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Marketing the New ‘Dogs of War’

Posted By: March 29, 2013

Center For Public Integrity By Duncan Campbell WASHINGTON, October 30, 2002 – The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have been fighting one of the world’s longest and bloodiest terrorist wars, but July 24, 2001, marked their most devastating attack in 18 years of fighting against the Sri Lankan government. In virtually destroying Bandaranaike International Airport […]

Spicer, ‘Scratcher’ and the dogs of war

Posted By: March 29, 2013

By Ray O’Hanlon Irish Echo September 8-14, 2004 rohanlon@irishecho.com The backdrop to the row over the “Spicer” contract with the Pentagon for security-related work in Iraq is beginning to resemble the plot of a Frederick Forsythe novel. “The Dogs of War,” to be precise. The affair is turning up a whole slew of British public-school […]

Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract

Posted By: March 29, 2013

by Pratap Chatterjee, Special to CorpWatch, June 9th, 2004 (http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11350) Occupation authorities in Iraq have awarded a $293 million contract effectively creating the world’s largest private army to a company headed by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Spicer, a former officer with the Scots Guard, an elite regiment of the British military, who has been investigated for […]

Irish- American Anger over Iraq defense contract

Posted By: March 29, 2013

Irish Echo. August 4-10, 2004 By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com President Bush is being urged to cancel an Iraq security contract that involves a onetime British army officer linked to the death of a man in northern Ireland. The death of Peter McBride, shot dead by two members of the Scots Guards regiment, remains one of […]

Senators Protest To Rumsfeld

Posted By: March 29, 2013

August 25, 2004 Honorable Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Room 3E880 The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 Dear Secretary Rumsfeld: We are writing to request you to ask the Inspector General to investigate a $293 million Iraq security contract given troubling concerns that recently have come to light. The contract, which we understand is the largest […]

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