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    Manus Island riots: PNG guards were in ‘trance-like state’

    1 May 2014 – 11:23am Manus Island riots: PNG guards were in ‘trance-like state’ Manus Island. (File: AAP) An unnamed G4S guard has told how PNG guards entered a trance-like state… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Navy dolphin trainer drowns in San Diego Bay

    Navy dolphin trainer drowns in San Diego Bay April 30, 2014 17:31 GMT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a contractor with a Navy program that trains dolphins and sea lions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    2 former Navy SEALs dead on ship died of drugs

    2 former Navy SEALs dead on ship died of drugs Last Updated: Tue, Apr 29, 2014 19:46 hrs Seychelles police say a mixture of heroin and alcohol caused the deaths of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Wheeled Warriors: Explaining Variations in the Use of Violence by Private Security Companies in Iraq

    Security Studies Volume 22, Issue 4, 2013 Wheeled Warriors: Explaining Variations in the Use of Violence by Private Security Companies in Iraq Scott Fitzsimmonsa pages 707-739 Abstract This article engages one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A Battle in Iraq Leads to a Battle in the Federal Courts in D.C.

    24 Apr 2014 at 10:01 AM D.C. Circuit, White-Collar Crime A Battle in Iraq Leads to a Battle in the Federal Courts in D.C. By Matt Kaiser Raven 23 was a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Federal lawsuit in Beale security guard’s death

    Federal lawsuit in Beale security guard’s death Appeal-Democrat (MCT) By Harold Kruger, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif. McClatchy-Tribune Regional News 23 April 2014 April 23–A Sacramento widow sued the federal government on Tuesday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong

    The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong Date April 21, 2014 Michael Gordon Political editor, The Age Exclusive: inside the Manus Island riot Vision and images obtained exclusively by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge dismisses case against Blackwater defendant

    Judge dismisses case against Blackwater defendant By PETE YOST — Apr. 23, 2014 4:51 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed criminal charges against a former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre

    U.S. May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre By Reuters Filed: 4/23/14 at 3:42 PM Blackwater USA Chief Executive Erik Prince testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice

    Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014 , pp. 9-23(15) Abstract: This paper questions how military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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