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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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- 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
China And Russia Make Critical Mineral Grabs in Africa While the U.S. Snoozes
Jan 13, 2022,09:00am EST China And Russia Make Critical Mineral Grabs in Africa While the U.S. Snoozes Daniel, only 11 years old, carries a bag of cobalt on his back. He… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMCs were vital to the survival of Cabo Delgado – DAG
PMCs were vital to the survival of Cabo Delgado – DAG Written by Guy Martin – 20th Jan 2022 A Dyck Advisory Group helicopter in Mozambique. Private military contractors (PMCs) were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries
UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries UN official says the body is investigating the incident involving CAR troops and ‘other security personnel’. In mid-2021, UN experts deployed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Coups in Africa Are Not a ‘New Liberation Movement’
Conflict Military Coups in Africa Are Not a ‘New Liberation Movement’ January 28, 2022 Nisan Ahmado Demonstrators gather in Ouagadougou to show support to the military while holding and waiving a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit
For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit Disciplinary and sanitation policies given the green light by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its contract with private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Questions for Bill Barr about His Cover-Ups Pertaining to Ukraine and Russia, Starting with: Who Withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin?
Questions for Bill Barr about His Cover-Ups Pertaining to Ukraine and Russia, Starting with: Who Withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin? February 28, 2022/40 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Impeachment, Mueller… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Four légionnaires arrested in Central African Republic over alleged presidential assassination plot
Four légionnaires arrested in Central African Republic over alleged presidential assassination plot Issued on: 23/02/2022 – 16:28 French soldiers on patrol in Bangui, Central African Republic © MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Biden Extends COVID-19 Vaccination Deadline for Private Military Contractors
Biden Extends COVID-19 Vaccination Deadline for Private Military Contractors The White House announced that government contractors will have until January 2022 to comply with a mandatory coronavirus vaccine rule. Two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maritime Security: The Race to the Bottom
Maritime Security: The Race to the Bottom When President George W. Bush famously stood on board the USS Abraham Lincoln declaring the end of major combat operations in Iraq in 2003,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Latin American security contractors bitter after serving in US wars
Latin American security contractors bitter after serving in US wars By AFP January 15, 2022 Peruvian Vladimir Florez was guarding the US consulate in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber blew up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading