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Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder

Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder By Asawin Suebsaeng and Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast 03 January 20 An effort to clear a Blackwater merc doing life for murder… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Turkey’s Recruitment of Mercenaries for Libya ‘Violates Human Rights’

Turkey’s Recruitment of Mercenaries for Libya ‘Violates Human Rights’ Counterterrorism & Security 7Dnews London Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:22 GMT The Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) based in London, has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Prison company sues California over law banning private immigration detention centers

Prison company sues California over law banning private immigration detention centers Los Angeles Times [12/31/2019 8:13 PM, Andrea Castillo, 1894K] The corrections corporation GEO Group filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Gold Star family lawsuit alleges contractors in Afghanistan funneled money to the Taliban

Gold Star family lawsuit alleges contractors in Afghanistan funneled money to the Taliban By David Shortell, CNN Updated 10:44 PM ET, Fri December 27, 2019 In this June 6, 2019, file… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractor Can Ask Feds to Repay $2 Million Fine by Afghanistan

Contractor Can Ask Feds to Repay $2 Million Fine by Afghanistan Dec. 27, 2019, 1:48 PM Reimbursement claim wrongly tossed on technicality Contractor gets chance to correct defects Government contractor DAI… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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August Cabrera et al vs. Black & Veatch et al

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US Contractors Accused of Funding Taliban Attacks Against American Troops

US Contractors Accused of Funding Taliban Attacks Against American Troops December 27, 2019 TIM RYAN An Army team carries the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Puerto… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pilatus no longer under investigation over Saudi Arabia activities

Mercenaries Pilatus no longer under investigation over Saudi Arabia activities This content was published on December 22, 2019 1:07 PM Dec 22, 2019 – 13:07 Activities that undermine Switzerland’s traditional neutrality… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pardoned officer seeks release of Raven 23 warriors, cites ‘political nonsense’

Pardoned officer seeks release of Raven 23 warriors, cites ‘political nonsense’ Thursday, December 12, 2019 | J.M. Phelps (OneNewsNow.com) A former U.S. Army officer recently pardoned by President Donald Trump believes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL

International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors pp 47-77 | Cite as Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL Authors Authors and affiliations Martina Gasser Mareva Malzacher 1.Swiss… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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