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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Category Archives: Iraq
mericans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia
World | Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:39am EST Americans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD | By Mark Hosenball, Lesley Wroughton and Stephen Kalin Three U.S. citizens who disappeared… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Western Mercenaries and Private Military Companies in Iraq
Western Mercenaries and Private Military Companies in Iraq By South Front Global Research, January 21, 2016 South Front 20 January 2016 The war-torn Middle East has become a ground for activity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Baghdad Kidnappings: Were American Mercenaries working for US Defence Giant on ‘Critical’ Iraq Special Forces Programme?
Baghdad Kidnappings: Were American Mercenaries working for US Defence Giant on ‘Critical’ Iraq Special Forces Programme? By Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black Global Research, January 21, 2016 Bureau of Investigative Journalism… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Officials name top suspects in Iraq abductions of Americans
Officials name top suspects in Iraq abductions of Americans By SUSANNAH GEORGE Jan. 21, 2016 2:09 PM EST Motorists pass by the apartment complex where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DFAT troubleshooter to sort Baghdad security
DFAT troubleshooter to sort Baghdad security Paola Totaro The Australian January 18, 2016 12:00AM The senior bureaucrat responsible for approving the beleaguered $51 million private contract to guard Australia’s embassy in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
American Civilian Missing in Iraq Had ‘False Sense of Security’
Kimberly Dozier VANISHED 01.18.1610:17 AM ET American Civilian Missing in Iraq Had ‘False Sense of Security’ Three U.S. citizens drove off a military base—without their security detail—to go and visit a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
3 Americans kidnapped in Iraq
Report: 3 Americans kidnapped in Iraq Alex Lockie and Reuters REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The US Embassy in Baghdad. Three Americans contractors have been kidnapped by “militias” in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Weak Leviathan – A comparative study of the Privatization of Security in South Africa and Iraq
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Former Contracting Official Sentenced to 30 Months for Bribery in Relation to U.S. Government Contracts in Iraq
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 8, 2016 Former Contracting Official Sentenced to 30 Months for Bribery in Relation to U.S. Government Contracts in Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE UNDERBELLY OF GLOBAL SECURITY: SIERRA LEONEAN EX-MILITIAS IN IRAQ
THE UNDERBELLY OF GLOBAL SECURITY: SIERRA LEONEAN EX-MILITIAS IN IRAQ Maya Mynster Christensen* ↵*Maya Mynster Christensen (isk-mk03@fak.dk) is an Assistant Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College. The article has greatly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading