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    A Prince of war

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    G4S contracts in Israeli occupied territories face major investigation OECD to examine the controversial firm’s alleged supply of surveillance kit Jim Armitage Tuesday 07 January 2014 G4S, the security company which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco: Bolstering a “corporate renewal” with cloud

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    Serco: Bolstering a “corporate renewal” with cloud Kenny MacIver | On January 2, 2014 Serco-managed Boris Bikes 2013 was a year that outsourcing giant Serco will want to forget. In late… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Contractors: Deploy or Avoid? Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’in Iraq

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    Private Military Contractors: Deploy or Avoid? Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’in Iraq You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Private military service operations in Africa

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    Private military service operations in Africa  Do private military services alter the reasons for, the nature of and distribution of global military operations? Governments – like the United States – are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Basra invites British back for security role

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    Basra invites British back for security role Six years after the last British troops left amid a barrage of bombs and mortars, the Iraqi city of Basra is to re-enlist UK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police file charge-sheet in U.S. ship crew case

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    Police file charge-sheet in U.S. ship crew case The ‘Q’ Branch police filed a charge-sheet in a local court on Monday in the case relating to the detention of the crew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Firm’s founder has secured top award

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    Firm’s founder has secured top award Published on the 27 December 2013 12:00 THE founder of an Edinburgh-based security firm has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the WeDo Scotland… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    McChrystal working for UAE-owned arms brokerage

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    McChrystal working for UAE-owned arms brokerage C4ISR (Jan 1, 2013): 6. Abstract (summary) From an office park a few miles south of Washington’s Reagan National Airport, a little-known company named Knowledge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco Inc. LOGCAP Contract Protest Denied

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    Serco Inc. LOGCAP Contract Protest Denied Post Date: December 7, 2013 According to U.S. Government Accountability Office,  Serco Inc., of Virginia Beach, Virginia, protest against the Department of the Army’s award… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US Department of Defense’s public domain archive to be privatized, locked up for ten years

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    US Department of Defense’s public domain archive to be privatized, locked up for ten years Cory Doctorow at 6:00 am Sat, Dec 21, 2013 Archivist Rick Prelinger sez, “The U.S. Department of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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