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- 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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Sep. 22 2014 book reading by Ann Hagedorn, author, The Invisible Soldiers, Part 2:
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Sep. 22 2014 book reading by Ann Hagedorn, author, The Invisible Soldiers, Part 1
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Employing private military and security companies causes deeper problems that can’t be tackled by regulation
Employing private military and security companies causes deeper problems that can’t be tackled by regulation M2 Presswire 22 September 2014 In recent years, private military and security companies have been used… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Police State? Blackwater-Like Contractor Seeks to Legalize Private Police in the U.S.
Private Police State? Blackwater-Like Contractor Seeks to Legalize Private Police in the U.S. By Eric Blair Global Research, September 22, 2014 Activist Post 21 September 2014 Region: USA Theme: Police State… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?
“The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?”, forthcoming in International Community Law Review, 2014 by Mirko Sossai The purpose of the present analysis is to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco
Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco The Guardian By Rajeev Syal 9 September 2014 Margaret Hodge accused the government of shocking complacency yesterday after it emerged that two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers
20 August, 14:04 Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers Rex Features Download podcast The Chief Constable of one of Britain’s biggest police forces has revealed she is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Militarized police are everywhere: “When police officers are armed and trained like soldiers, it’s not surprising that they act like soldiers”
Saturday, Aug 30, 2014 11:15 AM EST Militarized police are everywhere: “When police officers are armed and trained like soldiers, it’s not surprising that they act like soldiers” First, we outsourced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism
The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism AUG. 26, 2014 Thomas B. Edsall In Orange County, Calif., the probation department’s “supervised electronic confinement program,” which monitors the movements of low-risk offenders, has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Is America’s Second Contractors’ War Drawing Near?
Is America’s Second Contractors’ War Drawing Near? Ann Hagedorn 3:25 PM ET Invisible Soldiers: How America Outsourced Our Security Courtesy Simon & Schuster Four years ago this Sunday, President Barack Obama… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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