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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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Kazakh MP warns against pardoning mercenaries
Kazakh MP warns against pardoning mercenaries Published April 3, 2026 11:00 Zhuman Kiikov Senior journalist of the General News department zh.kiikov@kursiv.media kazakhstan mercenaries MP Murat Abenov believes that pardoning mercenaries could… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Colombia: UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law
Colombia: UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law April 2, 2026 Jurist UN experts on March 27 welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s ratification of the 1989 International Convention against Recruitment, Use, Financing & Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit
Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit By Jeremy Louwerse Published April 2, 2026, 7:52 p.m. ET A former Special Forces commando made… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Legal, Shooters, United Nations, Yemen
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Ukrainian intelligence revealed another Nigerian mercenary killed near Kharkiv
Ukrainian intelligence revealed another Nigerian mercenary killed near Kharkiv Thursday, 28 May 2026, 12:46 New documents expose a pattern of deceptive recruitment and rapid front-line deaths. Details point to organized schemes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Russia tricked hundreds of Peruvians into fighting against Ukraine
Russia tricked hundreds of Peruvians into fighting against Ukraine – CNN Mon, June 29, 2026 – 05:20 3 min About 800 Peruvians may be fighting in the Russian army Kateryna Serohina… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Nepal Govt still not getting full details about Gorkhas killed in Ukraine war
Nepal Govt still not getting full details about Gorkhas killed in Ukraine war 840 families approach the authorities in Kathmandu seeking info on their missing sons BY ASHIS BISWAS 27 Jun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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HUR on Moscow’s Post-Wagner Strategy
‘Too Early to Say Russia Is Losing Africa’: HUR on Moscow’s Post-Wagner Strategy In brief: In an exclusive interview with Kyiv Post, HUR spokesperson said Moscow successfully replaced Wagner with the Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Over 1,000 Kenyans lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine, 50+ Ghanaians killed there — three governments confirmed it, none confronted Moscow
Over 1,000 Kenyans lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine, 50+ Ghanaians killed there — three governments confirmed it, none confronted Moscow Kenya’s Foreign Minister called himself “pragmatic and realistic” ahead of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Scots mercenary fighting for Ukraine against Putin’s Russia missing and feared dead
MISSING MERC FEARS Scots mercenary fighting for Ukraine against Putin’s Russia missing and feared dead Oliver Norton , Reporter Published: 22:33, 27 Jun 2026 A SCOTS mercenary who fought on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza Cate Brown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Control, Israel, Legal, Middle East
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