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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
How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia’s
Africa How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia’s March 31, 2023 3:21 PM Kate Bartlett FILE – Chinese national Jack Wang, a security trainer at the Chinese-run… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s Wagner Chief Says Cemetery for Fighters ‘Growing’
A man wearing military camouflage stands at the entrance of the PMC Wagner Centre, associated with the Wagner Group, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 4. Photo: Olga Maltseva /AFP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Governor of the grey zone: a portrait of PMC Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin
Governor of the grey zone: a portrait of PMC Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin How did Prigozhin go from selling hot dogs in St. Petersburg to leading a band of mercenaries? 08:02… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin Eyes New Wagner Group as Prigozhin Feud Continues—U.K. Intel
Putin Eyes New Wagner Group as Prigozhin Feud Continues—U.K. Intel By Ellie Cook On 4/4/23 at 4:10 AM EDT Current Time 0:18 / Duration 0:52 Video Shows Wagner Troops Raising Flag Above Bakhmut… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New Russian militia Convoy rises as Wagner Group gets too big to control
New Russian militia Convoy rises as Wagner Group gets too big to control Issued on: 08/04/2023 – 18:18Modified: 08/04/2023 – 18:25 A Ukrainian serviceman (L) looks on as a Wagner Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia Triples Contract Length for Prisoners Fighting in Ukraine War
Russia Triples Contract Length for Prisoners Fighting in Ukraine War By Fatma Khaled On 4/8/23 at 5:58 PM EDT Current Time 0:10 / Duration 0:35 Watch: Ukrainian and Russian Soldiers Return Home In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s State-Backed Mercenaries Are Building a Brand on Cruelty
Russia’s State-Backed Mercenaries Are Building a Brand on Cruelty The Wagner Group is strikingly reckless with its own men’s lives. By Lucian Staiano-Daniels, a visiting assistant professor at Colgate University. Graves… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inside the grisly world of Russia’s mercenaries, where ex hotdog salesman sends convicts into ‘meat grinder’
DEATH CULT Inside the grisly world of Russia’s mercenaries, where ex hotdog salesman sends convicts into ‘meat grinder’ Oliver Harvey Published: 18:16 ET, Apr 4 2023 Updated: 18:30 ET, Apr 4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Housing: DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program
U.S. Government Accountability Office Military Housing: DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program GAO-23-105377 Published: Apr 06, 2023. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 2023. Jump To Highlights Recommendations Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference by Jenny Maddocks April 5, 2023 Filed under: Accountability, attribution, Bucha, ICRC, International Court of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading