Monthly Archives: April 2017

How Israel Is Increasingly Privatizing the Occupation of the West Bank

How Israel Is Increasingly Privatizing the Occupation of the West Bank Miriam Berger Newsweek19 April 2017 The sun had barely risen and Khairy Masoud, 57, was already in trouble. The father… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Paramilitary: Russian Military Contractors

Paramilitary: Russian Military Contractors April 22, 2017: Noting the success the United States had with private security contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia has tried to create a similar capability. That… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Were peasant farmers poisoned by the U.S. war on drugs? A jury has the case.

Were peasant farmers poisoned by the U.S. war on drugs? A jury has the case. A plane is seen fumigating over coca fields in San Miguel, close to the border with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Guards’ pay dispute with Total, G4S evokes Yemen’s economic misery

Guards’ pay dispute with Total, G4S evokes Yemen’s economic misery By Reuters Published: 08:58 EDT, 31 March 2017 | Updated: 08:58 EDT, 31 March 2017 By Sami Aboudi DUBAI, March 31… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S Dropped by Doctors’ Syndicate in Beirut

G4S Dropped by Doctors’ Syndicate in Beirut March 31, 2017 12:52 AM IMEMC News & Agencies Boycott Movement, International, News Report 0 31 Mar 12:52 AM (photo: Alternative Information Center) Last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S: When a private company is in charge of your security

G4S: When a private company is in charge of your security 11 April by Jérôme Duval The security context in Europe today doesn’t make everybody unhappy, especially among firms that have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Officials Fire Employees at Kabul U.S. Embassy for Drug Dealing

Officials Fire Employees at Kabul U.S. Embassy for Drug Dealing Posted by Mary Chastain    Friday, March 31, 2017 at 3:00pm Afghanistan supplies the majority of the world’s heroin. American officials… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus healthcare provider forced to leave for practising unlicensed

Manus healthcare provider forced to leave for practising unlicensed IHMS replaced by skeleton staff from PNG company providing detainees only basic and emergency medical care Some Manus detainees requiring medication for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Israel’s ‘cyber mercenaries’ are hacking into smart phones around the world

Israel’s ‘cyber mercenaries’ are hacking into smart phones around the world April 28, 2017 at 11:04 am | Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine Hacker [File photo] Asa Winstanley… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S warns asylum seekers ‘behave or be deported’ in potential breach of law

G4S warns asylum seekers ‘behave or be deported’ in potential breach of law Security company accused of creating ‘culture of intimidation’ after it issued a letter to asylum seekers warning they could be removed from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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