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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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- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
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DOD COR Handbook
DOD COR Handbook March 22, 2012 Foreword The Department of Defense (DoD) relies heavily on the private sector to carry out aspects of the Department’s mission. Because of the critical reliance… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Resetting Pak-US ties: Where’s the trust?
Resetting Pak-US ties: Where’s the trust? Brig (r) Farooq Hameed Khan Tuesday, March 27, 2012 If the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) called for an unconditional US apology in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GOP, Dems come together to fight human trafficking by contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan
GOP, Dems come together to fight human trafficking by contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan By Pete Kasperowicz – 03/27/12 09:33 AM ET A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A Covert Mystery, Wrapped in Classification, Inside a Contractual Black Hole
David Isenberg A Covert Mystery, Wrapped in Classification, Inside a Contractual Black Hole Posted: 03/26/2012 11:47 am Think about what we’ve experienced by doing oversight of private military and security contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What do codes of conduct do? Hybrid constitutionalization and militarization in military markets
What do codes of conduct do? Hybrid constitutionalization and militarization in military markets Anna Leander Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy , Copenhagen Business School , Porcelænshaven 18A , DK-2000 Frederiksberg… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Who guards us from the guards?: Private security companies operate under ‘law of the jungle’
Who guards us from the guards?: Private security companies operate under ‘law of the jungle’ By Salman Siddiqui Published: March 25, 2012 Industry association says that draft laws have been pending… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors Now Process Through Indiana’s Camp Atterbury Under ASC Auspices
Targeted News Service March 8, 2012 Thursday 8:11 PM EST Contractors Now Process Through Indiana’s Camp Atterbury Under ASC Auspices Targeted News Service CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. The U.S. Army issued the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DEPLOYED CIVILIAN ENJOYS WORKING NEXT TO SOLDIERS
US Fed News March 23, 2012 Friday 3:42 PM EST DEPLOYED CIVILIAN ENJOYS WORKING NEXT TO SOLDIERS WASHINGTON, March 23 — The U.S. Army issued the following news release: “It’s the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Oral Argument Yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld [Updated]
Oral Argument Yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld [Updated] by Alan Rozenshtein The D.C. Circuit heard oral argument yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld (11-5209), a Bivens case brought by a U.S. citizen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Piracy fighters use floating armories
APNewsBreak: Piracy fighters use floating armories Private security firms are storing their guns aboard floating armories in international waters so ships that want armed anti-piracy guards can cut costs and circumvent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading