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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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Inherently Governmental Functions: A Bright Line Rule Obscured by the Fog of War
June 30, 2014 Inherently Governmental Functions: A Bright Line Rule Obscured by the Fog of War By Roberts, Jess B Proquest LLC “The ‘fog of war’ still requires a direct line… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Confronting Britain’s military-industrial complex
Confronting Britain’s military-industrial complex Harry Blain 1 May 2015 The “special relationship” between the defence establishment and private arms companies is not an election issue. We need to make it one.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Death Squads and Private Armies
04.09.15 – 10:00am Death Squads and Private Armies Listen Download | podcast Sean McFate, author of the book The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order. Former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Murder by Other Means
Murder by Other Means Scott Beauchamp April 30, 2015 In a recent New York Times op-ed on the murder conviction handed out to four former Blackwater guards charged with killing seventeen Iraqi… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Chilean professionals, reliable Fijians and affordable Ugandans: Transnational Recruitment for the Private Security Sector in Iraq, 2003-2011
Chilean professionals, reliable Fijians and affordable Ugandans: Transnational Recruitment for the Private Security Sector in Iraq, 2003-2011 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
The Blurring of Lines Between Combatants and Civilians in Twenty-First Century Armed Conflict
The Blurring of Lines Between Combatants and Civilians in Twenty-First Century Armed Conflict Sims, Nicholas J. Mr. USMC Command and Staff College Marine Corps University 2076 South Street Quantico, VA 22134 You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military privatisation and its impact on the nature of warfare
Military privatisation and its impact on the nature of warfare Melbourne Journal of Politics 32 (2007): 6+. Abstract The rise and proliferation of private military companies (PMCs) came in response to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Rise of Privatized Policing: How Crisis Capitalism Created Crisis Cops
The Rise of Privatized Policing: How Crisis Capitalism Created Crisis Cops Tuesday, 28 April 2015 00:00 By Candice Bernd, Truthout | Report (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) On February 13, 2014,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenary world: part two
Mercenary world: part two Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts 7 April 2015 International law expert Katherine Fallah says there’s little accountability over private armies with weak, confusing and opaque regulations meaning transgressions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The market for mercenaries
The market for mercenaries Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts 7 April 2015 Private army contractors still have a bad international image, but their numbers have been growing dramatically since the end of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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