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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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Ukrainian embassy draws US citizens seeking to fight in war
Ukrainian embassy draws US citizens seeking to fight in war By BEN FOX March 10, 2022 1 of 2 Major General Borys Kremenetskyi, Defense Attache with the Embassy of Ukraine, listens… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Why private foreign security companies are booming in Africa
Why private foreign security companies are booming in Africa Feb. 7, 2022 The UN Security Council accuses Russian mercenaries of human rights violations in the Central African Republic. Western mercenaries and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A step too far: how the ICoCA actions could unintentionally help to privatise war (Part Two)
A step too far: how the ICoCA actions could unintentionally help to privatise war (Part Two) Christopher Kinsey, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London and Col. Christopher Mayer (U.S. Army Retd)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A step too far: how the ICoCA actions could unintentionally help to privatise war (Part One)
A step too far: how the ICoCA actions could unintentionally help to privatise war (Part One) Christopher Kinsey, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London and Col. Christopher Mayer (U.S. Army Retd)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine’s president
WAR IN UKRAINE Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine’s president Manveen Rana Monday February 28 2022, 12.01am GMT, The Times President Zelensky agreed to send a delegation to meet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Uncle Zelensky Wants YOU For The Ukraine Army
Uncle Zelensky Wants YOU For The Ukraine Army by Sean Spoonts Feb 28, 2022 Share This: Ukraine has formed an International Brigade made up of foreigners to help his country fight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be ‘a liability’
Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be ‘a liability’ Leon Dawson tells Sky News he has now travelled to Poland’s border… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine war: What is the Wagner Group of ‘secret’ Russian mercenaries?
Ukraine war: What is the Wagner Group of ‘secret’ Russian mercenaries? Sky News explains why we know about the Wagner Group and its activities in the Ukraine invasion. By Alexa Phillips,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Foreign Mercenaries Looking for Glory — and Cash — in Ukraine
The Foreign Mercenaries Looking for Glory — and Cash — in Ukraine Ukraine wants every volunteer fighter it can get, but there are questions around mercenary forces looking for security jobs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Guy who totally would’ve joined is just about to go fight in Ukraine too
Guy who totally would’ve joined is just about to go fight in Ukraine too Let’s all wish him luck. By RED Friday ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — John Taylor, who says he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading