War Profiteering » Aegis Defence Services http://www.warprofiteering.net In every war there are those corporations that make an extremely large profit specifically from the war. The scariest offenders are those that have the power to get a government to start a war on their behalf. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Aegis Defence Services http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/05/aegis-defence-services/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/05/aegis-defence-services/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:16:08 +0000 webmaster Aegis Defence Services is a British private military company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. It was founded in 2004 by Tim Spicer, who was previously director of the …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/05/aegis-defence-services/feed/ 0 Aegis wins new US contract | www.MountainRunner.us http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/02/aegis-wins-new-us-contract-www-mountainrunner-us/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/02/aegis-wins-new-us-contract-www-mountainrunner-us/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:16:06 +0000 webmaster The U.S. military confirmed yesterday that it awarded the largest security contract in Iraq to a private British firm, Aegis Defence Services, in a deal worth up to $475 million over two years. Aegis won the high-stakes derby over …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2012/02/02/aegis-wins-new-us-contract-www-mountainrunner-us/feed/ 0 Aegis Defence Services Moved Headquarters From UK to Switzerland … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/23/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to-switzerland/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/23/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to-switzerland/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:16:05 +0000 webmaster Aegis Defence Services has offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal, and the USA. Their line of business is supplying mercenaries. It is sort of ironic that Switzerland, the major supplier of mercenary …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/23/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to-switzerland/feed/ 0 Aegis Defence Services Moved Headquarters From UK to … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/18/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/18/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:16:05 +0000 webmaster Aegis Defence Services has offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal, and the USA. Their line of business is supplying mercenaries. It is sort of ironic that Switzerland, the major supplier of mercenary soldiers for …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/18/aegis-defence-services-moved-headquarters-from-uk-to/feed/ 0 PacificSun.com – Town Square Topic http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/13/pacificsun-com-town-square-topic/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/13/pacificsun-com-town-square-topic/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:16:05 +0000 webmaster The "Pretender-in-Chief" has decided to draw down our troops in Iraq to 3000 by 2012 despite warnings from army generals. The troops required to perform the mission and to continue to train the Iraqi military are between …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/09/13/pacificsun-com-town-square-topic/feed/ 0 The U.S. invasion of Iraq: until the last drop of oil | The Global … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/29/the-u-s-invasion-of-iraq-until-the-last-drop-of-oil-the-global/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/29/the-u-s-invasion-of-iraq-until-the-last-drop-of-oil-the-global/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:16:06 +0000 webmaster Meanwhile, the US State Department is now negotiating deals with eight private security firms (for example, Aegis Defence Services and Global Strategies Group) to expand their presence in Iraq. Under Secretary of State …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/29/the-u-s-invasion-of-iraq-until-the-last-drop-of-oil-the-global/feed/ 0 [Politics_CurrentEvents_Group] Mercenaries Replace Military, Blast … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/14/politics_currentevents_group-mercenaries-replace-military-blast/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/14/politics_currentevents_group-mercenaries-replace-military-blast/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:16:07 +0000 webmaster The single largest U.S. contract for private security in Iraq was a $293 million payment to the British firm Aegis Defence Services, headed by retired British Lt. Col. Tim Spicer, who has been dogged by accusations that …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/07/14/politics_currentevents_group-mercenaries-replace-military-blast/feed/ 0 This is Staffordshire | David and Victoria Beckham's former … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/this-is-staffordshire-david-and-victoria-beckhams-former/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/this-is-staffordshire-david-and-victoria-beckhams-former/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:16:09 +0000 webmaster A FORMER bodyguard to David and Victoria Beckham was killed by a roadside bomb while working as a security specialist in Iraq. Ex-Royal Marine Merrick McDonald was employed by private security firm Aegis Defence Services…

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/this-is-staffordshire-david-and-victoria-beckhams-former/feed/ 0 Bomb victim 'knew risks' of Iraq work – This is Staffordshire http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/bomb-victim-knew-risks-of-iraq-work-this-is-staffordshire/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/bomb-victim-knew-risks-of-iraq-work-this-is-staffordshire/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:16:09 +0000 webmaster This is Staffordshire | Merrick McDonald, David and Victoria Beckham's former bodyguard, death in Iraq was unlawful. … North Staffordshire Coroner's Court heard that the father-of-two was part of a seven-strong Aegis Defence Services team escorting an American reconstruction expert when insurgents struck in October 2006. The 42-year-old was travelling as a passenger in an armoured Toyota Landcruiser at the head of a three-vehicle convoy when he was …

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]]> http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/06/21/bomb-victim-knew-risks-of-iraq-work-this-is-staffordshire/feed/ 0 Iraq war isn't ending; it's being rebranded as a privatised … http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/05/23/iraq-war-isnt-ending-its-being-rebranded-as-a-privatised/ http://www.warprofiteering.net/2011/05/23/iraq-war-isnt-ending-its-being-rebranded-as-a-privatised/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 08:16:07 +0000 webmaster Those replacing them, right down to carrying assault weapons, will come from places with names like Aegis Defence Services and Global Strategies Group — eight companies in all. All U.S. combat forces are scheduled to leave Iraq by …

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