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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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration
Sunday, Feb 22, 2015 08:00 AM EST 9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration Private prison companies aren’t the only ones benefiting from America’s prison-industrial complex Alex Henderson, AlterNet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing
BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing By Karen Jowers, Staff writer 3:48 p.m. EST February 19, 2015 (Photo: Corvias Military Living) CONNECT 59 TWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Troops living in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies
Conflict, Security & Development Volume 15, Issue 1, 2015 The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies Nikolaos Tzifakis & Asteris Huliaras pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014, pp. 9-23(15) Publisher: St Antony’s International Review Abstract: This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatising the war on drugs
Third World Quarterly Volume 35, Issue 8, 2014 Privatising the war on drugs Christopher Hobsona* pages 1441-1456 Abstract A defining feature of the ‘9/11 wars’ has been the prominent role played… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment
Citizenship Studies Volume 18, Issue 6-7, 2014 Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment Maya Eichlera* pages 600-614 Received: 26 Jul 2013 Accepted: 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons
Jeb Bush speaks at the ALEC’s 40th annual meeting in Chicago, August, 2013. (photo: M. Spencer Green/AP) Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons By Patrick Howell O’Neill, The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Captive Market
“I was looking for businesses that would be less volatile and that would perform better in a recession,” Tobey Sommer, a senior equity-research analyst with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a bank based… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police dutie
GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police duties January 29, 2015 Written by Staff GardaWorld has stated that it welcomes the findings of Private Reinforcements for Public Police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited
After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited Author(s): Aaron Ettinger International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p559. Abstract In the mid-1990s, unprecedented interventions by private companies specializing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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