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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
How Mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh can destabilize the situation
Defense How Mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh can destabilize the situation Published 4 days agoon October 28, 2020 By Vishal Sengupta It is almost a month now since two of the former Soviet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing War: Mercenaries as a Foreign Policy Tool
Outsourcing War: Mercenaries as a Foreign Policy Tool How private military companies are changing the face of contemporary warfare By Felipe Aas On Oct 27, 2020 Share Reports have, with increasing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Awarded $20.2M to Support Phase III of COVID-19 Clinical Trials
DynCorp International Awarded $20.2M to Support Phase III of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Last Updated on October 27, 2020 by DynCorp International McLEAN, VA – (October 27, 2020) – The Army Contracting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How Paladin’s directors made $71m, then fell out
How Paladin’s directors made $71m, then fell out The Paladin brand has become toxic, but its two shareholders have walked away with millions from the Manus Island contract. Paladin had been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Venezuela coup plotters met at Trump Doral. Central figure says U.S officials knew of plan
Venezuela coup plotters met at Trump Doral. Central figure says U.S officials knew of plan By Antonio Maria Delgado, Kevin G. Hall, Shirsho Dasgupta, and Ben Wieder October 30, 2020 03:16… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S plc: G4S Shareholders Advised to Reject GardaWorld Inadequate Offer
G4S plc: G4S Shareholders Advised to Reject GardaWorld Inadequate Offer October 29, 2020 03:00 ET | Source: G4S plc NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘We Merely Need to Dampen Turnout’: Leaked Docs Show Top Trump Allies’ 2016 Plan to Suppress Black Voters
October 28, 2020 7:00AM ET ‘We Merely Need to Dampen Turnout’: Leaked Docs Show Top Trump Allies’ 2016 Plan to Suppress Black Voters A shadowy group tied to Roger Stone and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Empowering private security professionals for better human security
Empowering private security professionals for better human security Posted by: Ataa Dabour 26 October, 2020 By Ataa Dabour – Research Assistant Since the end of the Cold War, we have witnessed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Return of the Privateers: How the U.S. Navy Could Take on Russia and China
The National Interest October 27, 2020 Topic: U.S. Navy Region: World Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: U.S. NavyChinese NavyNaval WarfarePiracyWar Return of the Privateers: How the U.S. Navy Could Take on Russia and China “Mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Analysts find CIT’s data on mercenary involvement in Karabakh conflict reliable
23 October 2020, 19:36 Analysts find CIT’s data on mercenary involvement in Karabakh conflict reliable © Caucasian Knot The information of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), an independent investigation group, about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading