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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2023
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2023 Feb 8, 2023 – Press ISW Download the PDF Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, George Barros, Layne Philipson, Nicole Wolkov, and Mason Clark February 8,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukrainian military intelligence: “Gazprom” is creating its own private military company
Ukrainian military intelligence: “Gazprom” is creating its own private military company Author: Anhelina Sheremet Date: 15:22, 7 february 2023 Russiaʼs largest corporation Gazprom is creating its own private military company (PMC).… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brutal footage shows Wagner troops beating a commander with shovels then leaving him badly wounded on the Bakhmut front line as morale plummets among Putin’s army of rapists and murderers
Brutal footage shows Wagner troops beating a commander with shovels then leaving him badly wounded on the Bakhmut front line as morale plummets among Putin’s army of rapists and murderers The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin mercenary who ‘waved the skull of a dead Ukrainian’ and called for civilians to be murdered DIES after he was shot in the head in mystery attack
Putin mercenary who ‘waved the skull of a dead Ukrainian’ and called for civilians to be murdered DIES after he was shot in the head in mystery attack Propagandist turned fighter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine’s intelligence: Russian Gazprom to create its own private military company
Ukraine’s intelligence: Russian Gazprom to create its own private military company by The Kyiv Independent news desk February 7, 2023 5:06 pm Russian state-owned energy monopolist Gazprom is creating its own… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What the Wagner Mercenaries’ Row Reveals About Serbia’s Relations with Russia
Source: Oliver Bunic / AFP via Getty Images 26.01.2023 What the Wagner Mercenaries’ Row Reveals About Serbia’s Relations with Russia The scandal has helped both countries to gain the kind of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hard Drinking and Murky Finances: How an American Veterans Group Imploded in Ukraine
Hard Drinking and Murky Finances: How an American Veterans Group Imploded in Ukraine The Mozart Group was training Ukrainian soldiers and evacuating frontline residents until the money ran out. Its collapse… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mozart Group training Ukrainian troops to ‘kill Russians’: CEO
Mozart Group training Ukrainian troops to ‘kill Russians’: CEO By Al Mayadeen English Source: RT 29 Jan 16:20 The co-founder of the Mozart Group admits that the firm trains Ukrainian soldiers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russians warned to ‘lock up kids’ as Putin’s pardoned Wagner thugs return from Ukraine war
Russians warned to ‘lock up kids’ as Putin’s pardoned Wagner thugs return from Ukraine war Russians have been warned to be diligent as former convicts return from fighting in Ukraine after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes
Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes © UNOCHA/Michele Cattani A displaced family sit in front of their tent at an informal camp in Bagoundié in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading