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    US Needs Mercenaries to Continue Interventionist Foreign Policy: Former Marine Captain

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    US Needs Mercenaries to Continue Interventionist Foreign Policy: Former Marine Captain “For domestic political reasons US ground troops are not practical or an option, so security contractors, as they are not… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Future of Blackwater and Other Guns for Hire

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    The Wall Street Journal Bookshelf The Future of Blackwater and Other Guns for Hire Paying for a soldier’s health care and retirement pension is far more costly than hiring contractors, even… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    It’s Not Just Spying – How the NSA Has Turned Into a Giant Profit Center for Corrupt Insiders

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    It’s Not Just Spying – How the NSA Has Turned Into a Giant Profit Center for Corrupt Insiders Dear NSA Employees, You Now Have a Green Light to Loot and Pillage… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Overseas federal contractor jobs common in industry

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    Overseas federal contractor jobs common in industry Oct. 19, 2014 – 01:21PM Retired Army Col. Scott Lang went downrange as a civilian for defense contractor Exelis Mission Systems Corp. (Aaron Hunt… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?

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    Forthcoming “The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?”, forthcoming in International Community Law Review, 2014 Uploaded by Mirko Sossai Abstract: The purpose of the present… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Consequences of Privatizing Security

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    The Consequences of Privatizing Security 11 November 2013 By Linn Kristin Klausen Controversy over private security companies sparked late last month in Malaysia as the country experienced two armed robberies by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War by Contract. The Scope, Drivers and Implications of Military Privatisation

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    MBA’s Go to War: Competition in the Private Security Market and Conflict Outcomes Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas October 1, 2013 Abstract: Does competition shape private security firms’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company

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    News Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company The Meridian Star TERRI FERGUSON SMITH By Terri Ferguson Smith tsmith@themeridianstar.com 12 October 2014 In the wake of a lawsuit alleging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Use of Private Contractors for Security

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    The Opinion Pages | LETTERS The Use of Private Contractors for Security OCT. 12, 2014 To the Editor: Re “A Perilous Dependence on Contractors,” by Ann Hagedorn (Op-Ed, Oct. 3): The remedy is not… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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