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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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
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G4S was aware of crucial screening failures months before an armed guard murdered two colleagues in Iraq, says BBC programme
G4S was aware of crucial screening failures months before an armed guard murdered two colleagues in Iraq, says BBC programme dailyrecord.co.uk 28 May 2014 05:09 A BBC programme claims that security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
John Sopko is fighting corruption in Afghanistan, and making noise while he’s at it
Washington Post John Sopko is fighting corruption in Afghanistan, and making noise while he’s at it By Richard Leiby, Published: May 26 E-mail the writer Courtesy of Special Inspector General for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Reconstruction
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Whistleblower hotlines changing the way IGs respond to waste, fraud and abuse
Whistleblower hotlines changing the way IGs respond to waste, fraud and abuse Tuesday – 5/20/2014, 4:08am EDT By Jared Serbu More Reports Listen to Jared’s audio report on IG hotlines. Download… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Security Firms Law Passed
Private Security Firms Law Passed All Africa 23 May 2014 04:52 Luanda, May 23, 2014 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — The National Assembly Thursday in Luanda passed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Policing Private Security
May 14, 2014 Policing Private Security The International Organization for Standardization issued the following news:. During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the use of private security companies came into the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Investigation widens into war zone nonprofit that deployed confidentiality agreements
Investigation widens into war zone nonprofit that deployed confidentiality agreements By Scott Higham and Steven Rich, Published: May 21 A federal inspector general is asking for the identities of employees who signed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The State’s Enforcement Monopoly and the Private Protection of Property
The State’s Enforcement Monopoly and the Private Protection of Property/Comment Grechenig, Kristoffel; Kolmar, Martin; Muehlheusser, Gerd. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 170.1 (Mar 2014): 5-26. The modern state has monopolized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MPs to probe Serco over sex assault claim at asylum centre: Firm forced to reveal incident report: Vaz ‘shocked’ by Yarl’s Wood events
Front: MPs to probe Serco over sex assault claim at asylum centre: Firm forced to reveal incident report: Vaz ‘shocked’ by Yarl’s Wood events The Observer By by Mark Townsend, Home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Home dept wants to see all private guards in blue
Home dept wants to see all private guards in blue Warns guards, employers of arrest if order defied News International our correspondent Friday, May 16, 2014 Karachi The Sindh Home Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Regulation of private security is in SA’s interests
Focus Regulation of private security is in SA’s interests Business Day By NATHI MTHETHWA 20 May 2014 Regulation of private security is in SA’s interests OVER the past few decades, governments… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading