Monthly Archives: April 2016

A secretive unit of international veterans went on its first anti-ISIL mission last fall. Hours later, a Canadian was dead

A secretive unit of international veterans went on its first anti-ISIL mission last fall. Hours later, a Canadian was dead  Stewart Bell | April 29, 2016 1:35 PM ET More from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Psychologist Whose Lawyers Say He Didn’t Design CIA Torture Program Wrote A Book Bragging That He Did

Psychologist Whose Lawyers Say He Didn’t Design CIA Torture Program Wrote A Book Bragging That He Did James Mitchell’s upcoming book promises “a dramatic firsthand account.” 04/29/2016 05:01 am ET Jessica… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fox News National Security “Expert” Pleads Guilty to Being a Complete Fraud

Fox News National Security “Expert” Pleads Guilty to Being a Complete Fraud  By Ben Mathis-Lilley The text should have read “Wayne Simmons: NOT a former CIA operative.” Fox News regrets the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Tracking rendition aircraft as a way to understand CIA secret detention and torture in Europe

The International Journal of Human Rights Volume 20, Issue 1, 2016 Tracking rendition aircraft as a way to understand CIA secret detention and torture in Europe  Sam Raphaela*, Crofton Blackb, Ruth… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Towards the use of the private military companies in the United Nations Peacekeeping operations

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Neo-liberalism, privatization and the outsourcing of migration management: a five-country comparison

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Private Military Companies (PMCs) and International Criminal Law: Are PMCs the New Perpetrators of International Crimes?

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Accountability for Armed Contractors

FLETCHER SECURITY REVIEW The Security Studies Journal of the Fletcher School, Tufts University Article from Vol.2 No.1: Money & War Accountability for Armed Contractors Dr. Ian Ralby  12 January 2015 On… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Imperatives of quick anti – piracy response in Nigerian waters

Imperatives of quick anti – piracy response in Nigerian waters By Anthony Nwachukwu On 14/04/2016 06:45:27 AM Of recent, the spate of piracy on and off the Nigerian coastal waters has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security for Sale! On Selling What Cannot be Bought

Security for Sale! On Selling What Cannot be Bought by Erik de Lange Essentially, all things security are nowadays up for sale. From spy gadgets to state-of-the-art optometric surveillance systems, a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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