Vom „Söldner“ zum „Samariter“? Die narrativen Grenzen strategischer Imagekonstruktion von privaten Sicherheitsdienstleistern

Kruck, Andreas; Spencer, Alexander

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Andreas Kruck⁴ &
Alexander Spencer⁴

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Private Militär- und Sicherheitsfirmen (PMSF) haben einen schlechten Ruf und versuchen diesen mittels narrativer Imagekonstruktion gezielt zu verbessern. Einerseits untersucht der Beitrag diese strategische Imagekonstruktion auf den Webseiten von britischen und US-amerikanischen PMSF und zeigt vier dominante Selbstcharakterisierungen auf: PMSF als technische und militärische Experten, professionelle Geschäftsleute, humanitäre Wohltäter und stolze Patrioten. Andererseits rekonstruiert er, wie die Imagekonstruktionen der PMSF nur sehr begrenzt von den Medien aufgegriffen werden: Medial werden die PMSF vielmehr als unfähige Cowboys, skrupellose Kriegsgewinnler, unkontrollierte Rechtsbrecher und/oder schmutzige Söldner charakterisiert. Der Beitrag erschließt das politikwissenschaftliche Potential der Narrativanalyse, um die Grenzen der strategischen Imagekonstruktion durch Narrative deutlich zu machen.

