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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
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Tag Archives: Mercenaries
Convicted Israeli trainer of Colombia paramilitaries claims CIA ties
Convicted Israeli trainer of Colombia paramilitaries claims CIA ties Colombia Reports By Joel Gillin 17 November 2014 Israeli mercenary Yair Klein, convicted in Colombia of training paramilitary forces, has claimed he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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High Court to Review 13 Mercenaries’ Life Imprisonment Case On Tuesday
High Court to Review 13 Mercenaries’ Life Imprisonment Case On Tuesday All Africa By by Abednego Davis 1 December 2014 08:49 Dec 01, 2014 (Liberian Observer/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Bulgarian daily says Varna “major collection point” for mercenaries to Ukraine
Bulgarian daily says Varna “major collection point” for mercenaries to Ukraine BBC Monitoring European 28 November 2014 07:42 Text of report by Bulgarian newspaper 24 Chasa on 27 November [Report by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Again, Fulani mercenaries kill scores, burn houses in Nasarawa
Again, Fulani mercenaries kill scores, burn houses in Nasarawa Nigerian Tribune 23 November 2014 Asianet Pakistan Private Limited GUNMEN, suspected to be Fulani mercenaries, on Saturday morning, launched another offensive attack… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Revealed: UK ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State terrorist forces in Syria
Revealed: UK ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State terrorist forces in Syria Former infantryman James Hughes from Reading, and Jamie Read from Lanarkshire, are said to be in Rojava, northern Syria Jamie Read,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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British ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State – who are they?
Sunday 23 November 2014 Iraq , UK British ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State – who are they? Former British soldiers are reportedly in northern Syria battling the Islamic State group alongside Kurdish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Convicted Israeli trainer of Colombia paramilitaries claims CIA ties
Convicted Israeli trainer of Colombia paramilitaries claims CIA ties Colombia Reports By Joel Gillin 17 November 2014 Israeli mercenary Yair Klein, convicted in Colombia of training paramilitary forces, has claimed he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ukrainian website reports 4,000 ” mercenaries ” buried in Russian mass grave
Ukrainian website reports 4,000 ” mercenaries ” buried in Russian mass grave BBC Monitoring Ukraine & Baltics 14 November 2014 08:55, Text of report by website of TSN news service of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Mercenaries: Ex-NSA hackers and their corporate clients are stretching legal boundaries and shaping the future of cyberwar
The Mercenaries Ex-NSA hackers and their corporate clients are stretching legal boundaries and shaping the future of cyberwar. By Shane Harris Illustration by Charlie Powell Excerpted from @War: The Rise of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia Mulls Hiring Mercenaries To Counter ISIS Threat
Russia Mulls Hiring Mercenaries To Counter ISIS Threat By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | November 11, 2014 8:12 PM EST Russia has been reported to be seriously considering employing foreign mercenaries to counter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading