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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
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- 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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The Privatisation of War and the International Law to Combat It
It is essential that the international community moves beyond a voluntary framework to regulate PMCs Continue reading
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Africa Corps Accused of Atrocities in Mali
The men had been shot dead, and Ag Sidi’s body was dismembered, his arms and legs displayed in the shape of a swastika. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Casualties, Human Rights, Russia
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Russian Assault Troops Attack Polish Mercenaries in Belitskoye
Russian troops attacked Polish mercenaries Continue reading
THE LEDGER DOESN’T BLINK
Marsh — Inspector General for a reconstruction effort that had, by his own office’s count, misplaced enough cash to run a mid-sized country for a year — had learned not to ask questions in cars. He asked them in rooms, on the record, with a stenographer and a subpoena in his back pocket if it came to that. Cars were for listening. Continue reading
Russia’s Africa Corps Abandoned Malian Troops On Battlefield
Russia’s Africa Corps abandoned Malian junta forces on the battlefield Continue reading
U.S. mercenary groups conduct drone strikes in Haiti
U.S. mercenary groups conduct drone strikes in Haiti Continue reading
Secret UAE-linked camps used to recruit mercenaries for Sudan conflict – Report
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An investigative report published jointly by The Daily Telegraph and the Dutch investigative organisation Etnious Reports alleges the existence of four secret military camps in eastern and southern Libya operating under the control of forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and allegedly supported by the United Arab Emirates
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Haiti: Drone Strikes Put Residents at Risk
Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Drones, Haiti, Human Rights
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ICE to Reopen Private Prison as Massive North Carolina Detention Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be reopening a for-profit prison in Winton, North Carolina, as one of the largest immigrant detention facilities on the East Coast, according to reports from the New York Times. Continue reading
Akhmat Commander Reports Forward Observation Group Mercenaries in Sumy
According to a commander from the Akhmat special forces unit known by the call sign Aid, mercenaries from the US private military company Forward Observation Group have been spotted in Sumy. Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Mercenaries, Russia, Ukraine
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