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Notes

1.
Wir möchten uns sehr bei Tobias Müller für seine wertvolle Hilfe bei der Fertigstellung dieses Beitrags bedanken.
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Zu den untersuchten PMSF zählen die britischen Firmen Aegis Defence Services, AKE Group, Armor Group, Assured Risks, Ayr Group, Centurion Risk Assessment Services Ltd., Control Risk Group, Edinburgh International, Erinys International, Global Strategies Group, Gurkha Security Guards, Hart Security Limited, MineTech International, Olive Group, Pilgrim Elite, Saladin Group, Sandline International, TOR International und Track24. Die folgenden US-amerikanischen PMSF wurden analysiert: 3D Global Solutions, Academi (ehemals Blackwater bzw. XE), Aecom, Airscan Inc., AlliedBarton Security Services, American Security Group, Blue Hackle, CACI International Inc., Cubic Defense Applications, DynCorp, EOD Technology, GardaWorld, General Dynamics Information Technology, GlobalEnforce Inc., Global Security Services, Golan Group, Gryphon Group, H3 LLC, HSS-International, ICI of Oregon, KBR, Kroll Inc., L-3 Communications, Military Professional Resources (MPRI), Mission Essential Personnel, MVM Inc., Northrop Grumman, Overseas Security & Strategies, Inc. (OSSI), Pax Mondial, Reed, Ronco, SCG International Risk, Spartan Consulting Group, Special Operations Consulting Security Management Group (SOC-SMG), Steele Foundation und Triple Canopy.
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Kroll, http://www.kroll.com/about/history/ [15.03.2012].
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Golan Group, http://www.golangroup.com/company.shtml [17.03.2012].
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Alle Zitate von Kroll, http://www.kroll.com/about/ [15.03.2012].
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L-3 Communications, http://www.l-3com.com/about-l-3/message-from-the-ceo.html [18.03.2012].
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Cubic Corporation, http://www.cubic.com/Solutions [15.03.2012].
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Northrop Grumman, http://www.northropgrumman.com/capabilities/index.html [15.03.2012].
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L-3 Communications, http://www.l-3com.com/business-segments/amm.html [18.03.2012].
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L-3 Communications, http://www.l-3com.com/business-segments/government-services.html [18.03.2012].
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Cubic Corporation, http://www.cubic.com/About-Us/History [15.03.2012].
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Kroll, http://www.kroll.com/about/careers/ [15.03.2012].
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Ebd.
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Assured Risks Ltd, www.assuredrisks.com/index.php [14.03.2012].
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Airscan, http://www.airscan.com/about.php [15.03.2012].
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AEGIS Defence Services, http://www.aegisworld.com/index.php/about-us-2 [14.03.2012].
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Saladin Security, http://www.saladin-security.com/about-us.php [14.03.2012].
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Centurion Risk Assessment Services, http://www.centurionsafety.net/About.html [14.03.2012].
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3D Global Solutions Inc., http://3dglobalsolutions.net.p2.hostingprod.com/ [15.03.2012].
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Control Risks Group, http://www.controlrisks.com/aboutUs/SitePages/Our%20People.aspx [14.03.2012].
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Alle Zitate von HSS-International, http://www.hssinternational.com/company.php [15.03.2012].
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TOR International, http://torinternational.com/about/ [14.03.2012].
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Centurion Risk Assessment Services, http://www.centurionsafety.net/About.html [14.03.2012].
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Neptune Maritime Security, http://www.neptunemaritimesecurity.com/Neptune%20Maritime%20Security%20In%20Summary.pdf [15.03.2012].
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Pilgrims Group, http://www.pilgrimsgroup.com/about.php [18.03.2012].
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Reed, http://www.reedinc.com/web/page/587/interior.html [15.03.2012].
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Olive Group, http://www.olivegroup.com/about.htm [14.03.2012].
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Pilgrims Group, http://www.pilgrimsgroup.com/about.php [18.03.2012].
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SCG International Risk, http://www.scginternational.com/services.html [15.03.2012].
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The Washington Post, 11.12.2009, A02.
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The Washington Post, 24.08.2007, D01.
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The Washington Post, 16.06.2004, E01.
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The Daily Telegraph, 04.05.2007, 12.
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The Washington Post, 08.04.2004, A01.
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The Washington Post, 28.05.2008, A03.
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The New York Times, 04.04.2004, 5
37.
The Washington Post, 23.05.2010, B06.
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The Guardian, 21.08.2009, 23.
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The New York Times, 03.10.2007, 25.
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The New York Times, 18.08.2010, 10.
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The New York Times, 21.01.2011, 4.
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The Guardian, 21.08.2009, 23.
43.
The Washington Post, 27.07.2008, B06.
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The Daily Telegraph, 04.05.2007, p. 12.
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The Washington Post, 07.10.2007, B01.
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The New Yoke Times, 11.11.2009, 1.
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The New York Times, 27.09.2007, 1.
48.
The Guardian, 21.08.2009, 23.
49.
Beide Zitate aus: The Guardian, 15.05.2004, 4.
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The Washington Post, 03.10.2007, A18.
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Alle Zitate aus: The New York Times, 23.09.2007, 1.
52.
The Guardian, 15.05.2004, 4.
53.
The Daily Telegraph, 10.12. 2004, 36.
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The Washington Post, 21.12.2008, BW04.
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The New York Times, 17.11.2006, 16.
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The Washington Post, 21.12.2008, BW04.
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Ebd.
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Reed, http://www.reedinc.com/web/page/554/interior.html [17.03.2012].
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GardaWorld, http://www.garda-world.com/whatwedo/services/ [15.03.2012].
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EOD Technology, http://www.eodt.com/AboutUs/ [17.03.2012].
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GDIT, http://www.gdit.com/about/aboutus.aspx?id=3458 [16.03.2012].
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KBR, http://www.kbr.com/About/Business-Units/International-Government-Defence-and-Support-Services/ [16.03.2012].
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Global Security Services, http://globalsecurityservices.com/component/option, com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ [15.03.2012].
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H3, http://www.grouph3.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140&Itemid=262 [15.03.2012].
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GDIT, http://www.gdit.com/contact_us/contactus.aspx?ekfrm=3460 [15.03.2012].
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GardaWorld, http://www.garda-world.com/whoweare/about/ [15.03.2012].
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Beide Zitate von: GDIT, http://www.gdit.com/about/aboutus.aspx?id=2746 [16.03.2012].
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Reed, http://www.reedinc.com/web/page/554/interior.html [17.03.2012].
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Alle Zitate aus: The New York Times, 02.04.2004, 19.
70.
The Washington Post, 01.12.2008, C01.
