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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
EU supports Libyan agreement, calls for exit of mercenaries
EU supports Libyan agreement, calls for exit of mercenaries August 23, 2020 – 15:22 Posted in: News Written By: SafaAlharathy Josep Borrell The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Libya’s Parliament: Mercenaries Must be Expelled to Resume Political Talks
Libya’s Parliament: Mercenaries Must be Expelled to Resume Political Talks by Hassanin Tayea 6:17 PM August 22, 2020 Libya’s Parliament: Mercenaries Must be Expelled to Resume Political Talks Share on FacebookShare… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
David Isenberg, “Shadow Force” The people who fight in proxy wars
David Isenberg, “Shadow Force” The people who fight in proxy wars S So, 33 Russians walk into a spa outside of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. They arrive as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Reserves forces and the privatization of the military by the nation state
Reserves forces and the privatization of the military by the nation state Paul Higate, Neil Jenkings, Antonia Dawes, Tim Edmunds, Rachel Woodward Politics, Languages & International Studies Research output: Chapter in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Man who filmed beheading of Syrian identified as Russian mercenary
Man who filmed beheading of Syrian identified as Russian mercenary Russian who filmed prisoner being tortured to death worked for firm with links to Kremlin Andrew Roth in Moscow Thu 21… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s Not-So-Invisible Role in the Libyan Conflict
Russia’s Not-So-Invisible Role in the Libyan Conflict By Kate Baughman November 12, 2019 The Russian Federation’s covert and overt activities in the Middle East and beyond have garnered the attention and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya, Pentagon report says
The National July 18, 2020 Updated: July 20, 2020 Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya, Pentagon report says US Defence Department inspector general says troops were sent over first… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin’s Chef has replaced the leadership of the Russian shadow army – PMC “Wagner”
الصفحة الرئيسية أخبار عالمية Putin’s Chef has replaced the leadership of the Russian shadow army –… أخبار عالمية Putin’s Chef has replaced the leadership of the Russian shadow army – PMC… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Threats, Lies and Videotape: Prigozhin’s Long-Running War on Free Media
Threats, Lies and Videotape: Prigozhin’s Long-Running War on Free Media August 20, 2020 Africa Prigozhin In our previous article from this investigation series, we described the origins and the state-run nature… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed
Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed August 14, 2020 Prigozhin Russia Yevgeny Prigozhin can be described as the Renaissance man of deniable Russian black ops. An… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading