Tag Archives: Middle East

G4S feels the heat of international boycott campaign

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

G4S feels the heat of international boycott campaign Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Mon, 04/22/2013 – 18:07 London protest on 2013’s international day in support of Palestinian political prisoners. (Inminds.com) British-Danish security firm G4S this weekend reacted to a wave of protest by … Continue reading →

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G4S to quit key contracts in Israel

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

April 21, 2013 5:42 pm G4S to quit key contracts in Israel By Gill Plimmer G4S, the world’s biggest security company by revenues, has confirmed it is planning to quit key contracts in Israel amid protests against its involvement in … Continue reading →

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G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail 25 February 2013 Company told to end complicity with unlawful Israeli detention of prisoners Campaigners today called for the British private security corporation G4S to be held to account for its … Continue reading →

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KBR Awarded Task Order Under U.S. Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

March 4, 2013, 4:13 p.m. EST KBR Awarded Task Order Under U.S. Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract in the Kingdom of Bahrain HOUSTON, Mar 04, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — KBR KBR 0.00% today announced it has been … Continue reading →

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The Secret Building Boom of the Obama Years

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

The Secret Building Boom of the Obama Years Posted by Nick Turse at 8:57am, November 15, 2012. America Begins Nation-Building at Home (Provided Your Home is the Middle East) By Nick Turse A billion dollars from the federal government: that … Continue reading →

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The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: PMSC and the Arab Spring

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: PMSC and the Arab Spring Posted: 08/27/2012 1:12 pm If you ever watched the science fiction television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine you may … Continue reading →

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Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Wissam Nassar / Maan Images Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 05/06/2012 – 19:10 Screenshot of G4S Israel website, showing photos of Ofer “security” prison in the OPT (presentation … Continue reading →

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Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails Submitted by Michael Deas on Tue, 04/17/2012 – 19:20 As political prisoners begun a mass hunger strike and Prisoners Day was marked with demonstrations in Palestine and around … Continue reading →

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G4S Update – April 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

G4S Update – April 2012 G4S plc Registered Office: The Manor, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UN. G4S plc The Manor, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UN, UK. Telephone: +44 (0)1293 554 400 Fax: +44 (0)1293 554 500 … Continue reading →

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A Morally Reprehensible Problem

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ A Morally Reprehensible Problem Posted: 05/03/12 11:38 AM ET I confess: I have an interest in an unseemly topic. Last year I coauthored a report on the subject and testified … Continue reading →

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