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Graham Platner: Security Contractor

Given that Graham’s Platner’s aspiration to become Maine’s next Senator have come to a screeching halt it seems more than appropriate to post this piece regarding his time as a…

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    1. Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation
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