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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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- 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
Tag Archives: Mercenaries
Simon Mann’s adventures
Simon Mann’s adventures Buoyed by successes in Angola and Sierra Leone, he went a little too far when he tried to topple the Equatorial Guinea dictatorship By Omar Shariff Deputy Editor,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Scottish soldiers in British Army post-2014 would be ‘mercenaries’
Scottish soldiers in British Army post-2014 would be ‘mercenaries’ Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent Friday 31 January 2014 Scots who stay in the UK Armed Forces following independence would be “mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Impact of Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies on Civil War Severity between 1946 and 2002
The Impact of Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies on Civil War Severity between 1946 and 2002 Ulrich Petersohna* Accepted author version posted online: 17 Jan 2014 Published online: 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Assad’s foreign mercenaries cover regime losses
Assad’s foreign mercenaries cover regime losses Assad’s foreign mercenaries cover regime losses As many as 10,000 active foreign mercenaries are estimated to be fighting for Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Complications of the War in S. Sudan: Mercenaries, Negative Forces, Ugandan Role
Complications of the War in S. Sudan: Mercenaries, Negative Forces, Ugandan Role Amid increasing regional and international sense of cautious contempt and optimism of ending the ongoing crisis in the Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Party files draft law against war mercenaries
Politics | January 16, 2014 | 12:10 Party files draft law against war mercenaries Source: Tanjug BELGRADE — The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) filed a draft law to parliament… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Two More Azerbaijani Mercenaries Killed in Syria
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 Two More Azerbaijani Mercenaries Killed in Syria Azerbaijani mercenary killed in Syria DAMASCUS (Panorama.am)—Two more Azerbaijani citizens who participated in the fighting in Syria on the side… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Mercenaries’ who helped sustain a sultan
‘Mercenaries’ who helped sustain a sultan The Australian January 04, 2014 12:00AM Rex Clark, right, in Dhofar with a comrade, Paddy Shervington Source: Supplied Payne in 1969 Source: News Limited THE… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order
The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order Hardcover – June 15, 2014 by Sean McFate (Author) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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The Simon Mann Trial, the Demise of the “Dogs of War,” and the Discursive Legitimation of “Humanitarian” Private Security Companies in Africa
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication Volume 4, Issue 4, 2011 The Simon Mann Trial, the Demise of the “Dogs of War,” and the Discursive Legitimation of “Humanitarian” Private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading