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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2011 · 29 MIN

Stephen Armstrong: War plc

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Stephen Armstrong, author of War plc, explains the phenomenal rise of the new corporate mercenaries and the privatisation of warfare - a multi-billion dollar industry that most of us are not even aware of.

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Stephen Armstrong, author of War plc, explains the phenomenal rise of the new corporate mercenaries and the privatisation of warfare - a multi-billion dollar industry that most of us are not even aware of.

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