Pentagon spending on defense contractors hurt US in post-9/11 conflicts: study
September 13, 2021 The Hill
The Hill cites research by William Hartung that covers U.S. reliance and spending on private contracting in the post-9/11 wars.
In the News
The Pentagon spent $14 trillion after 9/11. Up to half of it went to for-profit defense contractors.
September 13, 2021 Insider
Insider covers a report by William Hartung on the use of for-profit contractors in the post-9/11 wars.
Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
September 13, 2021 AP
AP references a study by William Hartung on the use of private contractors in the post-9/11 wars. AP also cites Costs of War Project data on military and contractor deaths in the post-9/11 wars.
Defense Contractors Benefited From Nearly Half of $14 Trillion Spent for Afghan War: Study
September 13, 2021 Newsweek
Newsweek covers research by William Hartung on military contracting in the post-9/11 wars.
Lives lost, poverty, an arms race, rights destroyed … the continuing cost of 9/11
September 12, 2021 The Guardian
The Guardian cites Costs of War Project research on civilian death in Iraq.
Twenty years after 9/11, one of the last U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan comes home
September 11, 2021 Reuters
Reuters cites Costs of War Project data on the financial cost of the post-9/11 wars.
US reliance on defence contractors led to mission failures: Study
September 11, 2021 Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera covers William Hartung's report on the human and budgetary costs of U.S. military use private contractors in the post-9/11 wars.
20 years, $6 trillion, 900,000 lives
September 11, 2021 Vox
Vox references Costs of War Project data on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
On 20th anniversary of 9/11, estimated ‘costs of war’ exceed $8 trillion
September 10, 2021 WLWT5
WLWT5 cites Costs of War Project data on the budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
Nearly million deaths, $8 trillion costs: US wars after 9/11 in numbers
September 10, 2021 The Week
The Week covers figures by researchers Neta C. Crawford, Catherine Lutz, and Linda J. Bilmes on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
What do we know about U.S. counterterrorism spending? Not much.
September 10, 2021 Marketplace
Marketplace covers Costs of War data on the budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars with Heidi Peltier as feautred guest.
Today's D Brief: Sept. 11, at 20; 9/11, on film; Afghanistan’s last holdouts; Biden, Xi talk; And a bit more.
September 10, 2021 Defense One
Defense One references Costs of War Project figures on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
How 9/11 Triggered Two Decades of Global War
September 10, 2021 U.S. News
U.S. News cites Costs of War Project data by Neta Crawford and Catherine Lutz on the human cost of the post-9/11 wars, and cites data by Stephanie Savell on the number of U.S. counterterrorism operations.
How 9/11 Turned America Into a Half-Crazed, Fading Power
September 9, 2021 The New York Times
The New York Times references Costs of War Project data on the budgetary cost of the post-9/11 wars.
The Cost of 9/11
September 7, 2021 Today, Explained
Today, Explained, hosts Costs of War co-director Stephanie Savell, and she discusses why President Biden cited Costs of War Project data on the cost of the post-9/11 wars instead of Department of Defense figures.
How 9/11 gave rise to a massive ‘Camo Economy’
September 7, 2021 Fortune
Fortune cites research by Heidi Peltier on the Camo Economy.
How 9/11 Will Be Remembered a Century Later
September 6, 2021 Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy cites Costs of War Project data on the budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
Editorial: The hole in America’s heart
September 5, 2021 Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times cites Costs of War Project data on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars,
FOX 7 Care Force: Suicide among veterans and active duty military
September 3, 2021 FOX 7
FOX 7 references a study by Thomas Suitt III on suicide rates amgonst veterans and service members.
The Tragic Impact And Devastating Legacy Of September 11
September 3, 2021 The Source: Texas Public Radio
The Source: Texas Public Radio cites Costs of War Project data on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.