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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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How tolerant is zero tolerance? The loopholes in anti-trafficking federal contract regulations
How tolerant is zero tolerance? The loopholes in anti-trafficking federal contract regulations Full Text: I. Introduction II. Background A. Forced Labor as a Form of Human Trafficking 1. Obstacles to Eradicating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones
Stanford Law & Policy Review Winter 2011: 217+ The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones I. INTRODUCTION: THE NEW WAR-LABOR PARADIGM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The regulation of private military and security contractors
The regulation of private military and security contractors Full Text: This panel was convened at 9:00 am, Friday, April 5, by its moderator, Andrew Clapham of the Graduate Institute of International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing a war: what you get for your mercenary dollar
Outsourcing a war: what you get for your mercenary dollar Waite, Gerald. “Outsourcing a war: what you get for your mercenary dollar.” International Journal on World Peace 31.4 (2014): 81+. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Review of Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts
African Studies Quarterly 15.3 (2015): 72+. Full Text: Scott Fitzsimmons. 2013. Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 340 pp. In a case of art imitating life, the film The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Market Patriotism and the “War on Terror”
Market Patriotism and the “War on Terror” Whyte, Dave Social Justice 07-01-2007 I was in the East End of London yesterday and attended a meeting of the unemployed. I listened to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries, Misfits or Misunderstood?
Mercenaries, Misfits or Misunderstood? Campbell, Alastair The World Today 12-01-2007 With the American firm Blackwater in the dock, suspicions abound over the whole area of private security in modern conflict. In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq
Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq Simons, David RUSI Journal; Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies 06-01-2004 It is often said – not always in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What Future, Privatized Military and Security Activities? The Need for Pragmatic Engagement
What Future, Privatized Military and Security Activities? The Need for Pragmatic Engagement O’Brien, Kevin A RUSI Journal; Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies 04-01-2007 Despite – some would argue, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Undermining Human Security
Undermining Human Security You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe