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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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Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest
Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest By Nimi Princewill, CNN Published 8:36 AM EST, Wed January 25, 2023 Video Ad Feedback Russia’s notorious Wagner group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Wagner opened the door for me’ How a convicted murderer became a decorated ‘war hero’ in Russia
‘Wagner opened the door for me’ How a convicted murderer became a decorated ‘war hero’ in Russia 1:16 pm, January 24, 2023 Source: Holod Story by Nina Abrosimova. Abridged translation by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia to expand private militaries in broader Middle East amid staffing crisis
Russia to expand private militaries in broader Middle East amid staffing crisis As it wages a full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia wants to reform its army while being chronically short of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pro-Ukrainian activists in Serbia file criminal complaint against Wagner group
3 minute read January 19, 20239:57 AM EST Last Updated 5 days ago Pro-Ukrainian activists in Serbia file criminal complaint against Wagner group Reuters A mural depicting Wagner private military group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Shadowy groups of Western military veterans are operating on the ground in Ukraine, largely unregulated
Shadowy groups of Western military veterans are operating on the ground in Ukraine, largely unregulated This video, shared by the self-styled ‘Mozart Group’, shows them evacuating civilians and delivering critical supplies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian Wagner Group gains global notoriety from Africa to Ukraine, but division brews at home
Russia Published January 22, 2023 6:00am EST Russian Wagner Group gains global notoriety from Africa to Ukraine, but division brews at home Intel suggests tension mounting between Russia’s defense ministry and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin’s favorite mercenary leader may be preparing to justify a failure in Ukraine
Putin’s favorite mercenary leader may be preparing to justify a failure in Ukraine Stavros Atlamazoglou Jan 23, 2023, 6:21 PM Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in what Russian state media described… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenaries are forbidden from helping wounded comrades and forced to leave them behind, Ukrainian intel says
Russian mercenaries are forbidden from helping wounded comrades and forced to leave them behind, Ukrainian intel says Story by sbaker@businessinsider.com (Sinéad Baker) Wounded Wagner Group soldiers are being left on battlefields… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rwanda Says Congo Hiring Mercenaries Heightens Risk of War
Politics Rwanda Says Congo Hiring Mercenaries Heightens Risk of War Tshisekedi says Congo hired Bulgarian private military group President Tshisekedi says peace talks are ‘at a standstill’ President Felix TshisekediPhotographer: Michele… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenary boss asks parliament to ban negative media reports about his men
Russian mercenary boss asks parliament to ban negative media reports about his men Wagner private military group centre opens in St Petersburg Andrew Osborn Tue, January 24, 2023 at 12:38 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading