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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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Tag Archives: Companies
Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed
Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed August 14, 2020 Prigozhin Russia Yevgeny Prigozhin can be described as the Renaissance man of deniable Russian black ops. An… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian ‘mercenary boss’ Prigozhin’s 99 calls to Putin’s aide ‘prove Kremlin link to shadowy Wagner group’
99 PROBLEMS Russian ‘mercenary boss’ Prigozhin’s 99 calls to Putin’s aide ‘prove Kremlin link to shadowy Wagner group’ Mark Hodge Aug 14 2020, 11:02 ET Updated: Aug 14 2020, 11:44 ET… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Private Security Company Is Detaining Migrant Children at Hotels
A Private Security Company Is Detaining Migrant Children at Hotels Under emergency coronavirus orders, the Trump administration is using hotels across the country to hold migrant children and families before expelling… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract to develop Syrian oil fields
US forces have helped the Syrian Democratic Forces secure oil fields in eastern Syria to protect against ISIS and other threats. Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The terrorist and the mercenary: Private warriors against Nigeria’s Boko Haram
The terrorist and the mercenary: Private warriors against Nigeria’s Boko Haram Antonino Adamo Received 17 Jan 2018, Accepted 16 Jan 2020, Published online: 05 Aug 2020 ABSTRACT This article analyses the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mr. Louis W. Bremer to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict
Mr. Louis W. Bremer to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Download Testimony Advance Policy Questions You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Pentagon Nominee Questioned About Company’s Reported Ties to Khashoggi Killers
Pentagon Nominee Questioned About Company’s Reported Ties to Khashoggi Killers Louis Bremer is on the board of a company that may have trained the Saudi team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractors
Courtesy of Doug Brown of the ACLU of Oregon The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractors Congress needs to shine a light on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How Blackwater Became Constellis
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Immigrants at Privately Run ICE Detention Center Were Thrown Out of Wheelchairs When They Asked for Medical Help
Donate 9 A detention officer walks through the halls at the Stewart Detention Center on Nov. 15, 2019, in Lumpkin, Ga. Photo: David Goldman/AP Immigrants at Privately Run ICE Detention Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading