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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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Contractors Might Help Eliminate Syrian Warfare Chemicals
Contractors Might Help Eliminate Syrian Warfare Chemicals By Global Security Newswire Staff November 21, 2013 Independent contractors might help eliminate the Syrian government’s less lethal chemical-warfare materials under a proposal by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
And Now for a Break
Please note the following two points. 1) As I have been blogging through 2013 without taking a vacation I’m taking a short break. Posts will resume in about a week. 2)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGIR Final Report to Congress
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released its final report to Congress yesterday. You can find it here. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (II)
Katherine Hawkins Researcher and lawyer CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (II) Posted: 09/09/2013 2:28 pm Before reading this post, please read part I, on the publicly available evidence of CACI… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR Refutes Afghan Finance Ministry Claims
Today SIGAR published its response to the Afghan Minister of Finance’s (MoF) claim that our recent business taxes audit was flawed. As the letter states, SIGAR auditors made repeated requests for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Algeria says private security firms failed to prevent January’s terrorist attack at gas plant
Algeria says private security firms failed to prevent January’s terrorist attack at gas plant Published March 11, 2013 Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria – An Algerian official says that the country’s security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries
Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries A niche business has become a huge industry – but murky as ever: privatising conflict means bypassing democratic oversight Arjun Sethi guardian.co.uk, Wednesday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The World’s Leading Security Trade Show IFSEC is in Istanbul in 2013!
The World’s Leading Security Trade Show IFSEC is in Istanbul in 2013! Published: October 16, 2012 By UBM Istanbul ISTANBUL, October 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Targeting to be one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security firms look to cash in on RNC
Security firms look to cash in on RNC By Justin George, Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, April 29, 2012 TAMPA — With the Republican National Convention four months away, restaurants… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Nothing to See Here… Move Along… Move Along Posted: 04/16/2012 1:24 pm In the past several years, as concern has grown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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