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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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Tag Archives: United Kingdom
Why has Serco been awarded the contract to continue running Yarl’s Wood?
Why has Serco been awarded the contract to continue running Yarl’s Wood? The detention centre in Buckinghamshire, where 400 women await deportation, has been dogged by allegations of mistreatment – so… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
3 Firms Compete To Provide UK Helo Training
3 Firms Compete To Provide UK Helo Training Nov. 26, 2014 – 02:53PM | By ANDREW CHUTER | Comments An Army reservist undergoes underslung load training with a Squirrel helicopter. Three… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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MoD reforms ‘not fit for purpose’ says think-tank
MoD reforms ‘not fit for purpose’ says think-tank The Telegraph Online Ben Farmer Defence Correspondent 26 November 2014 02:43 An MoD strategy to use more reserves, contractors and civil servants for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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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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Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco
Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco LONDON Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:26pm GMT A Serco flag is seen flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Jimmy Mubenga death: plane passenger ‘saw him die’ after being restrained by G4S officers
Jimmy Mubenga death: plane passenger ‘saw him die’ after being restrained by G4S officers getsurrey.co.uk By Amani Hughes 18 November 2014 10:52 © 2014 Trinity Mirror A security guard from Horley… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, UK
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Jurors handcuffed in aeroplane seats at G4S trial
Jurors handcuffed in aeroplane seats at G4S trial The simulation formed part of the manslaughter case against three G4S guards accused of causing the death of 46-year-old Jimmy Mubenga Jimmy Mubenga… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Legal, UK
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Serco chastened by costly lesson in outsourcing risk
Serco chastened by costly lesson in outsourcing risk By Neil Maidment LONDON Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:38am GMT A Serco flag is seen flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MAN’S CRIES ‘HEARD 15 ROWS AWAY’
MAN’S CRIES ‘HEARD 15 ROWS AWAY’ Press Association Regional Newswire – South East 10 November 2014 10:06 The cries of an Angolan deportee who later died after being restrained on a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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