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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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- 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
Tag Archives: Middle East
The role of strategic outsourcing in preventing the spread of ISIL
The role of strategic outsourcing in preventing the spread of ISIL Post Date: March 8, 2016 | Category: Around the World Over the last eleven months, Sunni-jihadi extremists known as the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UNICEF Ends G4S Contract in Jordan
UNICEF Ends G4S Contract in Jordan (VIDEO) Friday March 04, 2016 17:16 by IMEMC News & Agencies The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Jordan has ended its contract with G4S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The role of strategic outsourcing in preventing the spread of ISIL
The role of strategic outsourcing in preventing the spread of ISIL Posted on November 26, 2015 by strifeadmin By: Cheng Lai Ki Over the last eleven months, Sunni-jihadi extremists known as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Recruiting Mercenaries for Middle East Fuels Rancor in Colombia
Recruiting Mercenaries for Middle East Fuels Rancor in Colombia Matthew Bristow Nafeesa Syeed NafeesaSyeed December 31, 2015 — 12:01 AM EST An army parade in Bogota, Colombia. Photographer: Oscar Sanabria/CON via… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Recruiting mercenaries for Middle East fuels rancor in Colombia
Recruiting mercenaries for Middle East fuels rancor in Colombia Matthew Bristow, Nafeesa Syeed and BloombergBloomberg BOGOTA _ Colombia’s government is frustrated at having its top soldiers lured to the Middle East… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Muslim Foreign Legion to Destroy ISIL?
A Muslim Foreign Legion to Destroy ISIL? Erik Carlson December 17, 2015 Despite its challenges, this course of action may be the best option to defeat this barbaric organization. After the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UNHCR ends G4S contracts in Jordan following campaign pressure
UNHCR ends G4S contracts in Jordan following campaign pressure Ryvka Barnard on December 3, 2015 0 Comments Protest in London, calls on the UN to cancel its $22m contracts with G4S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jordanians protest UN agencies’ G4S security contracts, firm serving Israel prisons
Jordanians protest UN agencies’ G4S security contracts, firm serving Israel prisons Published November 30th, 2015 – 06:38 GMT via SyndiGate.info The Stop G4S campaign at a 2013 protest in London. (Facebook)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SA man killed in Jordan leaves behind fiancée, parents
SA man killed in Jordan leaves behind fiancée, parents Genevieve Quintal, News24 | 11 November, 2015 09:30 General view of King Abdullah bin Al Hussein Training Center where a Jordanian officer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tampa defense contractor was among 5 killed in shooting rampage by Jordanian police officer
Tampa defense contractor was among 5 killed in shooting rampage by Jordanian police officer Katie Mettler, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:42pm TAMPA — One of the two Americans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading