Monthly Archives: April 2015

All for one and one in all: private military security companies as soldiers, business managers and humanitarians

Cambridge Review of International Affairs Volume 27, Issue 2, 2014 All for one and one in all: private military security companies as soldiers, business managers and humanitarians Jutta Joachima & Andrea… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Players: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in the Humanitarian Space

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine 2014, pp 67-90 Date: 22 Nov 2013 The Players: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in the Humanitarian Space James Grant MPhil, MRCSEd, MCEM, DTM&H, RAMC Abstract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Warlord, Inc. – The Private Security System of Afghanistan

Warlord, Inc. – The Private Security System of Afghanistan  Hannah Gauss University of Cape Town May 2014 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Review of Civilian warrior: the inside story of Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the war on terror

Critical Studies on Terrorism Civilian warrior: the inside story of Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the war on terror, by David Cobourn and Erik Prince Peter Finn a Politics Department,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Military contractors belie myth of U.S. leaving Afghanistan and Iraq

Military contractors belie myth of U.S. leaving Afghanistan and Iraq: Robert Weiner and Daniel Wallace (Opinion) In this photograph taken Sept. 10, 2010, an Afghan soldier looks out from a guard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International Inc. DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2014

DynCorp International Inc. DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2014 Journal of Transportation 18 April 2015 2015 APR 18 (VerticalNews) — By a News… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pentagon Calls Russian Claim Of U.S. Troops In Eastern Ukraine ‘Ridiculous’

Pentagon Calls Russian Claim Of U.S. Troops In Eastern Ukraine ‘Ridiculous’ Radio Free Europe Documents and Publications 23 April 2015 By RFE/RL Last updated (GMT/UTC): 23.04.2015 18:45 The Pentagon has denied… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DOD Spent $2.2 Billion for CERP in Afghanistan & US Transferred 813 Military Bases to the Afghans

DOD Spent $2.2 Billion for CERP in Afghanistan & US Transferred 813 Military Bases to the Afghans Today, SIGAR published a report looking at spending for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Protest Mitie Management of U.K. Detention Center

Asylum Seekers Protest Mitie Management of U.K. Detention Center by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch Blog March 13th, 2015 Undercover footage from Harmondsworth. Footage: Corporate Watch. U.K. asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pentagon can’t account for $1 billion in Afghanistan emergency reconstruction aid

Pentagon can’t account for $1 billion in Afghanistan emergency reconstruction aid By James Rosen McClatchy Washington Bureau  April 23, 2015 U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen evacuate a simulated casualty in March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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