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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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Phones of nine Bahraini activists found to have been hacked with NSO spyware
Phones of nine Bahraini activists found to have been hacked with NSO spyware Researchers say bloggers and members of secular leftwing political group among the victims Four of the nine activists… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Family of Syrian Man Tortured & Killed by Russian Wagner Mercenaries Speaks to CNN; Legal Effort to Hold Russian Wagner Mercenaries Accountable for Alleged Torture and Murder
Family of Syrian Man Tortured & Killed by Russian Wagner Mercenaries Speaks to CNN; Legal Effort to Hold Russian Wagner Mercenaries Accountable for Alleged Torture and Murder Connect the World Family… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Fair recruitment: FairSquare publish recommendations on roles for destination & origin govts.; incl. study of five migration corridors
Story Fair recruitment: FairSquare publish recommendations on roles for destination & origin govts.; incl. study of five migration corridors The Terminal_Flickr User_(CC BY-NC 2.0) للغة العربية اضغط هنا In July 2021,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Workers going to Qatar and Kuwait paying hefty amounts as zero cost policy falters, report says
Workers going to Qatar and Kuwait paying hefty amounts as zero cost policy falters, report says A study on recruitment of Nepali workers for Kuwait and Qatar urges the Nepal government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Human Trafficking: DOD Should Address Weaknesses in Oversight of Contractors and Reporting of Investigations Related to Contracts
Human Trafficking: DOD Should Address Weaknesses in Oversight of Contractors and Reporting of Investigations Related to Contracts GAO-21-546 Published: Aug 04, 2021. Publicly Released: Aug 04, 2021. Jump To Highlights Recommendations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Australia: Parents of asylum seeker beaten to death in offshore detention centre sue govt. & G4S
Australia: Parents of asylum seeker beaten to death in offshore detention centre sue govt. & G4S Read more “Reza Barati’s parents sue Australia over son’s murder on Manus”, 26 Jul 2021… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center
‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center by Nicholas ChrastilJune 23, 2021 A wide-ranging complaint submitted Monday by over a dozen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal
US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal Three Iraqi former detainees have accused US defence contractor of encouraging or directing their torture at the prison. District of Columbia Anti-War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture
French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture Sidney Fussell Business 06.23.2021 02:58 PM French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Executives of surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies indicted for complicity in torture 22 June 2021, 11:00 UTC Responding to the news that four executives of French surveillance companies Amesys and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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