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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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Disordered Punishment: Workaround Technologies of Criminal Records Disclosure and the Rise of a New Penal Entrepreneurialism
Disordered Punishment: Workaround Technologies of Criminal Records Disclosure and the Rise of a New Penal Entrepreneurialism Alessandro Corda Sarah E Lageson The British Journal of Criminology, azz039, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz039 Published: 18 June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Trump and the merchants of detention
Trump and the merchants of detention Today at 9:54 AM Tell your friends And the same goes for the atrocities the U.S. is committing against migrants from Central America. Oh, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
She didn’t know why her son was so sick. Then her military home tested positive for lead
INVESTIGATIONS She didn’t know why her son was so sick. Then her military home tested positive for lead Some military family groups are advocating for a registry to allow the DoD… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Crafting and reinforcing the state through security privatisation: territorialisation as a public–private state project in East Jerusalem
Crafting and reinforcing the state through security privatisation: territorialisation as a public–private state project in East Jerusalem Lior Volinz Received 31 Jan 2018, Accepted 11 Jun 2018, Published online: 19 Jun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Democratic candidates vow to ban private prisons and detention centers
Democratic candidates vow to ban private prisons and detention centers By Evan Halper Jun 21, 2019 | 6:00 AM A protester in Los Angeles last month. (Etienne Laurent / EPA-Shutterstock) Democratic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ending Private Prisons and Exploitation for Profit
Ending Private Prisons and Exploitation for Profit Team Warren Jun 21 By Elizabeth Warren Last month Caliburn International — a for-profit company whose subsidiary operates Homestead, the largest detention center for unaccompanied migrant children — hired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private military companies – a growing instrument in Russia’s foreign and security policy toolbox
Private military companies – a growing instrument in Russia’s foreign and security policy toolbox You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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The Privatisation of Intelligence Services and Military Activities
The Privatisation of Intelligence Services and Military Activities May 30, 2019 AlephAS 0 Comments Intelligence CIA headquarters in the United States On April 30, 2019, Reuters revealed that Blackwater’s founder Erik… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blood Money—A Short History of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare
Blood Money—A Short History of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare Posted on June 17, 2019 by J. R. Olson Mercenary. A noun with a lot of historical and literary baggage. Dictionary.com defines… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Act aims at private military housing contractors
Defense Act aims at private military housing contractors Military by: Chris Horne Posted: Jun 13, 2019 / 07:45 PM EDT / Updated: Jun 13, 2019 / 11:23 PM EDT You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading