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In fact, there are at least four distinct sources of criminal law that can hold contractors accountable for their actions: (1) international law, (2) host-nation law, (3) U.S. civilian law, and (4) U.S. military law.
David Isenberg: The Benefit of Using the UCMJ for Prosecuting PMC Crimes David Isenberg 2010
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Lesser characters with no money, no home and not even the certainty of being allowed to take their host-nation place at an Olympics, as was the case last summer, might have packed up their kit bags and gone away.
GB women's volleyball team determined to get to 2012 Olympics 2011
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They had allegedly solicited bribes in return for their votes in the World Cup host-nation decision.
Sepp Blatter in the clear as top Fifa officials suspended 2011
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In addition to the unknown number of micro-bases that the Pentagon doesn’t even bother to count and Middle Eastern and Afghan bases that fly under the radar, there are even darker areas in the empire of bases: installations belonging to other countries that are used but not acknowledged by the United States or avowed by the host-nation need to be counted, too.
Nick Turse: Does the Pentagon Really Have 1,180 Foreign Bases? Nick Turse 2011
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A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee investigation last year revealed that the companies under the host-nation contract often paid private security contractors to ensure safe passage through Afghanistan.
Derrick Crowe: Afghanistan War Not Worth the Burning of Children and Treasure Derrick Crowe 2011
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It raises the serious risk that State will be required to undertake a very large, hurried, expensive, and unprecedented exercise in contracting unless some change is negotiated in the Security Agreement or unless the Government of Iraq demonstrates serious capability and intent to provide the normal array of host-nation security and commercial services.
David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010
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"Today, as I sit here with you, the majority of IEDs are still found by very well-trained soldiers in partnership with their host-nation force, using a dog," he said.
Simple, Deadly Afghan Bombs Frustrate High-Tech US Solutions 2010
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"Today, as I sit here with you, the majority of IEDs are still found by very well-trained soldiers in partnership with their host-nation force, using a dog," he said.
Simple, Deadly Afghan Bombs Frustrate High-Tech US Solutions 2010
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It raises the serious risk that State will be required to undertake a very large, hurried, expensive, and unprecedented exercise in contracting unless some change is negotiated in the Security Agreement or unless the Government of Iraq demonstrates serious capability and intent to provide the normal array of host-nation security and commercial services.
David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010
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A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee investigation last year revealed that the companies under the host-nation contract often paid private security contractors to ensure safe passage through Afghanistan.
Derrick Crowe: Afghanistan War Not Worth the Burning of Children and Treasure Derrick Crowe 2011
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