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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 spyware is sold to governments to fight terrorism. In India, it was used to hack journalists and others.
Democracy Dies in Darkness The Pegasus Project | A global investigation The spyware is sold to governments to fight terrorism. In India, it was used to hack journalists and others. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Indian activists jailed on terrorism charges were on list with surveillance targets
The Pegasus Project | A global investigation Indian activists jailed on terrorism charges were on list with surveillance targets The Bhima Koregaon activists were also victims of an unidentified hacker who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group’s Pegasus
Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group’s Pegasus 18 July 2021, 17:00 UTC Introduction NSO Group claims that its Pegasus spyware is only used to “investigate terrorism and crime” and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Espionage Is Booming. The US Needs a Spy Registry
Paul Starobin Ideas 07.17.2021 07:00 AM Private Espionage Is Booming. The US Needs a Spy Registry From Black Cube to Fusion GPS, the operatives-for-hire industry has recklessly exploded. Disclosure requirements could… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies
Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies Hardcover – May 18, 2021 by Barry Meier (Author) A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist’s journey into a billon-dollar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US ‘Power Brokers’ Benefited From Defending Israeli Spyware Maker
July 19, 2021 US ‘Power Brokers’ Benefited From Defending Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance firm behind Pegasus (Screen shot from The Hindu) A massive journalism project involving 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Haiti: The Trail of Blood That Leads Back to The U.S.
Haiti: The Trail of Blood That Leads Back to The U.S. by Nicole Powers and Greg Palast July 14, 2021 In this edition of The Critical Hour, hosts Garland Nixon and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Takes Down Israeli Spy Software Company
July 19, 2021 U.S. Takes Down Israeli Spy Software Company A number of international papers report today on the Israeli hacking company NSO which sells snooping software to various regimes. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries Are a Growing Labor Pool
The World Mercenaries Are a Growing Labor Pool The Haiti assassination marks the age of cheap, available soldiers-for-hire. By Joshua Keating July 19, 202111:17 AM Suspects in the assassination of Haitian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Israeli Companies Aided Saudi Spying Despite Khashoggi Killing
Israeli Companies Aided Saudi Spying Despite Khashoggi Killing Ignoring concerns that Saudi Arabia was abusing Israeli spyware to crush dissent at home and abroad, Israel encouraged its companies to work with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading