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SIGAR Refutes Afghan Finance Ministry Claims
Today SIGAR published its response to the Afghan Minister of Finance’s (MoF) claim that our recent business taxes audit was flawed. As the letter states, SIGAR auditors made repeated requests for information of Afghan officials – all of which were … Continue reading
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Algeria says private security firms failed to prevent January’s terrorist attack at gas plant
Algeria says private security firms failed to prevent January’s terrorist attack at gas plant Published March 11, 2013 Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria – An Algerian official says that the country’s security forces will take over the job of securing the … Continue reading
Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries
Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries A niche business has become a huge industry – but murky as ever: privatising conflict means bypassing democratic oversight Arjun Sethi guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 23 January 2013 09.00 EST Private military contracting has … Continue reading
The World’s Leading Security Trade Show IFSEC is in Istanbul in 2013!
The World’s Leading Security Trade Show IFSEC is in Istanbul in 2013! Published: October 16, 2012 By UBM Istanbul ISTANBUL, October 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ – Targeting to be one of the most notable trade shows in Turkey and in … Continue reading
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Security firms look to cash in on RNC
Security firms look to cash in on RNC By Justin George, Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, April 29, 2012 TAMPA — With the Republican National Convention four months away, restaurants are marketing menus and hotels are advertising amenities. But … Continue reading
Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along Posted: 04/16/2012 1:24 pm In the past several years, as concern has grown about being able to properly exercise administrative and legal … Continue reading
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Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire
Welcome to IISS. For those of you who have seen the acronym this is not the group in London. This is the Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire. I have a longstanding interest in so-called issues of military, security and foreign … Continue reading
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