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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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Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Case Likely Heading to Trial After US Judge’s Order
U.S. Army Spc. Charles Graner tortures hooded and handcuffed prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command) Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Case Likely Heading to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Wagner Group Disappeared and Executed Civilians in Mali
Wagner Group Disappeared and Executed Civilians in Mali The Russia-linked mercenaries worked with Mali’s longtime U.S.-backed military to kill and loot with impunity, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bruised kidneys and chemical burns How Wagner Group spent hours torturing a Russian soldier they mistook for a Ukrainian spy
Bruised kidneys and chemical burns How Wagner Group spent hours torturing a Russian soldier they mistook for a Ukrainian spy 10:13 pm, May 8, 2023 Source: Meduza Zaruyar Tetragrammaton’s personal archive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Head cut off with knife: Russian media report that video shows Wagner Group mercenaries
Head cut off with knife: Russian media report that video shows Wagner Group mercenaries 5Ukrainska Pravda Wed, April 12, 2023 at 3:14 PM EDT·2 min read In this article: Vladimir Osechkin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Abu Ghraib and the decades-long battle for justice
Abu Ghraib and the decades-long battle for justice The victims of torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib have been in a 15-year legal struggle in the US to hold those responsible… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead
Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead Published 1 day ago Image source, Getty Images By Samuel Horti BBC News A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Iraqis Tortured by the US in Abu Ghraib Never Got Justice
Iraqis Tortured by the US in Abu Ghraib Never Got Justice Elise Swain / The Intercept A relative of an Iraqi prisoner reacts to photos of prisoner abuse and torture by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Revelling in rape, torture and brutal executions: How Putin’s Wagner mercenaries’ terrifying brutality echoes another group of criminals-turned-soldiers… Hitler’s reviled Dirlewanger brigade
Revelling in rape, torture and brutal executions: How Putin’s Wagner mercenaries’ terrifying brutality echoes another group of criminals-turned-soldiers… Hitler’s reviled Dirlewanger brigade By David Averre For Mailonline Published: 09:44 EST, 29… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenary plays with Ukrainian soldier’s skull, ‘will make into goblet’ – watch
Russian mercenary plays with Ukrainian soldier’s skull, ‘will make into goblet’ – watch “He wasn’t lucky. We’ll make a goblet out of his skull,” a Russian mercenary reportedly said in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine to hand over evidence of Russian Wagner Group’s crimes to UK lawyers bringing terror case
Ukraine to hand over evidence of Russian Wagner Group’s crimes to UK lawyers bringing terror case Exclusive The mercenary group has been accused of horrendous atrocities. Now, law firm McCue Jury… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
