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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
Under a foreign flag: Canadian veterans explain why they’re fighting for Ukraine
Under a foreign flag: Canadian veterans explain why they’re fighting for Ukraine Foreign fighters are being urged by Ukraine to sign three-year service contracts Murray Brewster, Ashley Burke · CBC News… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Wagner Group’s Playbook in Africa: Mali
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts The Wagner Group’s Playbook in Africa: Mali Home / Articles / The Wagner Group’s Playbook in Africa: Mali Introduction What is the Wagner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The US ‘annihilated’ Russian mercenaries in Syria 4 years ago. But in Ukraine, the stakes are much higher.
The US ‘annihilated’ Russian mercenaries in Syria 4 years ago. But in Ukraine, the stakes are much higher. Christopher Woody Mar 18, 2022, 12:13 PM Smoke rises amid damaged buildings after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Assad’s Syria to turn into big Wagner providing mercenaries for Russia’
‘Assad’s Syria to turn into big Wagner providing mercenaries for Russia’ by Nur Özkan Erbay – Dilara Aslan Özer ANKARAMar 20, 2022 – 1:43 pm GMT+3 People wave opposition flags at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Flying Tigers in Ukraine: Erik Prince’s Rejected ‘Lend-Lease’ Air Force
Flying Tigers in Ukraine: Erik Prince’s Rejected ‘Lend-Lease’ Air Force By Philip Wegmann & Susan Crabtree March 04, 2022 Todd McInturf/The Detroit News via AP When war in Europe was likely,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Liberators or liabilities? Americans are signing up to fight in Ukraine
An American citizen, who said he was a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran delivering supplies to other American vets fighting with Ukrainian armed forces, waits to board a train for Ukraine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sudan’s foreign ministry denies presence of Russian Wagner Group
March 22, 20227:49 AM EDTLast Updated 15 hours ago Sudan’s foreign ministry denies presence of Russian Wagner Group Reuters 2 minute read General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Deputy Head of the Sudan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
No gun. No helmet. No action: The frustrations of some novice Americans who signed up to fight in Ukraine.
No gun. No helmet. No action: The frustrations of some novice Americans who signed up to fight in Ukraine. By Sudarsan Raghavan March 20, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. EDT Listen to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Despite risks and official warnings, U.S. veterans join Ukrainian war effort
Despite risks and official warnings, U.S. veterans join Ukrainian war effort By Dan Lamothe , Alex Horton , Peter Hermann and Jonathan Baran March 11, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. EST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
I trained Ukrainians to fight Russia. I’ve never seen a war like this.
I trained Ukrainians to fight Russia. I’ve never seen a war like this. I served in the Marines for 14 years. I felt more of a need to head toward this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading