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    Manus bloodshed ‘inevitable’

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    Manus bloodshed ‘inevitable’ The Australian By JARED OWENS 12 June 2014 A FORMER Manus Island security guard has given a gruesome ­account of daily violence and bribery inside the detention centre,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Initial Assessment by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises -Complaint from Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights against G4s

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    Initial Assessment by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises -Complaint from Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights against G4s UK National Contact Point for the OECD… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers

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    Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers June 5, 2014 The federal government is not alone in waging a war on whistleblowers. In recent months, we learned that two of the government’s largest vendors make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Maritime presentation

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    Maritime presentation 04th June 2014 At a ceremony in London, Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) that have undertaken the ISO 28000 maritime security certification through RTI, received their certificates. As a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawmakers See Possible Contractor Issues in Africa as US Quietly Pivots There

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    Lawmakers See Possible Contractor Issues in Africa as US Quietly Pivots There Jun. 4, 2014 – 01:19PM By JOHN T. BENNETT Soldiers and civilian contractors sort through shipping containers near Gardez,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Policing private security

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    Policing private security 12 May 2014 During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the use of private security companies (PSCs) came into the public eye. A number of incidents, including alleged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    McCaskill calls for review of counternarcotics contracts after $100M in improper charges

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    McCaskill calls for review of counternarcotics contracts after $100M in improper charges J. Scott Applewhite/AP – Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has long been critical of the way the government contracts out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Commentary: The State That Signed the Contract Felled a City-One Voice at the Intersection of Public War and Private Profit

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    Commentary: The State That Signed the Contract Felled a City-One Voice at the Intersection of Public War and Private Profit Peters, Wm C. Social Justice34.3/4 (2007): 208-223. Abstract (summary) Despite multiple… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Command Authority over Contractors Serving With or Accompanying the Force

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    Command Authority over Contractors Serving With or Accompanying the Force1 Kirchmaier, Charles T. The Army Lawyer (Dec 2009): 35-41. Abstract (summary) Following the now infamous September 2007 Nisoor Square shooting incident… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’

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    Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’ LEANDER, ANNA. Review of International Studies37.5 (Dec 2011): 2253-2268. Abstract This article argues that risk… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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