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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Libya: SAS veterans helping Nato identify Gaddafi targets in Misrata
Libya: SAS veterans helping Nato identify Gaddafi targets in Misrata Ex-SAS soldiers and private security firm employees passing information to Nato attack helicopters, sources tell Guardian Richard Norton-Taylor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 18.25 BST Western advisers are passing information … Continue reading
2 Americans Are Indicted In Iraq Contract Bribery
New York Times May 31, 2011 2 Americans Are Indicted In Iraq Contract Bribery By Jack Healy BAGHDAD — Two American businessmen have been charged with giving Army officers airline tickets, spa vacations and more than $1 million in bribes … Continue reading
U.S. Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea
The New York Times May 30, 2011 U.S. Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea By ADAM NOSSITER MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — While the United States has turned its back on some authoritarian rulers in North Africa and the … Continue reading
A Private Army in the Desert
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-31/private-army-desert A Private Army in the Desert TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 AT 1:06 P.M. The United Arab Emirates, a close U.S. ally, has hired Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s new company to train a military force for them. Reflex Responses, or … Continue reading
The Privatisation of Security in Failing States: A Quantitative Assessment
The Privatisation of Security in Failing States: A Quantitative Assessment Author(s): Željko Branovic DCAF 2011 DCAF Occasional Papers (24) Failing and collapsed states are a common marketplace for the private military industry, which has grown significantly in size and scope … Continue reading
U.S. Wars Used to be Fought By Privates — Now, Increasingly, They’re Fought by Privateers
U.S. Wars Used to be Fought By Privates — Now, Increasingly, They’re Fought by Privateers Posted by Mark Thompson Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:24 am Privateers, strictly speaking, are private individuals who have been granted the power by a … Continue reading
Private Military & Security Companies (PMSCs)
Private Military & Security Companies (PMSCs) Countries in which PMSCs operate This page discusses areas where PMSCs have operated in the past Contractor Misconduct and Abuse This page discusses contrator misconduct and abuse Regulation and Oversight of PMSCs This page … Continue reading
NSA Repeatedly A Target Of Fraud
Baltimore Sun May 29, 2011 Pg. 1 NSA Repeatedly A Target Of Fraud Overcharges scam intelligence agency By Tricia Bishop For 11 years, prosecutors say, William Turley and two of his children used their Maryland manufacturing business to brazenly bill … Continue reading
Pentagon ‘Insourcing’ Still Drawing Fire
Washington Post May 30, 2011 Pg. 17 Pentagon ‘Insourcing’ Still Drawing Fire Think tanks weigh in; In-house jobs plan was already losing steam By Marjorie Censer, Capital Business The Pentagon in recent months has gradually backed off its controversial effort … Continue reading
DoD Workforce Cost Realism Assessment
DoD Workforce Cost Realism Assessment By David J. Berteau, Joachim Hofbauer, Gregory Kiley, Guy Ben-Ari, Jesse Ellman May 17, 2011 Over the past decade, federal spending on service contracts more than doubled in constant terms, from $164 billion in 2000 … Continue reading