Archive for 'aegis defence services'
Scahill on Blackwater at UM
Went to hear Jeremy Scahill speak at UM the day before Halloween. I thought this would be a suitable post for the holiday, seeing as how *actually* terrifying the subject is, but I am only getting around to it now. I have yet to read his book, Blackwater: The Rise of America’s Most Powerful Mercenary [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2008 under American politics, Barack Obama, British army, Iraq, Irish America, Pat Finucane Centre, Peter McBride, aegis defence services, afghanistan, belfast, human rights, ireland, middle east, presidential elections, private military contractors, shoot to kill policy, tim spicer.
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Action Alert: Cancel the Aegis Contract! Lobby Obama
The following action alert was issued by the Pat Finucane Centre in remembrance of the anniversary of Peter McBride’s murder:
Peter Mc Bride Anniversary Action Alert-Lobby Barack Obama
Last year a supporter of the PFC in the US contacted Senator Barack Obama regarding the controversial Pentagon contract with LT Col Spicer, the former Scots Guards officer whose [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under American politics, Barack Obama, British army, British government, Derry, Iraq, Irish America, Irish peace process, Pat Finucane Centre, Peter McBride, West Belfast, aegis defence services, belfast, human rights, ireland, presidential elections, private military contractors, shoot to kill policy, tim spicer, truth.
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Call for Aegis’ expulsion from Iraq
Article by David Granville from the Irish Democrat:
THE MOTHER of the Peter McBride, the Belfast teenager murdered by two Scots Guardsmen on 4 September 1992, has appealed to the Iraqi government to cancel the contracts of private security firm Aegis Defence Services and to expel it from the country.
Jean McBride’s appeal follows a decision [...]
Posted: October 14th, 2007 under British army, British government, Iraq, Pat Finucane Centre, Peter McBride, aegis defence services, belfast, human rights, ireland, middle east, private military contractors.
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Belfast mother appeals to Iraqi Government
From the Pat Finucane Centre:
Following the decision of the Iraqi government to expel private security company Blackwater*from the country Belfast mother Jean Mc Bride has appealed to the Iraqis to ‘also show the door’ to British company Aegis Defence Services. The CEO of Aegis is former Scots Guards officer and mercenary Tim Spicer. Soldiers under [...]
Posted: September 18th, 2007 under Iraq, Pat Finucane Centre, Peter McBride, aegis defence services, belfast, human rights, ireland, middle east, private military contractors, tim spicer, war.
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“Have gun, will fight for paycheck”
The Mercenary Revolution by Jeremy Scahill exposes the corruption behind the use of private military contractors in Iraq (the US has deployed almost 200,000 to date!). Normally I like to repost articles in their entirety, but this is a bit long. In any case, it’s a fascinating read, and you can be sure [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2007 under Iraq, Pat Finucane Centre, Peter McBride, aegis defence services, human rights, private military contractors, tim spicer, war.
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Action Alert: Contact Congress about Aegis Defence Services
From the Pat Finucane Centre:
US Congressional hearings are being held this week into private contractors in Iraq. The hearings were announced after audits conducted by the special inspector general uncovered billions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction funds that have been misspent or are simply unaccounted for. [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2007 under Iraq, Irish peace process, aegis defence services, war.
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Notes on a Scandal
No, this post is not about the recent movie bearing the same title, which has recently opened to rave reviews (though I have seen it and I think both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are brilliant in the film). Rather, the title is meant to allude to a much more important and timely scandal, [...]
Posted: January 13th, 2007 under Iraq, aegis defence services, war.
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