Category Archives: Shooters

    Now, That’s Chutzpah!

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    Now, That’s Chutzpah! September 24, 2014 by David Isenberg   Follow @vanidan @vanidan An Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Mother of All Security Details

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    September 8, 2014 By David Isenberg The Bremer Detail: Protecting The Most Threatened Man in the World By Frank Gallagher with John M. Del Vecchio September 30, 2014 Paperback, 288pp. Open… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Busting up Somali pirate attacks one ship at a time

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    Busting up Somali pirate attacks one ship at a time The Christian Science Monitor By Mike Pflanz Correspondent 14 July 2014 When they speed up to a lumbering ship, the main… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) On Ships in High Risk Areas: Impacts, Concerns and Challenges

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    Prediction and Recognition of Piracy Efforts Using Collaborative Human-Centric Information Systems 109 (2013): 23. “Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) On Ships in High Risk Areas: Impacts, Concerns and Challenges.” Titahena,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Says Appeals Board Clears Use of Private Contractors in Iraq

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    KBR Says Appeals Board Clears Use of Private Contractors in Iraq By Dow Jones Business News,  June 26, 2014, 09:37:00 AM EDT By Tess Stynes KBR Inc. said the Armed Services… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Armed Guards off Nigeria in Hot Water?

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    June 23, 2014 Armed Guards off Nigeria in Hot Water? By MarEx The latest security advisory for Nigeria issued by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) effectively renders the use of armed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Exclusive: CIA Falls Back in Afghanistan

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    Roger Lemoyne/Getty Kimberly Dozier 05.04.14 Exclusive: CIA Falls Back in Afghanistan The intelligence agency’s irregular forces have been key to the fight against the Taliban since 2001. Now they’re being withdrawn—just… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Taiwan fishermen to use armed guards

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    Taiwan fishermen to use armed guards Kyodo News Posted at 03/19/2014 7:16 PM | Updated as of 03/19/2014 7:17 PM TAIPEI – Taiwan-registered fishing vessels operating in the pirated-infested waters of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Italian marines case fails to address use of force during pirate attacks

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    Italian marines case fails to address use of force during pirate attacks The legal discourse has missed an opportunity to set a benchmark for future cases involving states and commercial armed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Anchors to protect sailors

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    February 20, 2014 Updated: February 20, 2014 02:53 IST Anchors to protect sailors Praveen Swami AP The International Maritime Bureau’s figures show that piracy has reached a six-year low. File Photo… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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