Category Archives: Shooters

SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships Written by Dean Wingrin/defenceWeb Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:46 South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF BIN LADEN: Private Security Companies Constitute a “State within a State”

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF BIN LADEN: Private Security Companies Constitute a “State within a State” by Antony Loewen­stein Global Research, April 13, 2012 The Pak­istani city of Pe­shawar is sit­u­ated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russia May Consider Establishing Private Military Companies

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Russia May Consider Establishing Private Military Companies © RIA Novosti. Igor Zarembo 00:50 13/04/2012 RIA Novosti military commentator Konstantin Bogdanov Russia may create private military companies and possibly use them for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth. BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012 Amnon Gutman 1 / 16 A shocking rise in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Laws and guns Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal? Apr 14th 2012 | from the print edition PRIVATE security teams patrol the decks of around… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private security to fight pirates?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Private security to fight pirates? 12 April 2012 – 08:19 By Shaun Ryan There is a possibility that foreign security companies could be brought into South Africa to protect merchant ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Putin Backs Private Defense Company Idea

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Putin Backs Private Defense Company Idea 18:03 11/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin on Wednesday supported the idea of private defense companies that would… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Our Silent Partners: Private Security Contractors in Iraq

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Our Silent Partners: Private Security Contractors in Iraq by Colin Jones Journal Article | April 11, 2012 On April 4, 2004, a gun battle broke out between Muqtada al-Sadr’s militia, Jaish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackbeard Meets Blackwater: An Analysis of International Conventions that Address Piracy and the Use of Private Security Companies to Protect the Shipping Industry

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

American University International Law Review 2010 25 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 283 Symposium: Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affiars: Comment: Blackbeard Meets Blackwater:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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