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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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Up to $18 000 were promised. Kenya says 200 of its citizens fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia
Up to $18 000 were promised. Kenya says 200 of its citizens fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia Author: Anastasiia Zaikova Date: 7:04 PM EET, November 13, 2025 Kenya… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Five years for enlisting. Kazakhstan prosecutes hundreds of citizens for fighting in Ukraine
Article 30 December 2025, 17:36 Maxim Litavrin Five years for enlisting. Kazakhstan prosecutes hundreds of citizens for fighting in Ukraine Photo: Alexander Reka / TASS Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched a mass… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan’s killing fields
From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan’s killing fields Several trucks full of Sudanese refugees from various parts of north Darfur, including El-Fasher, drive toward a refugee camp in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Predatory recruitment is sending Indians to their deaths on the Russia-Ukraine front
Predatory recruitment is sending Indians to their deaths on the Russia-Ukraine front At least 26 men have died in perhaps the first known instance of recruiters making false promises to enlist… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UAE mercenaries in Yemen appeal to Israel for support
Publish date Tuesday 30 December 2025 UAE mercenaries in Yemen appeal to Israel for support The separatist “Southern Transitional Council” of Yemen, which operates under the full support of the United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Update: Mercenary Horațiu Potra brought back to Romania to face investigation
Update: Mercenary Horațiu Potra brought back to Romania to face investigation 20 November 2025 Irina Marica Update: Mercenary Horațiu Potra, an alleged associate of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, was brought to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Romanian mercenary leader taken into custody over alleged 2024 coup plot
Romanian mercenary leader taken into custody over alleged 2024 coup plot Horațiu Potra, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, is suspected of plotting to install failed presidential candidate Călin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenary firm which ran deadly armed GHF ‘aid’ points in Gaza is recruiting again
Mercenary firm which ran deadly armed GHF ‘aid’ points in Gaza is recruiting again by Joe Glenton 20 November 2025 in Analysis Reading Time: 2 mins read The same lethal private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
As Israel bans aid orgs in Gaza, notorious mercenary firm seeks “Targeter”
As Israel bans aid orgs in Gaza, notorious mercenary firm seeks “Targeter” Are Israel and the Trump admin planning to revive the dystopian Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme that spawned famine and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner mercenaries deployed on Russia’s shadow fleet as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic routes
Frontline report: Wagner mercenaries deployed on Russia’s shadow fleet as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic routes Russia is placing combat veterans with a record of severe violence on merchant ships to deter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading