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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Category Archives: Mercenaries
South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram
South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram Battle-hardened soldiers, many of them paramilitary leftovers of the apartheid regime, have pursued private wars simply to put bread… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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WAR ON TERROR – SECURITY EXPERTS BACK USE OF MERCENARIES
WAR ON TERROR – SECURITY EXPERTS BACK USE OF MERCENARIES AllAfrica 03-22-2015 War On Terror – Security Experts Back Use of Mercenaries Abuja, Mar 22, 2015 (Daily Independent/All Africa Global Media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US, European “private armies”, “mercenaries” fighting in Ukraine
US, European “private armies”, “mercenaries” fighting in Ukraine – Russian TV BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union 04-06-2015 RUSSIA — American and European “private armies” and “mercenaries” are fighting pro-Russia rebels in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. vets return to Mideast to battle past and present demons
U.S. vets return to Mideast to battle past and present demons In this Feb. 26, 2015 photo, Jamie Lane, 29, an American veteran originally from Mt. Pleasant Michigan, poses for a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries from various countries serve in Armenia’s army
Mercenaries from various countries serve in Armenia’s army 14 April 2015 [17:10] – TODAY.AZ /By AzerNews Mushvig Mehdiyev/ Armenia attracts mercenaries from foreign countries to serve in its army, said a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Simon Mann : I’ve learnt my lesson. Now, any coups going?
Features Simon Mann : I’ve learnt my lesson. Now, any coups going? sundaytimes.co.uk By Rosie Kinchen 12 April 2014 20:01 The one-time dog of war is rebuilding his life after five… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Leash the dogs of war; Mercenaries in Africa
The Economist 21 Mar. 2015: 42(US). Leash the dogs of war; Mercenaries in Africa South Africa struggles in vain to ban soldiers of fortune DURING the 1980s Leon Lotz fought for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram
Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram March 31, 2015 Former South African soldier Leon Lotz, killed in Borno state on March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The private armies of the godmen: Ram Rahim’s Dera under scanner after reports of ex-army mercenaries training militias for gurus
indianews The private armies of the godmen: Ram Rahim’s Dera under scanner after reports of ex-army mercenaries training militias for gurus By MANJEET SEHGAL 29 November 2014 21:01 Babus cannot live… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward
“A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward Erik Simpson Studies in Romanticism. 48.4 (Winter 2009): p667. The Mercenary Context: Machiavelli, Ferguson, Smith IN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading