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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
An advertisement for a private military company appeared in the center of Rostov
An advertisement for a private military company appeared in the center of Rostov Local Melinda Local 19 days ago An advertisement for a private military company appeared in the center of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mill Valley Film Fest: Gripping ‘The Grab’ documentary traces invisible conspiracy to control the world’s water
Mill Valley Film Fest: Gripping ‘The Grab’ documentary traces invisible conspiracy to control the world’s water ‘Blackfish’ director partners with Emeryville’s investigative journalist to uncover a global threat In this film… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Wagner Group Private Military Company is likely continuing efforts to assert its supremacy over the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and conventional Russian ground forces.
October 15, 2022 … The Wagner Group Private Military Company is likely continuing efforts to assert its supremacy over the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and conventional Russian ground forces. A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Special report: When spyware turns phones into weapons
Special report: When spyware turns phones into weapons Illustration by Walid Haddad How zero-click surveillance threatens reporters, sources, and global press freedom By Fred Guterl Published October 13, 2022 Aida Alami… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How the booming spyware industry is making life hell for journalists around the world
QuincyInst.org (Shutterstock/ Stokkete) surveillance How the booming spyware industry is making life hell for journalists around the world A new report lays out a grim picture of how surveillance tech has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner group: Russian prisoners recruited by mercenaries ‘already captured by Ukrainian forces’
Wagner group: Russian prisoners recruited by mercenaries ‘already captured by Ukrainian forces’ Sources tell MEE that poorly trained and equipped convicts are being captured on the Kherson and Kharkiv fronts Ukrainian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War
visual investigations Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary group explained… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Press releases Multiple Mechanisms Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Access to justice, accountability and remedies for victims of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies
Access to justice, accountability and remedies for victims of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies GE.22–10562(E)Human Rights CouncilFifty–first session12 September–7 October 2022Agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Countries must be accountable for private security companies
Countries must be accountable for private security companies China Daily | Updated: 2022-09-23 07:27 Overview of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 12, 2022. Picture… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading