Daily Archives: February 20, 2013

Alan Gross, Jailed Jewish Contractor, Gets New Hope as Lawmakers Arrive in Cuba

Alan Gross, Jailed Jewish Contractor, Gets New Hope as Lawmakers Arrive in Cuba 7 Members of Congress Land in Havana for Talks With Castro nathan guttman Demonstrators call for release of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The private military industry and neoliberal imperialism: Mapping the terrain

The private military industry and neoliberal imperialism: Mapping the terrain Richard Godfrey rg148@le.ac.uk, University of Leicester, UK Jo Brewis, University of Leicester, UK Jo Grady, University of Leicester, UK Chris Grocott,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Security Industry that asks the true human and financial costs of war must be made transparent and accountable, study concludes

Private Security Industry that asks the true human and financial costs of war must be made transparent and accountable, study concludes 19 February 2013 Leicester, University of More effective regulation is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Tightening the belt on agency discretion in suspension and debarment

Tightening the belt on agency discretion in suspension and debarment Husch Blackwell LLP Claude P. Goddard USA February 18 2013 Author page » Federal agencies have closely guarded their authority to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Arabian Dream: Abu Dhabi’s Mercenaries

The Arabian Dream: Abu Dhabi’s Mercenaries Daily News Egypt  /   February 19, 2013 The Colombians had entered the United Arab Emirates posing as construction workers. In fact, they were soldiers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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When Peacemakers Become Perpetrators: Kathryn Bolkovac Introduces The Whistleblower at the UN

Lia Petridis Maiello Journalist and editor When Peacemakers Become Perpetrators: Kathryn Bolkovac Introduces The Whistleblower at the UN Posted: 02/19/2013 6:40 pm Photo: Kathryn BolkovacKathryn Bolkovac had a passion for doing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Switzerland Checks Mercenaries, Partially

Switzerland Checks Mercenaries, Partially By Ray Smith | Aegis, a ‘private security and risk management company’ has moved quietly into Switzerland. Credit: Ray Smith/IPS. BASEL, Feb 18 2013 (IPS) – The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Mystery Behind the Benghazi Attack

The Mystery Behind the Benghazi Attack … The security arrangements for the Benghazi consulate, and indeed for all our operations in Libya, are under scrutiny, and one detail is being seized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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