Pentagon imposes standards on security firms – The Virginian-Pilot Pentagon imposes standards on security firmsThe Virginian-PilotIn 2004, four Americans working for a security contractor were killed, and two of their burned bodies were hung over a bridge in Fallujah, Iraq. In 2007, the Blackwater shooting in Nisour Square again drew attention to the roles that […]

The Privatization of War: Private Mercenaries and the “War on Terror” in … – Center for Research on Globalization Center for Research on GlobalizationThe Privatization of War: Private Mercenaries and the “War on Terror” in …Center for Research on GlobalizationConsidered at the time the “Cadillac” of the mercenary industry, Blackwater joined in the hunt for […]