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“To be sure, there were plenty of work for private military contractors during the Arab Spring, especially protecting companies trying to operate in the midst of the political unrest. For example, in Bagram, excuse me, Bahrain, where Aegis h…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers Part 9 @ 6:52
Harkin Oil and Gas carried_out_attack
Bahrain host_asserted
“In 1988, a Saudi business mogul, Abdullah Taha Baish, purchased an 11% stake in Harkin through the Netherlands Antilles Shell Company called TRACO, T-R-A-C-O, International. Shortly after Baish's investment, Harkin landed a lucrative deal w…”
▶ The Colonels corner Prelude to terror final chapter @ 1:11:07
Mentions (7)
▶ 1:28:19
of the international syndicate. So you had Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria. There was a smaller one in Tanzania and Bahrain. And there were also small demonstrations in Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Sudan. So, I mean, it was j…
▶ 1:11:07
In 1988, a Saudi business mogul, Abdullah Taha Baish, purchased an 11% stake in Harkin through the Netherlands Antilles Shell Company called TRACO, T-R-A-C-O, International. Shortly after Baish's investment, Harkin landed a lucrative deal w…
▶ 1:11:40
The deal gave Harkin exclusive exploration, development, and production, transportation, and marketing rights to almost all of Bahrain's oil and gas reserves. It was a major coup for a very unprofitable, unknown company. The territory cover…
▶ 1:12:09
At the time the deal was announced, the oil industry analysis marveled at how this virtually anonymous, unknown company with no previous international drilling at all could have landed a contract like that. It has since been reported that S…
▶ 1:12:38
was a shareholder in BCCI, and BCCI frontman Khalid Faryon was a close business associate of Bakra's as well. Unfortunately for the young Bush, Harkin was unable to strike oil off the coast of Bahrain. Bakish also had close ties to Khalid b…
▶ 8:50
The membership roster included all of the big ones, Triple Canopy, G4S, L3, SOC, DynCorp, and Academy. There were half a dozen member firms based in the UAE, mainly Dubai. Others came out of the UK, Bahrain, Cyprus, South Africa, South Kore…
▶ 6:52
To be sure, there were plenty of work for private military contractors during the Arab Spring, especially protecting companies trying to operate in the midst of the political unrest. For example, in Bagram, excuse me, Bahrain, where Aegis h…