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    US company that built Guantánamo wants to run police services in UK

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    US company that built Guantánamo wants to run police services in UK Andy Worthington, 9 May 2012 About the author Andy Worthington is the author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatizing Asylum Housing: Serco and G4S Get UK Contracts

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    Privatizing Asylum Housing: Serco and G4S Get UK Contracts by Lily Smith, CorpWatch Blog May 8th, 2012 Over 100 asylum seekers are facing eviction in Glasgow after Serco – a private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US military-industrial giant KBR in bidding to privatize British police forces

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    US military-industrial giant KBR in bidding to privatize British police forces Posted: May 02, 2012 7:36 PM EDT Updated: May 02, 2012 7:36 PM EDT Source: NewsCore LONDON — Giant US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Guantánamo Bay contractor on shortlist to run UK police services

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    Guantánamo Bay contractor on shortlist to run UK police services US firm KBR, which helped build detention camp, among consortiums bidding to run police services in West Midlands and Surrey Alan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    IPCC call for powers to investigate private security firms

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    IPCC call for powers to investigate private security firms 24 Apr 12 By Robert Ratcliff The Independent Police Complaints Commission has called on the Home Office to allow them the powers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Deportation contractor Reliance faces litany of abuse claims against staff

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    Deportation contractor Reliance faces litany of abuse claims against staff Escort guards accused of ‘hitting and punching’ deportees, but company says cases have been investigated by UKBA Listen to Nelson Babaze… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK

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    Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK Friday, 13 April 2012 10:58  By John Grayson, A Yorkshire campaign deploys rigorous research to expose and resist the astonishing corporate takeover of Britain’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The WARRIOR CLASS: A golden age for the freelance soldier

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    Harper’s Magazine April 2012 Charles Glass is a journalist, author, and publisher who has frequently reported from the Middle East. His most recent book is Americans in Paris: Life and Death… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    British military contracts KBR support

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    British military contracts KBR support Published: April 3, 2012 at 10:31 AM HOUSTON, April 3 (UPI) — Texas company KBR is to provide operational support to British military forces under a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Can Privatization Kill?

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    April 1, 2012 Can Privatization Kill? By THOMAS GAMMELTOFT-HANSEN ON Oct. 12, 2010, Jimmy Mubenga was deported from Britain. The 46-year-old Angolan had come to the country as a refugee 16… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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