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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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Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Privatising the war on drugs
Third World Quarterly Volume 35, Issue 8, 2014 Privatising the war on drugs Christopher Hobsona* pages 1441-1456 Abstract A defining feature of the ‘9/11 wars’ has been the prominent role played… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment
Citizenship Studies Volume 18, Issue 6-7, 2014 Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment Maya Eichlera* pages 600-614 Received: 26 Jul 2013 Accepted: 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons
Jeb Bush speaks at the ALEC’s 40th annual meeting in Chicago, August, 2013. (photo: M. Spencer Green/AP) Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons By Patrick Howell O’Neill, The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Captive Market
“I was looking for businesses that would be less volatile and that would perform better in a recession,” Tobey Sommer, a senior equity-research analyst with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a bank based… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police dutie
GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police duties January 29, 2015 Written by Staff GardaWorld has stated that it welcomes the findings of Private Reinforcements for Public Police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited
After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited Author(s): Aaron Ettinger International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p559. Abstract In the mid-1990s, unprecedented interventions by private companies specializing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications
The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications Author(s): Molly Dunigan International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p510. Abstract With the drawdown of US troops from both Iraq and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army
More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army By Our Political Editor PM directs Minister of State for Defence to conduct full probe, CID detectives question retired senior military officers More details… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting Margaret Hodge 10 December 2014 A culture of revenue and profit-driven performance incentives has too often been misaligned with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations
Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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