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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
Blackwater Pardons were the Right Call
Blackwater Pardons were the Right Call 01/08/2021 By James Durso and Christopher Mayer On September 16, 2007, seventeen Iraqi civilians died in a botched security operation by the private security company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The for-profit barbarity of mercenary Erik Prince
The for-profit barbarity of mercenary Erik Prince By Dave Anderson – January 7, 2021 An Afghan National Army soldier stands at attention in formation, March 15, Southern Afghanistan. HeÕs served in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Eeben Barlow, Formerly of Executive Outcomes, on Mad Mike Hoare, the Legend’s Death
Eeben Barlow, Formerly of Executive Outcomes, on Mad Mike Hoare, the Legend’s Death December 31, 2020 Comments Off on Eeben Barlow, Formerly of Executive Outcomes, on Mad Mike Hoare, the Legend’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trump Fails to See How Blackwater Pardons Could Fuel Retaliation for Soleimani’s Death
TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay Trump Fails to See How Blackwater Pardons Could Fuel Retaliation for Soleimani’s Death Iveta Cherneva January 1, 2021 05:26:26 pm Edited by: Vishwajeet Deshmukh | Government Law College… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Welcome to Blackwater’ Author Talks ‘Mercenaries, Money and Mayhem in Iraq’
Entertainment ‘Welcome to Blackwater’ Author Talks ‘Mercenaries, Money and Mayhem in Iraq’ By Ruddy Cano| January 05, 2021 Morgan Lerette, a former Army intelligence officer who spent 18 months in Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Veterans to Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s Pardoning of Blackwater War Criminals
January 4, 2021 Military Veterans to Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s Pardoning of Blackwater War Criminals by Brian Trautman Photograph Source: MaxMercy – CC BY-SA 3.0 The U.S.-led war on Iraq, which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism
The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism 92,469 views Jan 1, 2021 The recent pardoning of war criminals is reprehensible, but the action fits perfectly into the US imperialist framework. Come… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Can Anyone Justify the Blackwater Pardons?
Can Anyone Justify the Blackwater Pardons? Four killers opened fire with machine guns and grenade launchers on a crowd of unarmed men, women and children. Or did they? Members of private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Libya: Follow The Money, Militias and Mercs
Libya: Follow The Money, Militias and Mercs January 6, 2021: The October ceasefire calls for all foreign troops to leave and there is little chance of that happening. It’s estimated that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Normalization of mercenary-like private military and security companies: the need for re-securitization of regulation
Published: 04 January 2021 Normalization of mercenary-like private military and security companies: the need for re-securitization of regulation Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito & Christopher T. Mayer International Politics (2021)Cite this article Metrics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading