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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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Launch of the Guidance Tool for Contracting Private Military and Security Services
Launch of the Guidance Tool for Contracting Private Military and Security Services 28 Jul 2017 States, international organisations, humanitarian organisations and non-governmental organisations increasingly hire PMSCs to support their security, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
European Parliament resolution of 4 July 2017 on private security companies (2016/2238(INI))
European Parliament resolution of 4 July 2017 on private security companies (2016/2238(INI)) Texts adopted 268k Tuesday, 4 July 2017 – Strasbourg Provisional edition Private Security Companies P8_TA-PROV(2017)0289 A8-0191/2017 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading
Normalising torture
Normalising torture Victoria Brittain 5 September 2017 On impunity, and the erosion of ethics in International Human Rights Law – from Guantanamo to Yemen. Screen shot of Real News coverage of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Letting mercenaries fight our wars undercuts the Constitution
Letting mercenaries fight our wars undercuts the Constitution By Kimberly Wehle, opinion contributor – 09/02/17 03:00 PM EDT 150 © Getty Images The founder of the infamous Blackwater security contracting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Accountability for Torturers: Breaking the Cycle of Impunity
Curt Goering, Contributor Executive Director, The Center for Victims of Torture Accountability for Torturers: Breaking the Cycle of Impunity 08/29/2017 09:44 am ET The historic ACLU lawsuit brought against psychologists James… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies
The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies Kim Sorensen Pages 89-127 | Published online: 20… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Domestic Terrorism Danger: Focus on Unauthorized Private Military Groups
The Domestic Terrorism Danger: Focus on Unauthorized Private Military Groups By Philip Zelikow Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 10:30 AM Charlottesville, VA, August 12, 2017 (Photo: Rodney Dunning/Flickr) The Charlottesville tragedy came… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Regulating private military companies by contract: Between anarchy and hierarchy?
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The ICoCA Names New Executive Director
The ICoCA Names New Executive Director Monday, 24 July 2017 GENEVA, Switzerland— Mr. Jamie Williamson named new Executive Director of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers’ Association The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Annual Defense Bill Aims to Rein in Pentagon Outsourcing
Annual Defense Bill Aims to Rein in Pentagon Outsourcing By Eric Katz Staff Correspondent, Government Executive Read bio 10:23 AM ET Supporters say measure would protect federal employees from seeing their jobs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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