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By 2008, the US Department of Defense employed 155,826 private contractors in Iraq—and 152,275 troops. This degree of privatization is unprecedented in modern warfare.” (Afghan War figures were remarkably similar: In 2010, there were 94,413 contractors and 91,600 American troops in that country.)
In Syria DoD deployed 3,500 US troops and estimated 4,000 contractors. Continua a leggere»
I Carabinieri della Compagnia di Alcamo hanno dato esecuzione ad un’ordinanza applicativa di misure cautelari emessa dal Giudice per le Indagini Preliminari presso il Tribunale di Trapani su richiesta della locale Procura della Repubblica nei confronti di 14 persone (1 in carcere, 3 ai domiciliari e 10 sottoposti all’obbligo di dimora) per cui si è ritenuto sussistano gravi indizi di colpevolezza, a vario titolo, per i reati di corruzione per atti contrari ai doveri d’ufficio, traffico di influenze illecite e abuso d’ufficio. Continua a leggere»
“Al di là del rilievo penale, sul quale altri giudici dovranno pronunciarsi,
Privatization of security had a great impact in the international arena. The growing role of non-state actors in variables of international security like terrorism, energy security, organised crime and state failure is conceived as a reflection of privatization of international security. The shifting function of control and authority of force/violence from the state (public sector) to business (private sector) had developed a growing market for force where private military and security companies (PMSCs) became the main good of consumption. Continua a leggere»
