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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
Faced with opposition, Erik Prince shops his plan for Afghanistan
Faced with opposition, Erik Prince shops his plan for Afghanistan By Rebecca Kheel – 08/24/18 06:01 AM EDT 352 Erik Prince isn’t giving up. A year after the Trump administration rejected… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
POGO Identifies Defense Contractors Recently Sanctioned for Human Trafficking Abuses
POGO Identifies Defense Contractors Recently Sanctioned for Human Trafficking Abuses ByNeil Gordon | Filed under investigation | August 21, 2018 POGO has identified twPo companies that were recently sanctioned by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report: Pentagon Contracts Aided Airline With Ties To Azerbaijani Ruling Family
Report: Pentagon Contracts Aided Airline With Ties To Azerbaijani Ruling Family August 25, 2018Guest Leave a Comment A Silk Way Airlines flight landing at Malpensa Airport in 2011 (Wikimedia Commons /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Comparison of Private Security Contractors & State-Based Armed Forces
A Comparison of Private Security Contractors & State-Based Armed Forces Daniele Hadi Irandoost, Dec 3 2017, This content was written by a student and assessed as part of a university degree.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Why Is the Largest American Military Contractor Doing Working with China’s Most Expensive and Largest Economic Project
PUBLISHED: 9:30 PM 17 Aug 2018 Why Is the Largest American Military Contractor Doing Working with China’s Most Expensive and Largest Economic Project The People’s Republic has rolled out their new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Habiru/Apiru Mercenaries
Habiru/Apiru Mercenaries Posted on July 23, 2017 Throughout history it has always been difficult for governments to find enough good soldiers. A soldier’s life was and is often very hard, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Swiss Mercenaries in the 15th and early 16th centuries
Posted on July 31, 2017 Swiss Mercenaries in the 15th and early 16th centuries The Swiss (on the left) assault the Landsknecht mercenaries in the French lines at the Battle of Marignano… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Black Army
Posted on September 16, 2017 The Black Army September 16, 2017 Knight of the Black Army Under King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (r. 1458–1490), the Black Army was a highly skilled… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries – During the Middle Ages
Mercenaries – During the Middle Ages Posted on October 20, 2017 The “Saubannerzug”, an irregular military formation carrying a wild boar and a club on its banner, aproaching the City of Bern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Normans – Byzantine Mercenaries
Normans – Byzantine Mercenaries Posted on November 11, 2017 The Normans arrived in the Byzantine world not as enemies, but as valued mercenaries esteemed for their martial prowess. The settlement of Scandinavian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading