Monthly Archives: August 2017

THE STATUS OF MERCENARIES AND OF PRIVATE MILITARY/SECURITY COMPANIES

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Here’s How Many US Troops And Private Contractors Have Been Sent To Afghanistan

Community Here’s How Many US Troops And Private Contractors Have Been Sent To Afghanistan By Skye Gould and Daniel Brown, Business Insider on August 22, 2017 President Donald Trump said he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Spent $78 Million On Afghan Anti-Corruption Scheme That Failed Epically

News DoD US Spent $78 Million On Afghan Anti-Corruption Scheme That Failed Epically By Adam Weinstein on August 22, 2017 Four years ago, U.S. and Afghan officials launched a $77.8 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private prisons boom in Texas and across America under Trump’s immigration crackdown

Private prisons boom in Texas and across America under Trump’s immigration crackdown By Lise Olsen August 19, 2017 Updated: August 21, 2017 10:18am   Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Image 1 of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Erik Prince’s Plan For Afghanistan Is No Good

Erik Prince’s Plan For Afghanistan Is No Good Podcast — neo-colonialism in place of sound strategy War College August 21, 2017 Matthew Gault Afghanistan22 podcast15 As the U.S. war in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former Navy SEAL Tej Gill Endorses Erik Prince Proposal for Afghanistan

Former Navy SEAL Tej Gill Endorses Erik Prince Proposal for Afghanistan Sun August 20th, 2017 8:08 pm EST Cassandra Fairbanks Senior Reporter Former member of the Navy SEAL Team 5 and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Privatization of Security Can Derail US-Led Stabilization of Afghanistan

Privatization of Security Can Derail US-Led Stabilization of Afghanistan The potential for success by relying on PMCs remains uncertain. By M. Ashraf Haidari and Vasabjit Banerjee August 21, 2017 The Trump… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Will Blackwater Replace the World’s Most Powerful Military to Win Afghan War?

Will Blackwater Replace the World’s Most Powerful Military to Win Afghan War? By Masud Wadan Global Research, August 19, 2017 Region: Asia, Middle East & North Africa Theme: Intelligence, Militarization and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Domestic Terrorism Danger: Focus on Unauthorized Private Military Groups

The Domestic Terrorism Danger: Focus on Unauthorized Private Military Groups By Philip Zelikow Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 10:30 AM Charlottesville, VA, August 12, 2017 (Photo: Rodney Dunning/Flickr) The Charlottesville tragedy came… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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LOGCap 5

LOGCap 5 The Army’s biggest opportunity for 2018 is LOGCap 5, a logistics civil augmentation program where vendors will provide a host of facilities support services outside the continental United States,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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