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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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- 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: May 2013
Australian Gary Peters tells of role in Gaddafi son’s rescue
Australian Gary Peters tells of role in Gaddafi son’s rescue Fiona Hudson Sunday Herald Sun May 18, 2013 9:22PM Gary Peters knows his incredible tale of how he helped spirit away… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatizing while transforming
Privatizing while transforming Author(s): Marion E. Bowman Defense Horizons. .57 (July 2007): National Defense University Overview The Armed Forces of the United States are designed to be supported by capabilities provided… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries?
Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries? Amer Mahmud, United States Air Force Academy Abstract Civilian contractors operating in the battlefield can easily escape the requirements of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader, Abdulkadir. O. Abdulrazaq Abstract One of the most vital engines motivating global economic progress… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater had a use for Sharia law
Dome: Blackwater had a use for Sharia law Published: May 16, 2013 Q. What North Carolina company wanted to use Islamic law in the United States? The private military contractor Blackwater.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations
Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 2, 2013 Special Issue: Explaining Coordination and Breakdown in Complex Operations Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations Lindsay P. Cohna* pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Buying Decline: The Privatization of Foreign Intervention
Buying Decline: The Privatization of Foreign Intervention Martha D. Beutel, University of Miami Publication Date: 2012-05-09 Availability: Embargoed Embargo Period: 2014-05-14 Degree Type: Dissertation Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) Department:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes
Security Journal , (6 May 2013) | doi:10.1057/sj.2013.17 Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes Kathrin Herbst Abstract The transfer of power in the area of security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future.
Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future. Publication Date Jan 2013 Media Count 226p Personal Author J. A. Mapp R. Ocampo… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Four Killed in Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
Four Killed in Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan FALLS CHURCH, Va. (May 16, 2013) – Four DynCorp International personnel working on the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A) program were tragically… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading