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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
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Category Archives: UK
Asylum seekers move out of hotel
Asylum seekers move out of hotel The Bolton News By Elaine O’Flynn 2 October 2014 ASYLUM seekers staying in a Bolton hotel have moved out. Up to 30 people were placed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security guard jailed in Iraq for killing two bodyguards in gun rampage is on hunger strike and demanding to be brought back to Britain
Security guard jailed in Iraq for killing two bodyguards in gun rampage is on hunger strike and demanding to be brought back to Britain Daniel Fitzsimons, 35, shot an ex-Royal Marine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security firm to guard crime sites for police
News Security firm to guard crime sites for police The Daily Telegraph 1 October 2014 A POLICE force has hired a private security company to guard major crime scenes, in what… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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It gets knocked down but G4S keeps getting up again
Business Comment Mark Leftly: It gets knocked down but G4S keeps getting up again Independent Online By Mark Leftly 25 September 2014 21:10 Westminster Outlook I should have known that I’d… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S ordered to pay pounds 6,000 to ‘humiliated’ disabled man
G4S ordered to pay pounds 6,000 to ‘humiliated’ disabled man The Guardian By Haroon Siddique 25 September 2014 A 79-year-old disabled former serviceman has been awarded pounds 6,000 damages after a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco
Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco The Guardian By Rajeev Syal 9 September 2014 Margaret Hodge accused the government of shocking complacency yesterday after it emerged that two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S’ Guantánamo Contract is a British Embarrassment
Kevin LoCorporate Social Responsibility Advocate, Reprieve G4S’ Guantánamo Contract is a British Embarrassment Posted: 08/09/2014 17:25 BST Updated: 08/09/2014 17:59 BST The largest security services firm in the world, British company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Government must beef up contract management, says watchdog
September 2014 Last updated at 06:51 ET Government must beef up contract management, says watchdog Continue reading the main story Related Stories ‘Bar G4S and Serco contracts’ call Labour plan to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Investigating Mitie, the market leader in UK immigration detention
Investigating Mitie, the market leader in UK immigration detention Phil Miller 4 September 2014 A company called Mitie cleans Odeon cinemas and NHS hospitals . . . Now, all of a sudden,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers
20 August, 14:04 Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers Rex Features Download podcast The Chief Constable of one of Britain’s biggest police forces has revealed she is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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