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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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- 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
Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia-Ukraine War
Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia-Ukraine War January 2025 Armed Forces & Society Ori Swed Aria Stiefelmaier Oleksandra Hanchukova Why fight for someone else’s war? This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
China’s Wagner? Beijing Establishes Private Security Company in Myanmar
China’s Wagner? Beijing Establishes Private Security Company in Myanmar Situation Reports – November 28, 2024 By Antonio Graceffo China is collaborating with the Myanmar military junta to establish a joint security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What UK fighter pilots did and didn’t teach China’s PLA
What UK fighter pilots did and didn’t teach China’s PLA US-sanctioned Livingston Aerospace tells Asia Times its training of Chinese pilots was not as controversial as reported by Yong Jian December… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A powerful former U.S. contractor is silencing critical press coverage
Murtaza Hussain A powerful former U.S. contractor is silencing critical press coverage The legal campaign targeting press freedom by a wealthy war profiteer is one more consequence of the disastrous U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
Tagged Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
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Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
World / Australia Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States By Hilary Whiteman, CNN 3 minute read Updated 4:57 AM EST, Mon December… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The mercenary concepts conditions of possibility: effeminacy, modernity and the international
The mercenary concepts conditions of possibility: effeminacy, modernity and the international December 2024 DOI: 10.1177/13540661241304410 License CC BY 4.0 Malte Riemann Research Interest Score Abstract The 19th-century disappearance of mercenary forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer
Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer report Members of the all-female Zohra Orchestra, from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, wait in line as they prepare… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Colombian mercenaries recruited to fight alongside paramilitaries in Sudan’s civil war
Colombian mercenaries recruited to fight alongside paramilitaries in Sudan’s civil war Dozens of former soldiers, hired through private security companies, are fighting for the Rapid Support Forces against the regular army… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Billionaire tied to shady military ops could be no. 2 Pentagon pick
Billionaire tied to shady military ops could be no. 2 Pentagon pick Stephen Feinberg’s galaxy of defense investments includes a company that trained Khashoggi’s Saudi killers Nick Cleveland-Stout Dec 05, 2024… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office José Olivares in New York Thu, December 5, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST 7 min read The Port… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Homeland Security
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Homeland Security
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