Monthly Archives: March 2013

G4S profits tumble on Olympics failings

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G4S profits tumble on Olympics failings Security firm admits its £88m failure to supply enough guards for London 2012 Games has knocked a third off annual profits Rupert Neate The Guardian,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DynCorp Wins $35M To Train Army Soldiers On Vehicles

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DynCorp Wins $35M To Train Army Soldiers On Vehicles; Kenneth Juergens Comments   Posted by Ross Wilkers on Mar 14th, 2013 DynCorp International has won a potential $35.3 million contract to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Games: Security firms to net contracts A’flash mob’ choir yesterday marked 500 days until the start of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games. Picture: Robert Perry

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Commonwealth Games: Security firms to net contracts A’flash mob’ choir yesterday marked 500 days until the start of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games. Picture: Robert Perry By GARETH ROSE Published on Sunday 10… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S Fights Back After ‘Very Tough’ Olympics Fiasco

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/100548101 G4S Fights Back After ‘Very Tough’ Olympics Fiasco Published: Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 2:57 AM ET By: Shai AhmedAssociate Editor, CNBC The security fiasco at last year’s Olympic Games… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Faces “Massive Economic Constriction” after U.S. Withdrawal

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Afghanistan Faces “Massive Economic Constriction” after U.S. Withdrawal By Richard Sale As foreign troops trickle out of Afghanistan, Kabul is increasingly controlled by local police or private security contractors. Credit: Giuliana… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Security Guard Kills U.S. Soldiers

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Private Security Guard Kills U.S. Soldiers By MARIMER MATOS      TAMPA (CN) – After firing a guard who threatened to kill U.S. soldiers, a private security firm rehired him and he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies

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Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies March 14, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (3) As reported here last week, the Brotherhood is coping with Egyptian police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry

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Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry By Tom Dart, The Guardian Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:13 EDT From a distance,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past

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Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past by Eli Lake Mar 14, 2013 4:45 AM EDT It was the U.S. military’s most notorious security contractor—but it may also have been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Unwilling Witness

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The Unwilling Witness By ABDULRAZZAQ AL-SAIEDI Published: March 14, 2013 We sped along a highway west from Baghdad on March 31, 2004. Our security adviser had called to inform us about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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