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42. Isenberg, A Fistful of Contractors, 8.
43. Schumacher, A Bloody Business, 168.
44. Ibid., 168-169.
45. Isenberg, A Fistful of Contractors, 9.
46. Fred Rosen, Contract Warriors: How Mercenaries Changed History and the War on Terrorism (New York, NY: Penguin
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47. Schumacher, A Bloody Business, 167.
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51. Holmqvist, Private Security Companies, 44.
52. Kinsey, Corporate, 134.
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55. Ibid., 28-29.
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57. Percy, Regulating the Private Security Industry, 32.
58. Donald R. Rothwell, Challis Professor of International Law, University of Sydney, “Legal Opinion on the Status of Non-
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59. Peter Singer, The Private Military Industry and Iraq: What Have We Learned and Where to Next?, Policy Paper
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60. Percy, Regulating the Private Security Industry, 47.
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