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    Remember Blackwater?

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    Remember Blackwater? Outsourcing the Iraq War to private firms marked a new phase in America’s military industrial complex. The past decade has been full of profit, scandal and lawsuits. Originally aired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Man, The Girl and the Jeep AIA: Nelson Rockefeller’s Precursor Non-Profit Model for Private U.S. Foreign Aid

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     Mexico and the World Vol. 6, No 1 (Winter 2001) The Man, The Girl and the Jeep AIA: Nelson Rockefeller’s Precursor Non-Profit Model for Private U.S. Foreign Aid  Margaret C. Boardman, Ph.D.Pepperdine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies

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    Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies March 14, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (3) As reported here last week, the Brotherhood is coping with Egyptian police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans

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    Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans By Ewan Foskett, Reporter Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:00 AM HERTS’ police bossolice and crime commissioner David Lloyd has denied it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    When neoliberalism exploded

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    Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 09:00 AM EST When neoliberalism exploded Historian Daniel Steadman Jones traces the origins of the right’s fascination with privatization and deregulation By Michael W. Clune This article… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves

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    Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves Though big organisations say external consultants are essential, can they be held to the same levels of transparency? guardian.co.uk, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    PMC = Private Military Chaplain

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    Orlando Sentinel March 4, 2013 Pg. 1 Top Army Chaplain Trainer Unsure Simulator Is Effective By Richard Bennett, Staff writer The chief of the U.S. Army’s chaplain school has raised a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium

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    Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium The private prison corporation GEO Group’s purchase of naming rights to the home of Florida Atlantic Owls represents a new low in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenary firms: a lucrative niche market

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    Sunday 24.02.2013 International Service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation A $100 billion market Mercenary firms: a lucrative niche market Contractors of the US private security firm Blackwater secured the site of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Is Mandiant a ‘digital Blackwater’?

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    Is Mandiant a ‘digital Blackwater’? By ANNE FLAHERTY | Associated Press  View PhotoAssociated Press/Jacquelyn Martin – Mandiant founder and CEO Kevin Mandia is seen in his office in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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