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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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Who Fight Whom
Who Fight Whom The Sunday Standard MAYTHIL RADHAKRISHNAN 18 May 2014 They are familiar to us from movies such as The Wild Geese and The Dogs of War. We live in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lessons from Australia: talking about privatised immigration detention
Lessons from Australia: talking about privatised immigration detention Bart Denaro 3 June 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Shine A Light Do detention companies deliberately escalate tensions so they can extract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Commentary: The State That Signed the Contract Felled a City-One Voice at the Intersection of Public War and Private Profit
Commentary: The State That Signed the Contract Felled a City-One Voice at the Intersection of Public War and Private Profit Peters, Wm C. Social Justice34.3/4 (2007): 208-223. Abstract (summary) Despite multiple… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting
Title: US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting Authors: Halpin, Allison Ann Advisors: Hanley, Eric Commitee Members: Wert, Hal Obadare, Ebenezer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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MPs warn of risks in probation service privatisation
MPs warn of risks in probation service privatisation Guardian.co.uk By Alan Travis theguardian.com 21 May 2014 Commons committee concerned about public safety risks in Chris Grayling’s reform of rehabilitation services in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Police could be replaced by private security guards at Houses of Parliament
Police could be replaced by private security guards at Houses of Parliament The Government is thought to be outsourcing security screening to save money Lizzie Dearden Saturday 17 May 2014 Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Obamacare Contractor With $1.2 Billion Deal Pays Employees to Do Nothing
Obamacare Contractor With $1.2 Billion Deal Pays Employees to Do Nothing Peter Suderman|May. 14, 2014 11:27 am On September 26 of last year, just days before Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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No thanks for the outsourced
No thanks for the outsourced Your Turn by Matthew Doyle As the two-front conflict in the Global War on Terror comes to a close, the U.S. Department of Defense has announced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds
DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds Wall Street Journal By Doug Cameron 12 May 2014 16:21, DynCorp International Inc., one of the largest U.S. defense contractors in Afghanistan, hopes to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing
Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing MacDonald, Peter (2013): Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing. PDF MPRA_paper_46688.pdf Download (324Kb) | Preview Abstract Abstract This article argues that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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