Monthly Archives: November 2016

Unregulated field’ of private police needs greater oversight, report warns

Unregulated field’ of private police needs greater oversight, report warns Experts call for greater governance, training and oversight to keep powers in check in growing industry By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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El Salvador: Assassins For Sale

El Salvador: Assassins For Sale Investigating allegations that private security companies are being hired to murder organised crime gang members. 24 Nov 2016 09:20 GMT El Salvador, War & Conflict With… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Trump Sets Private Prisons Free

The Financial Page December 5, 2016 Issue Trump Sets Private Prisons Free The incarceration industry was having a tough time. Then Trump got elected. By James Surowiecki Illustration by Christoph Niemann… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access

Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access StoryNovember 21, 2016 Watch Full Show   Guests Jeremy Scahill co-founder of The Intercept. His latest book is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Maritime Security with Active Duty Personnel

Private Maritime Security with Active Duty Personnel Damen FCS 3307 (file image) By MarEx 2016-11-11 19:55:32 A Cyprus-based security firm, Diaplous Maritime Services, has announced a new Nigerian division offering private maritime security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Will Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Be a “Cash Machine” for Military & Private Prison Contractors?

Will Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Be a “Cash Machine” for Military & Private Prison Contractors? November 11, 2016 Watch Full Show Guests William Hartung director of the Arms and Security Project at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Trying To Destroy America

Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Trying To Destroy America by James E. Mitchell Ph.D. (Author), Bill Harlow (Author)  In the dark days immediately after 9/11,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture

Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture By SHERI FINK and JAMES RISEN  NOV. 27, 2016 Suleiman Abdullah Salim, a Tanzanian man and a former detainee by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Father of teacher shot at Townville school is killed in Afghanistan, school board chairman says

Father of teacher shot at Townville school is killed in Afghanistan, school board chairman says Meghan Hollingsworth’s father killed at Bagram Airfield Updated: 1:33 PM EST Nov 16, 2016 Bagram Airfield… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Funeral set for retired colonel killed in Afghanistan

Funeral set for retired colonel killed in Afghanistan Tags: Afghanistan, Colonel, Fort Knox, Funeral, Jarrold M. Reeves, Killed, Retired ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) – Services are set this week for a retired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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