The Intelligence Community 1950-1955
The Intelligence Community 1950-1955

Author: Douglas Keane

Publisher: Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13:

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Documents the institutional growth of the intelligence community under Directors Walter Bedell Smith and Allen W. Dulles, and demonstrates how Smith, through his prestige, ability to obtain national security directives from a supportive President Truman, and bureaucratic acumen, truly transformed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

Author: Jennifer K. Elsea

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1437927068

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The use of private security contractors (PSCs) to protect personnel and property in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a subject of debate. While PSCs are viewed as being vital to U.S. efforts in the region, many are concerned about transparency, accountability, and legal issues raised by the use of armed civilians to perform security tasks formerly performed by the mil. Contents of this report: Legal Status and Authorities: (a) Internat. Law: Can Contractors be Combatants?; Are They Mercenaries?; (b) Iraqi Law, and Afghan Law, and Status of U.S. Forces; (c) U.S. Law; ¿Inherently Gov¿t. Functions¿ and Other Restrictions on Gov¿t. Contracts; Prosecution of Contractor Personnel in U.S. Fed. or Mil. Courts; Uniform Code of Mil. Justice.