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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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Russia blacklists mercenary recruitment from select countries amid pressure, report says
Russia blacklists mercenary recruitment from select countries amid pressure, report says Left and right, Kenyan citizens whose bodies were found in Lyman, Donetsk region. (Photo: DI Ukraine) By Barack Oduor Thursday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hwange man trapped in mercenary plot
Hwange man trapped in mercenary plot News By Desmond Chingarande | 16h ago A Hwange man has appeared in court on human trafficking charges after allegedly recruiting five Zimbabweans to fight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ukrainian drone tracks African mercenary fighting on Russia’s side
Ukrainian drone tracks African mercenary fighting on Russia’s side A video recently published on social media shows the moment a Ukrainian FPV (First Person View) drone follows an African mercenary fighting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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India to collect voice samples of arrested Ukrainian and US mercenaries
India to collect voice samples of arrested Ukrainian and US mercenaries RT.com 4th July 2026, 02:37 GMT+11 New Delhi’s anti-terror agency had charged them with training insurgents in Myanmar and supplying… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Similarities between British East India Company and contemporary private military companies
Similarities between British East India Company and contemporary private military companies Initial analysis run on Grok AI on July 4, 2026. Fact checks run on Perplexity AI (with two follow up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince Business Empire (1995–Present)
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Profile of Russian private military company Yastreb
Profile of Russian private military company Yastreb Initial assessment, and four follow-up questions, run on Perplexity AI on July 2, 2026. Fact checks run on, DeepSeek AI, ChatGPT, and Claude… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Torture, Extortion, and Murder: General Sent to Pretrial Detention Center in Russia Over Yastreb PMC Case
Torture, Extortion, and Murder: General Sent to Pretrial Detention Center in Russia Over Yastreb PMC Case #Court #Detention #Mercenaries #Neighbor nations #Neighbors #Russia #World Sania Kozatskyi July 3, 2026 16:36 Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Douglas Macgregor Says Tens of Thousands of Foreign Mercenaries Are Fighting for Ukraine
Douglas Macgregor Says Tens of Thousands of Foreign Mercenaries Are Fighting for Ukraine © Zеlеnskiу / Оfficiаl / Telegram Author: Dmitry Lukashev 06:39 03-07-2026 Douglas Macgregor says over 50,000 foreign mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Unseen footage reveals how Russia is recycling drones from the Ukrainian front in Africa.
Original URL Google Translation Unseen footage reveals how Russia is recycling drones from the Ukrainian front in Africa. Africa In Mali, the Russian mercenaries of Africa Corps – who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading