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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
The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict
The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict Parth Piyush Prasad Download PDF Feb 2 2025 • 160 views This content was originally written for an undergraduate or Master’s program. It is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint
Jan 23, 2025 –World U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint Barak Ravid Displaced Palestinians return to their houses after the ceasefire and hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors
Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors By Jonathan Landay and Aram Roston January 30, 20251:34 PM EST Updated 11 days ago Item 1 of 5 A satellite image… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US mercenary firm tapped to oversee return of displaced Palestinians to north Gaza: Report
US mercenary firm tapped to oversee return of displaced Palestinians to north Gaza: Report Egyptian special forces are involved in the plan, which may later include additional international mercenaries News Desk… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cuba’s mercenaries fighting against Ukraine
the explainer Cuba’s mercenaries fighting against Ukraine Young men lured by high salaries and Russian citizenship in return for a year’s service are now trapped on frontline indefinitely Darío Jarrosay, a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Guns For Hire: Private Security and Mercenary Industries in China and Russia
Guns For Hire: Private Security and Mercenary Industries in China and Russia By: Sergey Sukhankin, Peace Ajirotutu February 3, 2025 11:31 AM Age: 1 week (Source: Topwar.ru and RT, compiled on Canva) Executive Summary:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner’s Successors Wage Campaign Of Terror In Central African Republic, RFE/RL Finds
Wagner’s Successors Wage Campaign Of Terror In Central African Republic, RFE/RL Finds February 09, 2025 00:01 CET By Jean-Fernand Koena, Maja Zivanovic and Mike Eckel Since 2018, Russian mercenaries have been providing security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries 30 January 2025 Ian Wafula Africa security correspondent, BBC News It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’
Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’ By Edwin Waita and Hereward Holland January 29, 202512:31 PM EST Updated 12 days ago Item 1 of 3 Romanian mercenaries queue to undergo screening… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Foreign Fodder: Countering Russia’s Use of Foreign Manpower and Mercenaries
THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW Foreign Fodder: Countering Russia’s Use of Foreign Manpower and Mercenaries Feb 7 Written By William Mockapetris, Staff Writer, and Ryan Jurich, Organizational Liaison On November 18th the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading