Daily Archives: October 29, 2016

Audit of USAID Initiative to Measure Impacts of Stabilization

Today, SIGAR released an audit of USAID’s Measuring Impacts of Stabilization Initiatives (MISTI) program. MISTI was initiated in 2012 in order to monitor and evaluate USAID’s ongoing stabilization programs. The audit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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General Conclusion

Chapter The Legal Regime Applicable to Private Military and Security Company Personnel in Armed Conflicts pp 229-237 Date: 01 September 2016 General Conclusion Mohamad Ghazi Janaby Abstract This study has explored the legal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Attrition: Skills Not Uniforms Are In Demand

Attrition: Skills Not Uniforms Are In Demand October 6, 2016: Although there are only about 9,000 American military personnel in Afghanistan now, versus peak (2011) strength of 98,000, there are still… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Clinton Sought Pentagon, State Department Contracts for Chelsea’s Friend

Clinton Sought Pentagon, State Department Contracts for Chelsea’s Friend (Updated) Pentagon think tank paid millions for reports on ‘warlike Americans,’ future Japan nuclear forces AP BY: Bill Gertz October 6, 2016… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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When the UK’s defence policy is to lie, with the help of secretive corporations

When the UK’s defence policy is to lie, with the help of secretive corporations October 9th, 2016 Tom Coburg Global, UK Global A government campaign to counter extremism seems to have been engaging in secretive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Revealed: Details of Bell Pottinger’s top secret work in Iraq

Revealed: Details of Bell Pottinger’s top secret work in Iraq   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Fake News and False Flags

Fake News and False Flags How the Pentagon paid a British PR firm $500 million for top secret Iraq propaganda By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith October 2, 2016 The Pentagon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UK defence firms earn $60bn from Pentagon military contracts during Obama presidency

UK defence firms earn $60bn from Pentagon military contracts during Obama presidency Lucrative contracts include $1.8bn for a bomb disposal robot to $12.4m to a fruit and veg wholesaler who supplied… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan

Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan By Steve Horn • Friday, October 28, 2016 – 12:58 TigerSwan is one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Prison Giant CCA To ‘Rebrand’ as CoreCivic

Private Prison Giant CCA To ‘Rebrand’ as CoreCivic What’s in a name? Steven Hale Oct 28, 2016 11 AM Nashville-based private prison giant Corrections Corporation of America announced today that it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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