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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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Oversight Committee Investigates For-Profit Immigrant Detention Center Contractors
Oversight Committee Investigates For-Profit Immigrant Detention Center Contractors Jul 11, 2019 Press Release Chairmen Seek Documents from Companies and Agencies Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019)— Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Non-admissibility of using mercenaries and foreign fighters as a means of undermining peace, international security, the territorial integrity of States and violating human rights
Non-admissibility of using mercenaries and foreign fighters as a means of undermining peace, international security, the territorial integrity of States and violating human rights You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework, without prejudging the nature thereof, relating to the activities of private military and security companies
Open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework, without prejudging the nature thereof, relating to the activities of private military and security companies June 28, 2019… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inspectors slam detention of torture victim at G4S centre
Inspectors slam detention of torture victim at G4S centre Phil Miller June 30, 2019 A TORTURE victim was detained at a G4S-run immigration centre for almost a year despite serious concerns… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Prison Giant Hires Twice-Convicted Ex-Aide to Top Democrat in Order to Fend Off Scrutiny
Private Prison Giant Hires Twice-Convicted Ex-Aide to Top Democrat in Order to Fend Off Scrutiny GEO Group faces some serious political pushback. So the company did what anyone would: It hired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Joe Neguse Pushes Congressional Hearing on Aurora Immigration Detention Facility
Recommended For You Violent Offender Quinn Scaggs Escapes From Troubled Lookout Mountain Center Joe Neguse Pushes Congressional Hearing on Aurora Immigration Detention Facility Joe Neguse Pushes Congressional Hearing on Aurora Immigration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban Bryce Covert June 28, 2019 Structured as real-estate investment trusts, private companies could receive funds to build prisons and lease them… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Top Finance Democrat offers bill to end tax breaks for private prison companies
Top Finance Democrat offers bill to end tax breaks for private prison companies By Naomi Jagoda – 06/13/19 02:00 PM EDT 67 © Stefani Reynolds Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations Authors: Oldrich Bures 1 and Jeremy Meyer 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Regulating private military security companies by contract: Between anarchy and hierarchy?
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