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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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- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
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Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed
Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed by Phillip Walter Wellman • Stars and Stripes • January 10, 2022 Drums of used fuel are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pegasus Spyware Used Against Dozens of Activist Women in the Middle East
Become a member A woman with her iPhone is seen in front of the NSO Group building on Aug. 28, 2016, in Herzliya, Israel. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images Pegasus… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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’re hiding the truth from your own people’ A mercenary who worked for the Wagner Group in Syria was pressured not to publish his memoir. He published it anyway.
You’re hiding the truth from your own people’ A mercenary who worked for the Wagner Group in Syria was pressured not to publish his memoir. He published it anyway. 12:45 pm,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Israeli spyware firm in hot water over alleged interest in US data, CIA/FBI links
Israeli spyware firm in hot water over alleged interest in US data, CIA/FBI links Lawmakers are threatening sanctions under the Magnitsky Act, which would cut the company off from US financing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police
NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police A brochure and emails obtained by Motherboard show how Westbridge, the U.S. arm of NSO, wanted U.S. cops to buy a tool… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. blacklists Israeli firm NSO after Pegasus spyware scanda
Nov 3, 2021 – World U.S. blacklists Israeli firm NSO after Pegasus spyware scandal Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv President Biden with PM Bennett. Photo: Nicholas KammAFP via Getty The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware
FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware The agency says it never used the spyware in an investigation NSO Group’s logo at one of its branches in southern Israel. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner Group and the Rising Influence of Russia’s Private Military Contractors in Africa
Wagner Group and the Rising Influence of Russia’s Private Military Contractors in Africa One of the most notable developments in the global rise of private military companies (PMC) in recent years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Israeli police find ‘legally debatable’ use of spyware by investigators
Surveillance Israeli police find ‘legally debatable’ use of spyware by investigators Admission follows allegations of snooping on mobile phones of protesters, politicians and criminal suspects Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FBI Confirms It Obtained NSO’s Pegasus Spyware
FBI Confirms It Obtained NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Stephanie Kirchgaessner / Guardian UK FBI has confirmed it purchased NSO Group’s hacking software, which has been used to spy on journalists and dissidents… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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