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    Pirate Attacks Down as Private Maritime Security Business Booms

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    Pirate Attacks Down as Private Maritime Security Business Booms By DAN HARRIS and DAN LIEBERMAN Sept. 7, 2012— Private Firms See Opportunity as Commercial Ships Look for Protection In the Indian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Limited Discovery in USA v. KBR Case

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    Limited Discovery in USA v. KBR Case By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – Kellogg Brown & Root can force Uncle Sam to produce records on the Army’s alleged failure to provide… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Companies responses to Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond

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    Control Risk response regarding Platform report “Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond” 5 September 2012 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited HP to respond to the following… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DIRTY WORK: SHELL’S SECURITY SPENDING IN NIGERIA AND BEYOND

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    DIRTY WORK: SHELL’S SECURITY SPENDING IN NIGERIA AND BEYOND The scale and impact of Shell’s global security expenditure is colossal. Between 2007 and 2009, Shell spent at least $1 billion on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Australian accused of funding private Somali army

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    From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australian accused of funding private Somali army By Thom Cookes United Nations investigators say an Australian citizen is helping to fund and run a “private army”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Burn, Baby, Burn

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Burn, Baby, Burn Posted: 09/04/2012 9:07 am Remember when rioters in Watts, Calif., began shouting “Burn, Baby! BURN!” in the turmoil… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    New G4S allegations to be investigated

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    New G4S allegations to be investigated The UK Home Affairs Select Committee will conduct an inquiry into newly-emerged allegations against private security firm G4S. Sun Sep 2, 2012 5:33PM GMT The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Beyond the G4S Olympic fiasco: what now for the world’s largest security company and its critics?

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    Beyond the G4S Olympic fiasco: what now for the world’s largest security company and its critics? Clare Sambrook , 31 August 2012 G4S came briefly into the international spotlight due to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Strategic Contractors

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    Christopher Holshek Col. (ret.), U.S. Army Civil Affairs; Civil-Military Strategic Analyst, Wikistrat Strategic Contractors Posted: 08/31/2012 10:25 am One thing we’ve observed from the last decade of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War Profiteer of the Month: G4S

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    War Profiteer of the Month: G4S 30 Aug 2012 — javier G4S plc (formerly Group 4 Securicor) is a British multinational security services company headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom. It is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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