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- 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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Tag Archives: Africa
Logistics firm linked to Blackwater founder expands to Congo
Logistics firm linked to Blackwater founder expands to Congo Business Daily By JOHN GACHIRI 11 February 2015 Frontier Services Group (FSG), a Nairobi-based company associated with former Navy SEAL and Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The 25 licensed private overseas recruitment companies in Uganda
The 25 licensed private overseas recruitment companies in Uganda New Vision 17 February 2015, English, © 2015 NEWVISION. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company By Darious Magara &… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
46,000 Ugandans recruited to work abroad
46,000 Ugandans recruited to work abroad Close to 46,000 Ugandans have benefited from the programme of externalisation of labour, MPs have heard. The Principal Labour Officer (Research and Statistics) in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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African Skies sub-contracts for US security firms
African Skies sub-contracts for US security firms The Indian Ocean Newsletter 13 February 2015, A Ugandan firm run by a group of South Africans has become a key player in refitting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maritime Security in Africa: Potential for the Private Sector?
24 February 2015 Maritime Security in Africa: Potential for the Private Sector? Dirk Siebels thinks that the private sector should contribute further to Africa’s maritime security. As he sees it, private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Logistics firm linked to Blackwater founder expands to Congo
Logistics firm linked to Blackwater founder expands to Congo Business Daily By JOHN GACHIRI 11 February 2015 Frontier Services Group (FSG), a Nairobi-based company associated with former Navy SEAL and Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Boko Haram: Nigeria Hires SA Mercenaries Illegally
Boko Haram: Nigeria Hires SA Mercenaries Illegally Nkem Ikeke In recent weeks, there have been reports about a regional alliance between Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin through a Multi-National Joint… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Mercenaries Allegedly Land in Liberia
Mercenaries Allegedly Land in Liberia Security sources in Monrovia say hundreds of mercenaries are landing in the country to help put down an incursion in the north and beef-up Sierra Leone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Man of mettle’s African mission
Man of mettle’s African mission China Daily-Europe Weekly By Chen Yingqun 23 January 2015 Former owner of controversial military firm now has other fish to fry Erik Prince needs no uniform… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Loose cannons
Loose cannons Private military and security companies: Who controls the guns-for-hire? by Stephen Johnson Feb 01, 2015 Stephen Johnson is a researcher at GGA. He studied at the University of Cape… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading