s ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

Posted on June 17, 2025 by David Isenberg

s ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds 1 of 3 | A private prison in Kansas could soon be holding migrants as part of President Trump’s…

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Erik Prince brings his mercenaries to Haiti. What could go wrong?

Posted on June 9, 2025 by David Isenberg

Erik Prince brings his mercenaries to Haiti. What could go wrong? The former Blackwater founder and global gun for hire wants to get back into the Washington game, big time. Reporting…

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Wagner to withdraw from Mali after ‘completing mission’

Posted on June 9, 2025 by David Isenberg

Wagner to withdraw from Mali after ‘completing mission’ 1 day ago Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos Getty Images The Russian mercenary group claimed responsibility for killing “thousands of militants and their…

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The Humanitarian Aid Shooting Galleries in Gaza

Posted on June 5, 2025 by David Isenberg

The Humanitarian Aid Shooting Galleries in Gaza The lessons no one learned from the World Central Kitchen massacre(s) by Maureen Tkacik June 4, 2025 Expand Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo Palestinians carry…

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Feudalism Is Our Future

Posted on June 4, 2025 by David Isenberg

Ideas Feudalism Is Our Future What the next Dark Ages could look like By Cullen Murphy Illustration by Ben Hickey June 3, 2025, 7 AM ET Listen 1.0x 0:0019:48 Judging from…

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The Uneven Battlefield: How Private Military Companies Impact the Armed Forces They Support

Posted on June 4, 2025 by David Isenberg

The Uneven Battlefield: How Private Military Companies Impact the Armed Forces They Support Alex Cann PhD Counterterrorism & National Security |Security Sector Governance I Strategic Leadership | Corporate Security | Author…

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Think Trump’s deportations have been bad? Wait until his civilian army gets started.

Posted on June 3, 2025 by David Isenberg

Think Trump’s deportations have been bad? Wait until his civilian army gets started.   by Brandon Bolte and Isabel Skinner, opinion contributor  – 06/02/25 11:00 AM ET Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…

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Caste: an American complained that Kiev deprives mercenaries of legal status

Posted on June 3, 2025 by David Isenberg

Caste: an American complained that Kiev deprives mercenaries of legal status June 1st, 2025 23:15 Foreign mercenaries on the Ukraine. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach / REUTERS An American mercenary complained that Kiev deprives…

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Russian court sentences UK, Swedish mercenaries to 14 years in prison

Posted on June 3, 2025 by David Isenberg

Russian court sentences UK, Swedish mercenaries to 14 years in prison Mr Bonini arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, where he joined the International Legion and underwent additional military training. News…

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Trump supporter Prince reaches deal with Congo to help secure mineral wealth

Posted on May 30, 2025 by David Isenberg

Exclusive: Trump supporter Prince reaches deal with Congo to help secure mineral wealth By Jessica Donati and Sonia Rolley April 17, 202510:29 AM EDTUpdated a month ago Item 1 of 2…

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