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The Washington Post, 13.10.2007, A01.
72.
The New York Times, 03.10.2007, 24.
73.
The Guardian, 01.08.2007, 4.
74.
The Daily Telegraph, 08.04.2011, 24.
75.
The Washington Post, 23.04.2005, A01.
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The Daily Telegraph, 31.05.2007, 4.
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The Guardian, 08.03.2011, 25.
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The Washington Post, 01.07.2004, A01.
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The Daily Telegraph, 31.05.2007, 4.
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The Washington Post, 04.11.2006, A12.
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The Guardian, 01.08.2007, 4.
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.The Guardian, 30.10.2006, 14.
83.
The New York Times, 27.09.2007, 1.
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The New York Times, 15.06.2004, 23.
85.
The Washington Post, 04.11.2006, A12.
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The Guardian, 21.06.2009, 20.
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The Guardian, 17.04.2004, 13.
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The Washington Post, 03.10.2007, A18.
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The Guardian, 26.06.2004, 22.
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The Washington Post, 23.04.2005, E01.
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The New York Times, 15.06.2004, 23.
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The Daily Telegraph, 04.05.2007, 12.
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The Guardian, 26.06.2004, 22.
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The Guardian, 02.04.2007, 5.
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The Guardian, 26.06.2004, 22.
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Alle Zitate von MPRI, http://www.mpri.com/web/ [15.03.2012].
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DynCorp, http://www.dyn-intl.com/index.aspx [17.03.2012].
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Edinburgh International, http://www.edinburghint.com/about-us/csr/ [14.03.2012].
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Pax Mondial, http://www.paxmondial.com/ [15.03.2012].
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DynCorp, http://www.dyn-intl.com/ [17.03.2012].
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AEGIS Defence Services, http://www.aegisworld.com/index.php/our-approach-ethos-2 [14.03.2012].
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Edinburgh International, http://www.edinburghint.com/about-us/csr/ [14.03.2012].
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Hart Security Limited, http://www.hartsecurity.com [14.03.2012].
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Saladin Security Ltd, http://www.saladin-security.com/corporate-social-responsibility.php [14.03.2012].
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Hart Security Limited, http://www.hartsecurity.com/aboutus_codeofconduct.asp [14.03.2012].
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Triple Canopy, http://www.triplecanopy.com/company [15.03.2012].
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Triple Canopy, http://www.triplecanopy.com/company [15.03.2012].
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DynCorp, http://www.dyn-intl.com/about-us/values-code-of-conduct.aspx [17.03.2012].
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Pax Mondial, http://www.paxmondial.com/how-we-operate/ [15.03.2012].
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Control Risks Group, http://www.controlrisks.com/aboutUs/SitePages/Ethical%20And%20Independent.aspx [14.03.2012].
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MEP, http://www.missionep.com/company/vision [15.03.2012].
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Pax Mondial, http://www.paxmondial.com/how-we-operate/ [15.03.2012].
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DynCorp, http://www.dyn-intl.com/about-us/values-code-of-conduct.aspx [17.03.2012].
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Control Risks Group, http://www.controlrisks.com/aboutUs/SitePages/Our%20Reputation.aspx [14.03.2012].
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Centurion Risk Assessment Services, http://www.centurionsafety.net/About.html [14.03.2012].
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Hart Security Limited, http://www.hartsecurity.com [14.03.2012].
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Alle Verweise von AYR Group, http://www.ayrgroup.co.uk/ [16.03.2012].
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TOR International, http://torinternational.com/about/ [18.03.2012].
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Olive Group, http://www.olivegroup.com/about.htm [14.03.2012].
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Edinburgh International, http://www.edinburghint.com/about-us/csr/ [14.03.2012].
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Saladin Security Ltd, http://www.saladin-security.com/corporate-social-responsibility.php [14.03.2012].
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Cubic Corporation, http://www.cubic.com/About-Us/Corporate-Responsibility [15.03.2012].
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The Guardian, 02.01. 2010, 6.
124.
The Guardian, 17.04.2004, 13.
125.
The Washington Post, 21.12.2008, BW04.
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The New York Times, 03.10.2007, 25.
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The Washington Post, 21.12.2008, BW04.
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The Washington Post, 12.10.2007, A01.
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The Daily Telegraph, 08.04.2011, 24.
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The Washington Post, 11.12.2009, A02.
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The Washington Post, 04.11.2006, A12.
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Beide Zitate aus: The New York Times, 11.11.2009, 1.
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The Guardian, 15.05.2004, 4.
134.
The Washington Post, 04.11.2006, A12.
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The Guardian, 18.02.2008, 9.
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The Guardian, 01.08.2007, 4.
137.
The New York Times, 28.05.2006, 9.
138.
The Washington Post, 12.10.2007, A01.
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The Washington Post, 24.12.2007.
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The Guardian, 31.10.2006.
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CACI International Inc, http://www.caci.com/about/mission_lv.shtml [15.03.2012].
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Gurkha Security Services, http://www.gurkhasecurityservices.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 [14.03.2012].
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L-3 Communications, http://www.l-3com.com/about-l-3 [15.03.2012].
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Northrop Grumman, http://www.northropgrumman.com/corporate-responsibility/ethics/our-vision-values-and-behaviors.html [15.03.2012].
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CACI International Inc, http://www.caci.com/about/mission_lv.shtml [15.03.2012].
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H3, http://www.grouph3.com/ [15.03.2012].
147.
Gryphon, http://www.gryphonsecurity.com/index_2.htm [18.03.2012].
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Beide Zitate von: MVM Inc, http://www.mvminc.com/in-the-community/ [15.03.2012].
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Northrop Grumman, http://careers.northropgrumman.com/operation_impact.html [15.03.2012].
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Erik Prince, in: The Washington Post, 03.07.2007, A18.
151.
The Daily Telegraph, 04.05.2007, 12.
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The New York Times, 05.11.2007, 24.
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The Washington Post, 17.08.2010, A01.
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The Guardian, 01.08.2007, 4.
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The Guardian, 17.05.2004.
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Kruck, A., Spencer, A. (2014). Vom „Söldner“ zum „Samariter“? Die narrativen Grenzen strategischer Imagekonstruktion von privaten Sicherheitsdienstleistern. In: Hofmann, W., Renner, J., Teich, K. (eds) Narrative Formen der Politik. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02744-5_9

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