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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
Global Security Assemblages: Mapping the Field
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Trump and the merchants of detention
Trump and the merchants of detention Today at 9:54 AM Tell your friends And the same goes for the atrocities the U.S. is committing against migrants from Central America. Oh, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin’s Not-So-Secret Mercenaries: Patronage, Geopolitics, and the Wagner Group
Putin’s Not-So-Secret Mercenaries: Patronage, Geopolitics, and the Wagner Group Nathaniel Reynolds July 08, 2019 Paper Source: Getty Summary: While Wagner is guided by the Kremlin’s geopolitical aspirations, its actions are shaped… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former CEO of Two U.S. Government Contractors Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Government Documents
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Former CEO of Two U.S. Government Contractors Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Government Documents The former CEO of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tories ‘waste’ £5m on process deciding who will run new private prisons
Tories ‘waste’ £5m on process deciding who will run new private prisons The government has spent £1.8m so far on the tendering process By Keir Mudie 14:27, 7 JUL 2019 Updated14:41,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Deloitte fined £4.2m over Serco tagging scandal
Deloitte fined £4.2m over Serco tagging scandal Watchdog says firm failed to act with professional competence during 2011 and 2012 audits Julia Kollewe Thu 4 Jul 2019 13.47 BST First published on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Labor seeks Paladin correspondence from Home Affairs
Labor seeks Paladin correspondence from Home Affairs Angus Grigg, Lisa Murray and Jonathan Shapiro Jul 4, 2019 — 6.11pm Home Affairs has been ordered by the Senate to produce documents relating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Libya Uncovers Alleged Russian Plot to Meddle in African Votes
Libya Uncovers Alleged Russian Plot to Meddle in African Votes By Samer Al-Atrush, Ilya Arkhipov, and Henry Meyer July 5, 2019, 9:29 AM EDT Updated on July 5, 2019, 2:47 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Exclusive: The top secret world of Russia’s mercenaries who fight in Syria
Exclusive: The top secret world of Russia’s mercenaries who fight in Syria Reuters 05th Apr 2019 12:02:27 GMT +0300 Map showing the location of military camps near the settlement of Molkino… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko: Fraud And Corruption Kills
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko: Fraud And Corruption Kills Posted By Tim Hains On Date July 6, 2019 John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, joins… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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