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    Privatizing Asylum Housing: Serco and G4S Get UK Contracts

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    Privatizing Asylum Housing: Serco and G4S Get UK Contracts by Lily Smith, CorpWatch Blog May 8th, 2012 Over 100 asylum seekers are facing eviction in Glasgow after Serco – a private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Cheap help from Uganda

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    Slaves to the private military in Iraq Cheap help from Uganda Private security firms won lucrative contracts to supply support staff and security guards to back up US forces in Iraq.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    FORM 8-K: KBR FILES CURRENT REPORT

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    US Fed News May 6, 2012 Sunday 1:31 PM EST FORM 8-K: KBR FILES CURRENT REPORT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, May 6 — KBR Inc., Houston, files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Warren Weinstein: How the USAID Worker Was Kidnapped (Video)

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    Warren Weinstein: How the USAID Worker Was Kidnapped (Video) May 7, 2012 1:15 PM EDT In a shocking video released Sunday, a 70-year-old American who was kidnapped in Pakistan last year… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lloyds owns stake in US firm accused over CIA torture flights

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    Lloyds owns stake in US firm accused over CIA torture flights Rupert Neate guardian.co.uk, Sunday 6 May 2012 14.18 EDT Computer Sciences Corporation, according to Reprieve, organised a flight that took… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ManTech falls as slowing war zone missions hurt quarter

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    ManTech falls as slowing war zone missions hurt quarter Fri May 4, 2012 11:15am EDT (Reuters) – Shares of ManTech International Corp (MANT.O) fell as much as 16 percent after the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US military-industrial giant KBR in bidding to privatize British police forces

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    US military-industrial giant KBR in bidding to privatize British police forces Posted: May 02, 2012 7:36 PM EDT Updated: May 02, 2012 7:36 PM EDT Source: NewsCore LONDON — Giant US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Discovery Spat Resolved in Alien Tort Case Over ‘Plan Colombia’

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    Discovery Spat Resolved in Alien Tort Case Over ‘Plan Colombia’ By Ross Todd The Litigation Daily April 26, 2012 Thorny discovery disputes are part of the Lit Daily’s stock and trade.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Guantánamo Bay contractor on shortlist to run UK police services

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    Guantánamo Bay contractor on shortlist to run UK police services US firm KBR, which helped build detention camp, among consortiums bidding to run police services in West Midlands and Surrey Alan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Universal Protection Buys JWA Security Contractor

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    Universal Protection Buys JWA Security Contractor By Jane Yu Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Universal Protection Service in Santa Ana has acquired San Diego-based Heritage Security Services, which was recently selected to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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