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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
Clients of a Trump-Connected Lobbying Firm Keep Landing No-Bid ICE Contracts
Federico Tramonte Immigration and Customs Enforcement Clients of a Trump-Connected Lobbying Firm Keep Landing No-Bid ICE Contracts Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Nick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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‘War Is a Business’: The Colombian Mercenaries Training Sudan’s Child Fighters to ‘Go and Get Killed’
‘War Is a Business’: The Colombian Mercenaries Training Sudan’s Child Fighters to ‘Go and Get Killed’ Harriet Barber / Guardian UK A Colombian soldier. (photo: Pat Markey/Reuters) go to original /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD
Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD By Karen Jowers Monday, Sep 29, 2025 Construction of a new privatized barracks project is underway at Fort Irwin, California, scheduled for completion in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Security Contractor Hires Trump-Linked Lobbyists
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Security Contractor Hires Trump-Linked Lobbyists The deal came weeks before Trump unveiled a peace plan for Gaza that could leave the security contractor’s business model under threat. Matt… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Slaughter for Hire
Slaughter for Hire Joshua Hammer From Africa to Ukraine, the rise and fall of the Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was marked by theatrical violence, the seizure of resources,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Amateur Hour”: The Man Sending US Military Contractors to Gaza
“Amateur Hour”: The Man Sending US Military Contractors to Gaza How a little-known former Green Beret went from starting a company to prevent hangovers to the center of a dubious scheme… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in the exploitation of natural resources
Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security ompanies in the exploitation of natural resources You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites Sep. 9 2025 Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will DahlgreenBBC News BBC The firm guarding sites where aid is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gaza Aid Security Contractor Hired Members of “Islamophobic Hate Group” Biker Club, Dem Rep Says
Gaza Aid Security Contractor Hired Members of “Islamophobic Hate Group” Biker Club, Dem Rep Says At least 10 members of the Infidels worked in Gaza for GHF’s security contractor, the BBC… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises.
Analysis Prigozhin’s Ghost Haunts Africa Corps The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises. By Christopher Faulkner, an assistant professor of national security affairs in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading