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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Macron Says Turkey’s Erdogan Wants Foreign Mercenaries Out of Libya
Macron Says Turkey’s Erdogan Wants Foreign Mercenaries Out of Libya By Reuters | June 14, 2021, at 12:58 p.m. Macron Says Turkey’s Erdogan Wants Foreign Mercenaries Out of Libya More Turkish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inside the Military’s Secret Undercover Army
Exclusive: Inside the Military’s Secret Undercover Army By William M. Arkin On 5/17/21 at 5:30 AM EDT Inside the largest undercover force the world has ever known: the one created by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Russian mercenaries accused of atrocities in the Central African Republic
Russian mercenaries accused of atrocities in the Central African Republic You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Bolivian Ex-Minister of Defense Plotted a Second Coup Using U.S. Mercenaries
/Bolivian President Luis Arce, left, and former President Evo Morales raise their fists during the 26th anniversary celebrations of the ruling Movimiento al Socialismo party, in La Paz, Bolivia, on March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon has no idea how the Afghan Air Force will stay in the air
Pentagon has no idea how the Afghan Air Force will stay in the air ‘All of those decisions have not been completed.’ By Jeff Schogol June 09, 2021 There’s a good… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad
From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad June 17, 2021| Jennifer Orth-Veillon LYON, France—When the Taliban shoved him out of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
To Escalate, or Not to Escalate? Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Severity
To Escalate, or Not to Escalate? Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Severity June 2021 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Source from Turkey’s mercenaries reveals “hidden prisons of death” in occupied Afrin
Source from Turkey’s mercenaries reveals “hidden prisons of death” in occupied Afrin A security source revealed that there are 7 secret prisons in occupied Afrin containing hundreds of citizens kidnapped by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Mercenaries
Tagged Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Mercenaries, Syria, Turkey
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Erik Prince involved in push for experimental COVID-19 vaccine: report
Erik Prince involved in push for experimental COVID-19 vaccine: report By Tal Axelrod – 06/04/21 07:55 PM EDT Erik Prince, the former head of security contractor Blackwater and a top ally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A network analysis of Haftar’s military alliance
Libya Tribune June 12, 2021 8 min read A network analysis of Haftar’s military alliance (5) Tim Eaton This paper examines these challenges through a socio-institutional analysis that views the Libyan Arab… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading