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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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Author Archives: David Isenberg
Inside the grisly world of Russia’s mercenaries, where ex hotdog salesman sends convicts into ‘meat grinder’
DEATH CULT Inside the grisly world of Russia’s mercenaries, where ex hotdog salesman sends convicts into ‘meat grinder’ Oliver Harvey Published: 18:16 ET, Apr 4 2023 Updated: 18:30 ET, Apr 4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Housing: DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program
U.S. Government Accountability Office Military Housing: DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program GAO-23-105377 Published: Apr 06, 2023. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 2023. Jump To Highlights Recommendations Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference by Jenny Maddocks April 5, 2023 Filed under: Accountability, attribution, Bucha, ICRC, International Court of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Activist who drew attention to Wagner Group burials in Krasnodar Krai town leaves Russia after threats
Activist who drew attention to Wagner Group burials in Krasnodar Krai town leaves Russia after threats 7:58 am, April 5, 2023 Source: Protokol Vitaly Votanovsky, an activist from Krasnodar Krai who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prigozhin claims Bakhmut is ‘legally captured’ Here’s what this means, and other key developments on our updated combat map
Prigozhin claims Bakhmut is ‘legally captured’ Here’s what this means, and other key developments on our updated combat map 5:01 pm, April 3, 2023 Source: Meduza Since the start of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner Group must be designated as foreign terrorist organization
Wagner Group must be designated as foreign terrorist organization War_Conflict Politics Wagner Group Illustration on the Wagner Group by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times more > Commentary By Jim Petrila and Phil… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack
Wagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack Russian mercenaries say they have seized the centre of Bakhmut as Ukraine’s troops train for new offensives. Ukrainian service members fire… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What’s Behind the Posturing of Russian Mercenaries in the Balkans?
Source: Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images 6.04.2023 What’s Behind the Posturing of Russian Mercenaries in the Balkans? Given how thoroughly Ukraine has overshadowed all other Russian foreign policy objectives, it seems… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Is This a Real Recruitment Poster to US Welfare Recipients for the International Legion of Ukraine?
Is This a Real Recruitment Poster to US Welfare Recipients for the International Legion of Ukraine? “This episode is to be investigated by local security authorities,” a spokesperson for the Embassy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Who benefits from the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky?
Who benefits from the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky? April 6, 2023 at 2:37 pm | Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine A portrait of Russian military blogger Vladlen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading