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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Well-oiled security sector
Business Well-oiled security sector The Sunday Independent By Simon Rowe 23 November 2014 Irish security consultants are cashing in on Africa‘s booming exploration sector as multinationals turn to them for advice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Canterbury suicide bomb victim to be buried in Glasgow
Canterbury suicide bomb victim to be buried in Glasgow Canterbury Adscene 17 December 2014 Ronnie Jessiman, the Canterbury private security contractor who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S IN PARTY ROLE
City G4S IN PARTY ROLE Daily Mail 30 December 2014 Security giant G4S has won the job of protecting revellers at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay knees-up. The three-day celebration begins with a torchlit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former US firm Blackwater to train Ukrainian military for street fighting — source
Former US firm Blackwater to train Ukrainian military for street fighting — source World December 30, 18:38 UTC+3 The month-long program includes training in marksmanship, operations by assault groups in urban… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Is Investing in Private Security Better than Investing in National Security?
Accessible at: http://www.e-ir.info/2014/12/22/is-investing-in-private-security-better-than-investing-in-national-security/ Is Investing in Private Security Better than Investing in National Security? JACK BUCKLEY, DEC 22 2014 THIS CONTENT WAS WRITTEN BY A STUDENT AND ASSESSED AS PART OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Introduction: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations
Introduction: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations. Authors: Karska, Elżbieta1 esocha@poczta.onet.pl Karski, Karol2 kkarski@poczta.onet.pl Source: International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p399-404.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions Authors: Malamud, Marina Source: Peace Review. Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p571-577. 7p. Subject Terms: *PRIVATE military companies *POSTWAR reconstruction *PEACEKEEPING forces Abstract:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Could private armies fight the next major conflict?
Could private armies fight the next major conflict? By Larry Getlen December 28, 2014 | 6:00am Members of a private security company pose on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
USAID op undermines Cuba’s hip-hop protest scene
USAID op undermines Cuba’s hip-hop protest scene By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Dec. 11, 2014 11:12 PM EST 16 photos In this April 23, 2010 photo,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MODERN SAFETY AND PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS
Google translation – Original link in Croatian – http://www.jesenski-turk.hr/?active=knjiga&book=87928&lang=en MODERN SAFETY AND PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS By Robert Mikac published:2013 ISBN: 978-953-222-424-5 publisher: AUTUMN AND TURK About book Although the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading