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14632-prince-non-compete-clauses-might-hurt-troops">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14622-blackwater-s-rules-of-engagment 2008-06-16T09:31:14Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhbK-AhrNZo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhbK-AhrNZo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14622-blackwater-s-rules-of-engagment"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14548" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14622-blackwater-s-rules-of-engagment">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14610-issa-attack-on-blackwater-is-attack-on-petraeus 2008-06-16T09:30:52Z jessehaff <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UedfjY75AVc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UedfjY75AVc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14610-issa-attack-on-blackwater-is-attack-on-petraeus"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14536" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>During the House Hearing on Blackwater today (October 2, 2007), Republican Rep. Darrel Issa said any criticism of Blackwater USA is a repeat of MoveOns &quot;attack on Petraeus&#39; patriotism.&quot; Are you kidding me?<br /> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/14610-issa-attack-on-blackwater-is-attack-on-petraeus">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/12988-privatising-security-in-iraq-17-sep-07 2008-06-16T21:29:43Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/irQPa32vn2I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/irQPa32vn2I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/12988-privatising-security-in-iraq-17-sep-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/13062" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Kimberley Halkett takes an in-depth look at Blackwater's private security operations in Iraq.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/12988-privatising-security-in-iraq-17-sep-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10272-fighting-for-one-america-q-a-contractors-in-iraq 2008-06-17T21:30:16Z johnedwards <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YLWqx7ILeqY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YLWqx7ILeqY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10272-fighting-for-one-america-q-a-contractors-in-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10427" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John Edwards answers a question about how he will hold contractors in Iraq accountable during his Fighting for One America Bus Tour in Pocahontas, Iowa on August 14, 2007.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10272-fighting-for-one-america-q-a-contractors-in-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6803-witness-vanished-part-1 2008-06-06T21:31:05Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2KT2GSSSKLw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2KT2GSSSKLw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6803-witness-vanished-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6083" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>An unknown fate for one Iraqi-born American who answered US government calls.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6803-witness-vanished-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6804-witness-vanished-part-2 2008-06-06T21:31:05Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xMNivmrVwVE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xMNivmrVwVE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6804-witness-vanished-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6084" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>An unknown fate for one Iraqi-born American who answered US government calls.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6804-witness-vanished-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4270-iraq-reconstruction-corruption-taxpayer-goes-where 2008-06-08T03:30:30Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RCBY-L8qt2Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RCBY-L8qt2Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4270-iraq-reconstruction-corruption-taxpayer-goes-where"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3525" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Brian Katulis discusses a new report from the US government's Inspector General for Iraqi Reconstruction which raises some significant alarms about abuse, corruption and mismanagement in the the US led reconstruction efforts (paid for by US taxpayers). </p> <p>www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4270-iraq-reconstruction-corruption-taxpayer-goes-where">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4239-halliburton-announces-it-s-moving-from-houston-to-dubai 2008-06-08T03:30:44Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jS4-cgZiEnQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jS4-cgZiEnQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4239-halliburton-announces-it-s-moving-from-houston-to-dubai"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3494" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Research Director Faiz Shakir joined CNBC to discuss Halliburton's plan to move it's executives and corporate headquarters to Dubai. </p> <p>www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4239-halliburton-announces-it-s-moving-from-houston-to-dubai">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4194-mission-un-accomplished-is-iraq-being-rebuilt-bloomberg-tv 2008-06-08T03:31:02Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbI80dEOb6M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbI80dEOb6M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4194-mission-un-accomplished-is-iraq-being-rebuilt-bloomberg-tv"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3449" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Brian Katulis joined Bloomberg Business News to assess the state of Iraq reconstruction now 4 years after major combat operations commenced. </p> <p>For more information please see Iraq By The Numbers, the Center's factsheet on the costs of the war to date: <br />http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/iraq_by_the_numbers.html</p> <p>www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4194-mission-un-accomplished-is-iraq-being-rebuilt-bloomberg-tv">Watch the video</a>