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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: David Isenberg
Holiday appeal. Please, pretty please, support the PMSC Observer
Yep, it’s that time again. If you have read this blog the past few years you understand I really do hate to write you asking for help. But this blog is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report
Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report December 10, 2014 by David Isenberg @vanidan Given the newly released summary of the long-awaited (5 years in the making) Senate Select Committee on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Who’s Going to Get Rich Fighting the Islamic State?
Argument Who’s Going to Get Rich Fighting the Islamic State? Obama’s small war means big profits — and little oversight — for defense contractors and hired guns. BY William D. Hartung… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial, Sep. 2, 2014 – Interviewee, David Isenberg
See segment here David Isenberg, interviewee US jury to rule in Blackwater trial Jury to decide on fate of contractors from private security firm accused of killing 14 Iraqis seven years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, David Isenberg, Iraq, Legal, State Department
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Now, That’s Chutzpah!
Now, That’s Chutzpah! September 24, 2014 by David Isenberg Follow @vanidan @vanidan An Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sep. 22 2014 book reading by Ann Hagedorn, author, The Invisible Soldiers, Part 3:
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The Mother of All Security Details
September 8, 2014 By David Isenberg The Bremer Detail: Protecting The Most Threatened Man in the World By Frank Gallagher with John M. Del Vecchio September 30, 2014 Paperback, 288pp. Open… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, David Isenberg, Iraq, Shooters, State Department
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Say This Seven Times Fast: See Security Contractors Save Ships at Sea
Say This Seven Times Fast: See Security Contractors Save Ships at Sea by David Isenberg (August 27, 2014) If you have read my writings over the years ( here, here, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
David Isenberg interview on RT America re NYT article on 2007 threat by Blackwater project manager
RT America – June 30, 2014 June 30, 2014 21:48 Download video (297.26 MB) The State Department dropped a 2007 investigation of security contractor Blackwater after the lead investigator was threatened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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