The Book That Started It All
Search
Categories
Archives
-
Recent Posts
-
Isenberg Video
- 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
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Author Archives: David Isenberg
Russian Mercenaries are Flying in Libya. What Are They Doing?
The National Interest June 22, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: RussiaRussian MercenariesLibyaUSAFRICOMRussian Air Force Russian Mercenaries are Flying in Libya. What Are They Doing? USAFRICOM cited imagery that shows… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GNA military operation publishes documents proving Haftar’s recruitment of Syrian mercenaries
GNA military operation publishes documents proving Haftar’s recruitment of Syrian mercenaries June 23, 2020 – 20:38 Posted in: News Written By: AbdulkaderAssad The media office of Volcano of Rage Operation under… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Turkish Funded War Economy is Enticing Syrian Mercenaries to Libya
A Turkish Funded War Economy is Enticing Syrian Mercenaries to Libya Nicholas Pritchard Published June 23rd, 2020 – 07:13 GMT A Syrian fighter from the Turkish-backed Al Hamza division takes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Is the US ready for the rising tide of mercenaries?
Military Is the US ready for the rising tide of mercenaries? War is getting sneakier. And mercenaries could be changing war in ways that the US might not be prepared for.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Mercenaries, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Mercenaries, Outsourcing/Privatization
Leave a comment
UN report on Libya mercenaries ‘unfounded,’ says Russia
UN report on Libya mercenaries ‘unfounded,’ says Russia A Foreign Ministry official dismissed the findings of the report on Wagner Group’s operations in Libya and called for an investigation into why… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Libya, Mercenaries, Russia, United Nations
Tagged Libya, Mercenaries, Russia, United Nations
Leave a comment
Mozambique: Police And Military Fight Over Who Controls The War – And Contracts
Mozambique: Police And Military Fight Over Who Controls The War – And Contracts ISS Entering Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. 23 June 2020 Mozambique News Reports And Clippings (Milton Keynes, UK) By Joseph… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military service and mercenaries in central Italy before 1050. The fief of Aversa
Military service and mercenaries in central Italy before 1050. The fief of Aversa.Polish version Dalia Pokutta Medieval Italy, Feudalism and Lordship, Mercenaries in Medieval and Rennaissance Italy Study explore the conditions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
South African pilot injured in aircraft crash in Mozambique
South African pilot injured in aircraft crash in Mozambique By Peter Fabricius• 18 June 2020 Since October 2017, the northern districts of Cabo Delgado have been subjected to deadly violence by groups… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Use of Contracted Russian Fighter Jets in Libya Could Increase Civilian Casualties
U.S. Africa Command said these Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies sponsored by the Russian government. “We know these fighters were not already in Libya and being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Getting Away with War Crimes
23.06.2020 Getting Away with War Crimes By Phil Miller For decades, former British soldiers with friends in high places ran a mercenary enterprise from Sri Lanka to Nicaragua – leaving a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Mercenaries, UK
Tagged Companies, Control, Mercenaries, United Kingdom
Leave a comment