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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
Badr-P1 targets Saudi-paid mercenaries’ gathering in Jawf
Badr-P1 targets Saudi-paid mercenaries’ gathering in Jawf [24/March/2019] JAWF, MARCH. 24 (Saba) – The missile force of the army and popular committees on Sunday launched a ballistic missile Badr-P1 on a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: High-Risk Report
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: High-Risk Report CSIS hosts The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: High-Risk Report A presentation by John Sopko The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Mercenaries Arrested in Haiti Were Part of a Half-Baked Scheme to Move $80 Million for Embattled President
U.S. Mercenaries Arrested in Haiti Were Part of a Half-Baked Scheme to Move $80 Million for Embattled President Matthew Cole, Kim Ives March 20 2019, 7:00 a.m. In partnership with Most of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court
The prison became notorious for ‘sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses.’ (photo: Getty) ‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court By Richard Hall,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tagged Companies, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
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Full transcript – Force For Hire: Episode 1
Full transcript – Force For Hire: Episode 1 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Episode 3: The beginnings of Blackwater and how it forever changed US policy
Episode 3: The beginnings of Blackwater and how it forever changed US policy Plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight as Iraqi demonstrators loyal to Muqtada Al… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
War, Business and Ideology: How Russian Private Military Contractors Pursue Moscow’s Interests
War, Business and Ideology: How Russian Private Military Contractors Pursue Moscow’s Interests By: Sergey Sukhankin March 20, 2019 05:41 PM Introduction The employment of private military contractors for achieving specific geo-political/economic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Private Security Events Database – Full text
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Can Hierarchy Dodge Bullets? Examining Blame Attribution in Military Contracting
Can Hierarchy Dodge Bullets? Examining Blame Attribution in Military Contracting Austin P. Johnson, Nehemia Geva, Kenneth J. Meier First Published February 1, 2019 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002718824984 Abstract The increased outsourcing of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Private Security Events Database
The Private Security Events Database Deborah Avant, Kara Kingma Neu First Published January 30, 2019 Abstract Since the 1990s, the private provision of military and security services has become a common… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading