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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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‘We fight for justice’ Russian mogul bankrolls action movie about his mercenary troops in Africa amid allegations of war crimes
‘We fight for justice’ Russian mogul bankrolls action movie about his mercenary troops in Africa amid allegations of war crimes 12:40 pm, May 28, 2021 Source: Meduza A shot from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Libyan war’s lethal legacy: booby-trapped teddy bears, toilets and soda cans
The Libyan war’s lethal legacy: booby-trapped teddy bears, toilets and soda cans By Sudarsan Raghavan May 29, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT TRIPOLI, Libya — As Russian mercenaries fled the Libyan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Turns out the military could do a speedy withdrawal from Afghanistan after all
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 board a plane at Naval Air Station Point Mugu to begin an eight-month deployment to Afghanistan. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting Operation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Security Contractors (PSCs) Operating in Contingency Operations, Humanitarian or Peace Operations, or Other Military Operations or Exercises
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 28042-28047] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2021-10100] DEPARTMENT… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pilot dies after military contract aircraft crashes after take off from Air Force base near Vegas
Pilot dies after military contract aircraft crashes after take off from Air Force base near Vegas A pilot has died after an aircraft operated by a military contractor out of Nellis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia is recruiting 400 Syrian mercenaries to protect Haftar’s oil fields in Libya
Russia is recruiting 400 Syrian mercenaries to protect Haftar’s oil fields in Libya MENA 2 min read The New Arab Staff 18 May, 2021 Russia is recruiting 400 men from Assad’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Aid agency security is a disaster waiting to happen
Aid and Policy Opinion 18 May 2021 Aid agency security is a disaster waiting to happen Aid agency security is a disaster waiting to happen ‘A package of human rights and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
In Nod to Dystopian Fiction, Citizen Wants to Send Private Security Teams to Your Neighborhood
In Nod to Dystopian Fiction, Citizen Wants to Send Private Security Teams to Your Neighborhood Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) In what truly seems like a dystopian nightmare come to life,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Propaganda via Cinema: Russian mercenaries cynically presented as heroes
Propaganda via Cinema: Russian mercenaries cynically presented as heroes This post is also available in: LT EN Newly built Russian film is glorifying “Russian gladiators” in the Central African Republic who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
Politics Today What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics Security By Sean McFate May 18, 2021 There is good news. Mercenaries are as old as war, yet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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