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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
Mercenaries Arrive in Ukraine Disguised as Foreign Military Instructors, LPR Head Says
International Mercenaries Arrive in Ukraine Disguised as Foreign Military Instructors, LPR Head Says 04:47 GMT 31.01.2022 (Updated: 05:21 GMT 31.01.2022) © Sputnik / Stringer / Go to the photo bank Subscribe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater is in Donbass with the Azov battalion
«The Art of War» Blackwater is in Donbass with the Azov battalion by Manlio Dinucci The CIA and MI6 are reorganizing NATO stay-behind networks in Eastern Europe. If after the Second… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How Private Contractors Disguise the Real Costs of War
How Private Contractors Disguise the Real Costs of War Beyond wasting billions, private contractors are enablers of war. Articles Words:William D. Hartung Pictures: Tapio Haaja Date: January 12th, 2022 Share:FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrint It’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan
Jan 11, 11:00 AM The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan Michelle Harven An US contractor working with the 10th Mountain Division US Army keeps an eye on the surroundings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report: 22 journalists at Salvadoran news site hit with Pegasus hack
Report: 22 journalists at Salvadoran news site hit with Pegasus hack Listen to article 5 min An NSO Group branch near the southern Israeli town of Sapir. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP) By Mary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Journalists in El Salvador Targeted With Spyware Intended for Criminals
Journalists in El Salvador Targeted With Spyware Intended for Criminals The announcement came months after the U.S. government blacklisted the Israeli firm that produces Pegasus, the technology used to target the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan
Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan Post Date: February 1, 2022 | Category: Around the World, Justice Abroad “The troops are out and the president says the war is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad
From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad June 17, 2021| Jennifer Orth-Veillon LYON, France—When the Taliban shoved him out of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu Used Against Palestinians and Gave to Saudis Bring Him Down?
Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu Used Against Palestinians and Gave to Saudis Bring Him Down? Juan Cole / Informed Comment Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves a Jerusalem courthouse on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa
Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa RAND just released a report on Russia’s geostrategic presence in Africa. One key component of the report assesses the history and evolution of Russian PMC activity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading