Category Archives: UK

How mercenaries and advisers fight the wars the UK won’t own

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How mercenaries and advisers fight the wars the UK won’t own Colonial powers haven’t given up military meddling overseas – but they’ve learned how to keep it out of the news.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify

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Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program Julian Borger in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenary business: Middle East tension sparks boom for UK-led private security

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Mercenary business: Middle East tension sparks boom for UK-led private security This feature is available for registered users. Please register or log in to continue General Soleimani’s demise has had wide-reaching… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Privatization of Warfare in Iraq and Syria

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The Privatization of Warfare in Iraq and Syria by Amnesty International Soc UoG Are private military companies (PMC) regarded as mercenaries, pseudo-armies or transnational companies? About this Event How does such… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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In London RIAC and RUSI Discuss Activity of Private Military and Security Companies

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In London RIAC and RUSI Discuss Activity of Private Military and Security Companies December 11, 2019 Short version of the article Full version of the article On December 9, 2019, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes

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Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes Paperback – January 20, 2020 by Phil Miller (Author) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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G4S to leave immigration sector after Brook House scandal

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G4S to leave immigration sector after Brook House scandal Outsourcing firm will not seek further deals to run immigration removal centres and says it will focus on prisons Mattha Busby @matthabusby… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Asylum seekers left with no heating in rat-infested homes due to ‘failing’ new Home Office contract, charities warn

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Asylum seekers left with no heating in rat-infested homes due to ‘failing’ new Home Office contract, charities warn Exclusive: Ministers urged to act as asylum seekers, including single mothers with small babies, living… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The East India Company Invented Corporate Lobbying

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The East India Company Invented Corporate Lobbying The historian William Dalyrmple’s new book, The Anarchy, indicts the East India Company for “the supreme act of corporate violence in world history.” via… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries could be drafted in to rescue three British orphans from Syria after a Cabinet backlash over sending in UK troops

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Mercenaries could be drafted in to rescue three British orphans from Syria after a Cabinet backlash over sending in UK troops Ministers could draft in private military contractors after a Cabinet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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