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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK
Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK Friday, 13 April 2012 10:58 By John Grayson, A Yorkshire campaign deploys rigorous research to expose and resist the astonishing corporate takeover of Britain’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Awarded Contract Valued at up to $25.4 Million to Support the Kuwait Air Force (KAF)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dyncorp-international-awarded-contract-valued-at-up-to-254-million-to-support-the-kuwait-air-force-kaf-2012-04-13 April 13, 2012, 9:45 a.m. EDT DynCorp International Awarded Contract Valued at up to $25.4 Million to Support the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) FALLS CHURCH, Va., Apr 13, 2012 (BUSINESS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships
SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships Written by Dean Wingrin/defenceWeb Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:46 South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws
04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Soldier or Contractor? It Doesn’t Matter; in the End Both Still Get Screwed
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Soldier or Contractor? It Doesn’t Matter; in the End Both Still Get Screwed Posted: 04/12/2012 8:22 pm Despite all the attention… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF BIN LADEN: Private Security Companies Constitute a “State within a State”
PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF BIN LADEN: Private Security Companies Constitute a “State within a State” by Antony Loewenstein Global Research, April 13, 2012 The Pakistani city of Peshawar is situated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia May Consider Establishing Private Military Companies
Russia May Consider Establishing Private Military Companies © RIA Novosti. Igor Zarembo 00:50 13/04/2012 RIA Novosti military commentator Konstantin Bogdanov Russia may create private military companies and possibly use them for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Israeli mercenary firm proposes “violent action” against African refugees
Israeli mercenary firm proposes “violent action” against African refugees On 04.11.12, By Max The Israeli daily Maariv recently reported [in Hebrew] that BTS, a mercenary firm run by a former Israeli… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Background Check Contractor is Back in the Police Blotter
Apr 12, 2012 Background Check Contractor is Back in the Police Blotter By NEIL GORDON POGO saw a familiar name pop up in the news this week. On Tuesday, the Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker
How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth. BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012 Amnon Gutman 1 / 16 A shocking rise in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
