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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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US Is Weighing a Terrorism Label for Russia’s Wagner Group Mercenaries
Politics US Is Weighing a Terrorism Label for Russia’s Wagner Group Mercenaries The group’s troops are fighting in Ukraine and in Africa Its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is a close ally of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Yes, In My Back Yard: Why Nationality States of Private Military and Security Company Employees Should Be Included in Their Regulatory & Oversight Schemes
Yes, In My Back Yard: Why Nationality States of Private Military and Security Company Employees Should Be Included in Their Regulatory & Oversight Schemes 76 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2021 Saad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Qualified Sovereignty
Qualified Sovereignty Washington Law Review, Forthcoming 39 PagesPosted: 13 Sep 2021 Kate Elengold UNC School of Law Jonathan Glater University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Date Written: September 9, 2021 Abstract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DelBene, Cloud, Crow Demand Answers on Retired Military Officers’ Lucrative Jobs with Foreign Countries
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2022/12/lawmakers-want-retired-military-officers-held-accountable-for-jobs-with-shady-foreign-clients/ Dec. 15, 2022 A bipartisan group of lawmakers are demanding that retired military personnel be held accountable if they go to work for foreign governments or companies controlled by foreign… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?
With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go? Published: August 24, 2022 11.05pm EDT Author Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law, University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US adds Wagner mercenaries to blacklist for religious persecution
US adds Wagner mercenaries to blacklist for religious persecution US State Department says it ‘will not stand by’ in the face of a crackdown on religious freedoms. Russia’s Wagner Group was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government’s top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts
US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Micaela Burrow Reporter November 12, 2022 3:23 PM ET Font Size: The Biden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
United Nations A/77/268General Assembly Distr.: General4 August 2022 Original: English 22–12186 (E) 160822*2212186*Seventy–seventh sessionItem 68 of the provisional agenda*Right of peoples to self–determination Use of mercenaries as a means of violating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Violations by mercenaries and private military and security companies highlight urgent need for maritime security oversight: UN experts
Press releases Special Procedures Violations by mercenaries and private military and security companies highlight urgent need for maritime security oversight: UN experts 01 November 2022 Statement of the Chair of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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