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Friday, January 22, 2010

U.S. Private Security Firms Head To Haiti


Just days after Haiti was devastated by a powerful earthquake, The Nation reports that some of the same private security companies operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are preparing to set up shop in the Caribbean nation.

A trade group representing military contractors and private security firms, the International Peace Operations Association, has launched a Web site for prospective clients, listing member companies offering their services in Haiti. Among them is Triple Canopy, a large private security firm that has operated under multi-million dollar contracts in Iraq. Others are already in Haiti, like HART Security which is currently "providing security services to the media."

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