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October 27, 2016
How Israel Privatized Its Occupation of Palestine
It has enriched the security industry and allowed the country to evade accountability for human-rights violations.
Antony Loewenstein and Matt Kennard
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October 14, 2016
A New Spy Scandal Exposes the Corruption of Privatized Intelligence
“This is corporate malfeasance and a direct threat to national security.”
Tim Shorrock
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May 10, 2016
Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable?
They may confirm that since torture is a war crime, it can never be a policy option.
David Cole
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February 2, 2016
Contractor Kidnappings and the Perils of Privatized War
More than 3,700 contractors died on the global battlefield between 2001 and 2015, in this deadly and secrecy-shrouded game of crony capitalism.
Tim Shorrock
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May 27, 2015
How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA
A new cybersecurity elite moves between government and private practice, taking state secrets with them.
Tim Shorrock
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March 31, 2015
Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training
A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.
Tim Shorrock
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October 29, 2014
Finally, a Verdict on Blackwater’s Nisour Square Shooters
Accountability for the massacre in Iraq is a start—but we should also be talking about reducing reliance on private military contractors.
the Editors
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July 14, 2014
America: The Impotent Superpower
American military and corporate power have triumphed over all rivals—so why does the United States still struggle to impose its will on the world?
Tom Engelhardt
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May 23, 2011
Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE
“The implications of allowing a US citizen to assemble a legion in any foreign country, and especially in a combustible region like the Middle East, are serious and wide-ranging,” they allege.
Jeremy Scahill
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May 18, 2011
Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army
Why is Blackwater founder Erik Prince building a mercenary army for the United Arab Emirates? The contracted guns will be much less involved in maintaining the peace than they will in suppressing any dissent within the country.
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