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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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Author Archives: David Isenberg
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability
The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government’s top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Russia Looks to Private Militia to Secure a Victory in Eastern Ukraine
Russia Looks to Private Militia to Secure a Victory in Eastern Ukraine Wagner Group forces launched attacks from several directions on the city of Bakhmut, though analysts said seizing it would… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
American Skyler Gregg dies in Ukraine after sneaking out of dad’s home to fight Russia
American Skyler Gregg dies in Ukraine after sneaking out of dad’s home to fight Russia By Olivia Land November 4, 20221:47pm Updated A Washington state man was killed in Ukraine after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prigozhin will finance ‘militia training centers’ in Kursk and Belgorod regions
Prigozhin will finance ‘militia training centers’ in Kursk and Belgorod regions 10:37 am, November 6, 2022 Source: Concord Businessman Evgeny Prigozhin says he will finance the creation of “militia training centers”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Video shows sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary
3 minute read November 13, 20221:27 PM EST Last Updated 6 days ago Video shows sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary By Guy Faulconbridge A truck displaying the symbols “Z” in support… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts
US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Micaela Burrow Reporter November 12, 2022 3:23 PM ET Font Size: The Biden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens Of Women
Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens Of Women Kevin Gosztola Nov 16, 2022 7 min Stewart Smith, the assistant director for ICE’s Health Service Corps, testifying before the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Wagner is being used in Africa as a proxy to target civilians
ISS Today Wagner is being used in Africa as a proxy to target civilians The issue here is not which combatant the Russian military company is backing but its treatment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow
International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow Germany latest to end peacekeeping mission as operations prove unable to stop Islamic extremist insurgency Soldiers board a transport airplane in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading