Category Archives: David Isenberg

Erik Prince and the Chosen People

Erik Prince and the Chosen People Last month news broke that Erik Prince, the co-founder of Blackwater, moved into the cyber sector with two new companies, one focused in secure communications… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The rise and fall of the Mozart Group

private contractors The rise and fall of the Mozart Group The private military group became the darling of the West for its work in Ukraine, but an internal crisis among partners… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Dear Subscribers: Happy New Year and welcome to 2023. I want to take moment to explain why I was unable to post as regularly as I wanted to in 2022. Those… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The DIA on the Perils and Pitfalls of Private Security

June 13, 2022 The DIA on the Perils and Pitfalls of Private Security By David Isenberg On July 19, 2015 I filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security: chaotic departure from Afghanistan

Original URL: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/08/21/securite-depart-chaotique-de-lafghanistan Google translation Security: chaotic departure from Afghanistan Quebec security multinational Garda is packing up after increasing the number of paid mandates AFP Photo In this photo taken last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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After 20 years, Pentagon still lacks control over hired guns

(Shutterstock/PRESSLAB) private military contractors After 20 years, Pentagon still lacks control over hired guns A new GAO report finds gaping holes in oversight in the military’s unwieldy private security contractor biz.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Onto Libya: Where there’s a failed U.S. war policy, Erik Prince is there

Blackwater USA Chief Executive Erik Prince swears in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington October 2, 2007.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Erik Prince can take his ‘have gun will travel’ schtick right back out the door

Erik Prince arrives New York Young Republican Club Gala at The Yale Club of New York City in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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