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Finding a buyer for Constellis

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Finding a buyer for Constellis Several companies have taken an interest in Apollo Global Management’s planned divestment of US private security giant Constellis, formerly Academi, […] You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Blackwater’s Dark Prince Returns

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April 4, 2018 @ 8:00 AM Editors Pick Blackwater’s Dark Prince Returns A DECADE AFTER BLACKWATER’S RETREAT AMID SCANDAL AND A MASSACRE, ITS FOUNDER ERIK PRINCE WANTS TO PRIVATIZE AND SHRINK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Iraq War, private military contractors and ‘dividing the spoils’ – was this the Deep State in action?

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The Iraq War, private military contractors and ‘dividing the spoils’ – was this the Deep State in action? A closer look at the organisations which profited from the chaos of war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Home Office-backed data scientists fighting IS online worked on projects with SCL

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Home Office-backed data scientists fighting IS online worked on projects with SCL ASI Data Sciences, which built tool to detect IS web content, worked with Cambridge Analytica affiliate on Facebook and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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New Trump White House aide has Cambridge Analytica ties

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Kirsten Fontenrose‘s work for Cambridge’s parent company, SCL Group, underscores the firm’s influence in Trump’s Washington. | Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images New Trump White House aide has Cambridge Analytica ties By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Analytica Is What Happens When You Privatize Military Propaganda

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Cambridge Analytica Is What Happens When You Privatize Military Propaganda You can’t understand the Cambridge Analytica scandal until you understand what its parent company does. by Adam Ramsay March 30th, 2018… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Spy Contractor’s Idea Helped Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data

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U.S. Spy Contractor’s Idea Helped Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG  MARCH 27, 2018 Photo The London offices of Cambridge Analytica, which exploited the data of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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A TigerSwan Employee Quietly Registered a New Business in Louisiana After the State Denied the Security Firm a License to Operate

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A TigerSwan Employee Quietly Registered a New Business in Louisiana After the State Denied the Security Firm a License to Operate Alleen Brown, Will Parrish March 30 2018, 11:46 a.m. Oil and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Security Contractors in the Middle East: First the Americans and Now the Russians

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Security Contractors in the Middle East: First the Americans and Now the Russians There are many opaque, if not hidden, reasons for using contractors in a war zone. Thomas BruneauDaniel G.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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WPP Confirms It Worked With Cambridge Analytica

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WPP Confirms It Worked With Cambridge Analytica By Erik Oster on Mar. 23, 2018 – 11:55 AMComment WPP confirmed it employed data analysis consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. AdAge reported yesterday that the holding… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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