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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
Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned: The U.S. Contractors Abandoned in Kuwait
Nicodemus Acosta in Brandon, Florida.Credit…Erika Larsen/Redux, for The New York Times Skip to contentSkip to site index Feature Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned: The U.S. Contractors Abandoned in Kuwait Dozens of military contractors,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince’s Private Wars
Erik Prince’s Private Wars Photo illustration based on photograph by Melissa Golden/Redux Home Politics Politics Features The Blackwater founder wants to bring back his company’s glory days — and he’s campaigning… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Turkey’s Use of Mercenaries under International Law
America’s first student-run publication on national security law Turkey’s Use of Mercenaries under International Law By onlineeditor@nationalsecuritylawbrief.com / October 21, 2020 / No Comments By John Vatian2020 has been a year for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Syrian Mercenaries in Karabakh: who they are, what they are doing there and where they are fighting
Syrian Mercenaries in Karabakh: who they are, what they are doing there and where they are fighting 26.10.2020Conflict Intelligence Team As the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh flared up in late September,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenary group sued for hiring armed poll watchers for election day in Minnesota
Mercenary group sued for hiring armed poll watchers for election day in Minnesota Kevin Martinez 25 October 2020 According to a lawsuit filed October 20 by the Council on American-Islamic Relations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Names of foreign mercenaries fighting in Karabakh within Armenian army revealed
Names of foreign mercenaries fighting in Karabakh within Armenian army revealed Date 10/25/2020 8:10:36 AM (MENAFN – Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 25 Trend: Even before the outbreak of hostilities,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘I hope she’s scarred for life’ — Recalling my time as a Blackwater mercenary
Commentary ‘I hope she’s scarred for life’ — Recalling my time as a Blackwater mercenary By Morgan Lerette Blackwater conducts helicopter-and-Humvee training in the Green Zone in Baghdad. (Photo courtesy of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Mercenaries are in the shot for the time being
Mercenaries are in the shot for the time being On Oct 22, 2020 Earlier this month A freezer truck arrived at the Turkish-Syrian border, loaded with the bodies of 52 Syrian men,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries, foreign fighters to depart Libya within three months – UN
October 23, 20206:57 AMU Mercenaries, foreign fighters to depart Libya within three months – UN By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read GENEVA (Reuters) – All mercenaries and foreign fighters are supposed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Leaked emails suggest shocking US mercenary plot in Bolivia
Kit Klarenberg 23rd October 2020 Leaked emails suggest shocking US mercenary plot in Bolivia HooplaAudio Listen to an audio version of this article 00:00Give Feedback Bombshell leaked communications indicate scores of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading