Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- 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
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Author Archives: David Isenberg
Gaza internal checkpoint to be staffed by US private armed contractors
Gaza internal checkpoint to be staffed by US private armed contractors Deployment of special forces veterans is unprecedented and poses risk that Americans could be drawn into fighting Reuters Thu 30… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
When Private Armies Meet State Power
When Private Armies Meet State Power by Isabella Neumann 05 Feb 2025 “Join a winning team” proclaims this Wagner Group recruiting billboard seen in St. Petersburg in June 2023. Photo: Anton Vaganov via… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private US Company Is Reportedly Hiring US Veterans to Run Gaza Checkpoint
Private US Company Is Reportedly Hiring US Veterans to Run Gaza Checkpoint One of the three companies hired to run the checkpoint is seeking 96 green berets to search Palestinians’ vehicles.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“No, really”: American PMCs in Gaza
Podcast January 30, 2025 “No, really”: American PMCs in Gaza By Alia Brahimi In Season 2, Episode 9 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi chats with modern warfare expert Andreas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Companies Find a Role in Gaza’s Security Void
Members of a private security company pose on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2007. (PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images) Private Military Companies Find a Role in Gaza’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Coalition Promises Remote Kangaroo Island Beach Shack A Further $532m To Run Manus Island If Elected
14 Jan. 2025 Coalition Promises Remote Kangaroo Island Beach Shack A Further $532m To Run Manus Island If Elected ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Coalition has announced plans to award a $532 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Australia, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
UN Human Right Committee condemns Australia offshore detention policy
14 JAN 25 UN Human Right Committee condemns Australia offshore detention policy The ASRC welcomes the landmark decisions by the UN Human Rights Committee that Australia is responsible for the arbitrary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco’s ugly legacy in Australia’s immigration detention system
The company that’s long run Australia’s immigration detention network has lost its contract, but not before building one of the world’s ‘most extreme and secretive’ detention regimes. By Denham Sadler. Serco’s ugly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Companies, Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Australia, Companies, Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization
Leave a comment
KBR Awarded $187M U.S. State Department Task Order for Medical Support Services in Iraq
KBR Awarded $187M U.S. State Department Task Order for Medical Support Services in Iraq News provided by KBR, Inc. Jan 27, 2025, 06:00 ET HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Iraq, State Department
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Iraq, State Department
Leave a comment
Russian Wagner Mercenaries’ Armored Vehicle Attacked in Mali
6 February, 2025A damaged VPK-Ural vehicle. Source: Zaslon324. Russian Wagner Mercenaries’ Armored Vehicle Attacked in Mali Africa Mercenaries Russia World Малі Unidentified forces in Mali ambushed an armored vehicle “VPK-Ural” of Russian Wagner mercenaries. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading