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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- 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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, chance of a lifetime, lifetime of chance
Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, chance of a lifetime, lifetime of chance February 27, 2015 10:19 AM MST Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, chance of a lifetime, lifetime of chance Photoblog.com This morning the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Terrorism or Heroism?
George Monbiot Terrorism or Heroism? 10th February 2014 If you join foreign conflicts you’re prosecuted as a terrorist, however just your cause. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th February… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Sells Prisoners to the Highest Bidders
US Sells Prisoners to the Highest Bidders By Mary Turck, Al Jazeera America 01 March 15 Willacy strike highlights larger problems within the prison-industrial complex n Feb. 20 prisoners at the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Prison Companies Foresee Increased Profits as Ruling Limits Immigrant Detentions
Private Prison Companies Foresee Increased Profits as Ruling Limits Immigrant Detentions Saturday, 28 February 2015 10:40 By Candice Bernd, Truthout | Report Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and GEO Group, which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2
Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2 Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 1
Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration
Sunday, Feb 22, 2015 08:00 AM EST 9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration Private prison companies aren’t the only ones benefiting from America’s prison-industrial complex Alex Henderson, AlterNet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing
BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing By Karen Jowers, Staff writer 3:48 p.m. EST February 19, 2015 (Photo: Corvias Military Living) CONNECT 59 TWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Troops living in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies
Conflict, Security & Development Volume 15, Issue 1, 2015 The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies Nikolaos Tzifakis & Asteris Huliaras pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014, pp. 9-23(15) Publisher: St Antony’s International Review Abstract: This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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