Monthly Archives: October 2012

PIRACY UPDATE: There’s Men With Guns, but Piracy Is Not War [Part 1]

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PIRACY UPDATE: There’s Men With Guns, but Piracy Is Not War [Part 1] Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Seafarers have become the center of many initiatives to protect them from capture, torture… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Friday-Monday morning in the KBR case: A soldier’s immediate adverse reaction to an orange chemical powder

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Friday-Monday morning in the KBR case: A soldier’s immediate adverse reaction to an orange chemical powder Published: Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:10 PM      By Mike Francis, The Oregonian The feeling… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Friday: Experts and lawyers wrangle over skin, air and soil in KBR case

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Friday: Experts and lawyers wrangle over skin, air and soil in KBR case Published: Friday, October 26, 2012, 4:51 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian On Friday, jurors in the case… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former Pirate Alley Commander Terry McKnight: “Because Piracy is on the Wane, I Hope Navies Won’t Start to Pull Out.”

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  Former Pirate Alley Commander Terry McKnight: “Because Piracy is on the Wane, I Hope Navies Won’t Start to Pull Out.” Friday, October 19, 2012 U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Terence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair

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Reassessing the G4S Olympic security affair 03 October 2012 Security analyst Hugo Rosemont argues that the Home Office was not a marginal player in the Olympic security ‘fiasco’which saw thousands of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private

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Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private Garda World Security Corporation GW 10/29/2012 11:27:41 AM Garda Receives Final Court Approval to Take the Company Private MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA–(Marketwire… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Industry Upset Over Prison Defense Contracts

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Industry Upset Over Prison Defense Contracts Oct 19, 2012 Military.com| by Bryant Jordan Business owners competing for the withering number of U.S. military contracts face a surprising competitor — American prisoners.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South African security companies in Somalia have not violated arms embargo

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South African security companies in Somalia have not violated arms embargo Written by defenceWeb Friday, 19 October 2012 13:20 South Africa has not violated the arms embargo on Somalia imposed by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Never Again – Iraqi and internationals work together to regulate Private Military and Security Companies in their countries

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Never Again – Iraqi and internationals work together to regulate Private Military and Security Companies in their countries During three days in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, on October 20-22,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Civilian force taking over gate security at Wright-Patterson

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Posted: 12:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 Civilian force taking over gate security at Wright-Patterson By Barrie Barber WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — A civilian Air Force police force will stand… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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