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Rich Executives Spend Millions For Bodyguards To Guard Them From Populist Anger

Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones. August 10, 2011.

Meet World Protection Group Inc.'s private bodyguards, the latest trend in corporate spending.

Congressional Investigation Confirms: U.S. Funds Afghan Warlords

Aram Roston, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. June 23, 2010.

Security for U.S. military supply routes in Afghanistan is in the hands of Afghan warlords who may be paying off the Taliban.

U.S. Security Company Offers to Perform "High Threat Terminations" and to Confront "Worker Unrest" in Haiti

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. January 19, 2010.

We saw this type of Iraq-style disaster profiteering in New Orleans and you can expect to see a lot more of this in Haiti over the coming days, weeks and months.

Is It Impossible to Protect Your Privacy?

Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. April 22, 2008.

With identity theft reaching record levels, our ability to collect personal data has far outstripped our ability to protect it.