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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
Estimating the total annual value of the private security contracting industry.
Estimated total annual value of the private security contracting industry. On June 23, 2026 I tasked Claude AI to: Focusing only on private security and private military companies that work… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
David Isenberg’s political ideology on private military contracting
LOL! I’d forgotten about that description. Time to bring it back. The Erik Prince Quote The Claim: Claude claims Isenberg described Erik Prince as an “über-libertarian” and wrote that it was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Price: 0.2 Billionaire Bunny (He just keeps going and going and going)
Erik Price: 0.2 Billionaire Bunny (He just keeps going and going and going) On June 23, 2026 I tasked Perplexity AI to: Based on public records, corporate earnings reports, SEC filings,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Erik Prince: The Non-Anti-Vaxxer
Erik Prince: The Non-Anti-Vaxxer On June 23, 2026 I tasked Perplexity AI to: describe relationship between Erik Prince and Windward It responded thusly: Erik Prince’s relationship to “Windward” appears to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince business organization chart
On June 223, 2026 I tasked Perplexity AI to: Create a organization chart of all of the businesses founded, owned, and operated by Erik Prince from 1995 to present. Include all… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince’s Business Empire
Erik Prince’s Business Empire On June 23, 2026 I tasked Google Gemini to: Create a organization chart of all of the businesses founded, owned, and operated by Erik Prince from 1995 to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Afghanistan’s War Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security
The Afghanistan’s War Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security Armed forces & Society 2023, Vol. 49(4), 1027-1034 Ori Swed You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas
No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas Studies in International Comparative Development (2022) 57:1-27 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
From Wagner to Africa Corps: Touadéra finally submits to the new guard
Russian reversal From Wagner to Africa Corps: Touadéra finally submits to the new guard While his Sahel neighbours accepted the coming of the Russian-controlled Africa Corps to replace the Wagner group,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading