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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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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Accused torturers should not get immunity
Accused torturers should not get immunity Posted: 05/21/2012 10:10:27 PM MDT If you torture people, you should not be allowed to get away with it. When a group of former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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S. 1100, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
S. 1100, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 May 21, 2012 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’
Research Article Risk and the fabrication of apolitical, unaccountable military markets: the case of the CIA ‘Killing Program’1 ANNA LEANDER Abstract This article argues that risk is central in (re)producing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
ON DEMAND ARMIES: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNAL CONFLICTS
ON DEMAND ARMIES: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNAL CONFLICTS A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
AGILITY DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. v. US, Court of Federal Claims 2012
AGILITY DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. v. US, Court of Federal Claims 2012 AGILITY DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. v. US, Court of Federal Claims 2012 AGILITY DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Programs That Market War Aims Abroad To Be Audited
USAToday.com May 21, 2012 Military Programs That Market War Aims Abroad To Be Audited By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today WASHINGTON — The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Anti-pirate security are “trigger-happy cowboys”
Anti-pirate security are “trigger-happy cowboys” PS May 22, 2012 – 13:41 Questions are being raised over the use of guards onboard Mærsk Line Limited ships from a security company whose guards… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 2
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 2 Posted: 05/21/2012 12:40 pm Here is another excerpt from the recently published book Funding the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Jet From Newport News Crashes In Calif.; 1 Dead
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (pilotonline.com) May 19, 2012 Jet From Newport News Crashes In Calif.; 1 Dead By Jeff Wilson, Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif.–A privately owned jet contracted by the military to play… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US moves to drop charges against Kuwait’s Agility
US moves to drop charges against Kuwait’s Agility By Shane McGinley Monday, 21 May 2012 10:42 AM Kuwait’s Agility, the logistics firm accused of fraud in the US, has seem legal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading