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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
Ex-Royal Marine shot himself after ‘fearing colleagues would discover his PTSD’
Ex-Royal Marine shot himself after ‘fearing colleagues would discover his PTSD’ Joe Roberts Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 6:39 pm AFGHANISTAN – JULY 8: British Royal Marines of 45 Commando scramble out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Canada, Casualties, Companies
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John Sopko on the Campbell Conversations
John Sopko on the Campbell Conversations By Grant Reeher • Mar 28, 2020 Campbell Conversations John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction WRVO Public Media Even accounting for inflation, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukrainian Giuliani ally hires ex-lawmaker to lobby Trump administration
Ukrainian Giuliani ally hires ex-lawmaker to lobby Trump administration The ex-lawmaker is a business partner of Erik Prince. Rudy Giuliani. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo By BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN 04/10/2020 08:23… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Over 5,000 Syrian mercenaries are fighting in Libya: monitor
Over 5,000 Syrian mercenaries are fighting in Libya: monitor By News Desk– 2020-04-11 BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Another batch of Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries have arrived in Libya to help the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets We talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
As coronavirus slams D.C. region, spy agencies tweak rules for contractors
As coronavirus slams D.C. region, spy agencies tweak rules for contractors Contractors are encouraged to make use of the CARES Act so that more contractors can stay home. CIA headquarters in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Libya’s Syria connection is being reactivated
Libya’s Syria connection is being reactivated April 9, 2020 at 3:54 pm | Published in: Africa, Article, Europe & Russia, Libya, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey Libya’s Government of National… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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From South African Recce Special Forces to Private Military Contractor
From South African Recce Special Forces to Private Military Contractor Tales Less Told podcast Ekle Paylaş Johan Raath joined the famed South African ‘Recces’ Special Forces straight from school, then plied… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Beyond the Governance Gap: Accountability in Privatized Migration Control
Volume 21, Special Issue 3 (Accountability for Human Rights Violations in the Context of Migration Control) April 2020 , pp. 487-505 Beyond the Governance Gap: Accountability in Privatized Migration Control Daria… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Day in Donbas: Russian mercenaries land four attacks on Ukrainian positions
Day in Donbas: Russian mercenaries land four attacks on Ukrainian positions Source : 112 Ukraine No killed or wounded among Ukrainian troops 23:56, 7 April 2020 Donbas conflict area Open source… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading