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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’s Dark Prince Returns
April 4, 2018 @ 8:00 AM Editors Pick Blackwater’s Dark Prince Returns A DECADE AFTER BLACKWATER’S RETREAT AMID SCANDAL AND A MASSACRE, ITS FOUNDER ERIK PRINCE WANTS TO PRIVATIZE AND SHRINK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Russia recruiting mercenaries for deadly provocations in Donbas to swell death toll – NGO
Russia recruiting mercenaries for deadly provocations in Donbas to swell death toll – NGO 15:00, 03 April 2018 War 1093 According to plans revealed, a number of small units will be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Capitalizing on Insecurity – Who is left when no one else wants to do the job?
Capitalizing on Insecurity – Who is left when no one else wants to do the job? December 22, 2017 by Christiane Butler Leave a comment The security industry is booming globally. In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Iraq War, private military contractors and ‘dividing the spoils’ – was this the Deep State in action?
The Iraq War, private military contractors and ‘dividing the spoils’ – was this the Deep State in action? A closer look at the organisations which profited from the chaos of war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Calls on UNHRC to investigate UAE recruitment of mercenaries in Yemen
Calls on UNHRC to investigate UAE recruitment of mercenaries in Yemen March 15, 2018 at 9:33 am | Published in: International Organisations, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UN, Yemen United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Morphine, mercenaries and cash: My secret Cold War mission in the Congo
Morphine, mercenaries and cash: My secret Cold War mission in the Congo My clandestine charge on behalf of the U.S. was to build a mercenary navy and defeat the Communist-backed rebels… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Home Office-backed data scientists fighting IS online worked on projects with SCL
Home Office-backed data scientists fighting IS online worked on projects with SCL ASI Data Sciences, which built tool to detect IS web content, worked with Cambridge Analytica affiliate on Facebook and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New Trump White House aide has Cambridge Analytica ties
Kirsten Fontenrose‘s work for Cambridge’s parent company, SCL Group, underscores the firm’s influence in Trump’s Washington. | Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images New Trump White House aide has Cambridge Analytica ties By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince and Big Data
Erik Prince and Big Data April 5, 2018 David Isenberg Alexander Nix of Cambridge Analytica (Wikimedia Commons) by David Isenberg Revelations that data-consulting firm Cambridge Analytica used ill-gotten personal information from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Review of $60 Million Power Project Reveals USACE Mismanagement
Review of $60 Million Power Project Reveals USACE Mismanagement Today, SIGAR released a review of the third phase of the North East Power System (NEPS III) project, intended to expand the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading