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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
Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu Used Against Palestinians and Gave to Saudis Bring Him Down?
Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu Used Against Palestinians and Gave to Saudis Bring Him Down? Juan Cole / Informed Comment Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves a Jerusalem courthouse on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa
Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa RAND just released a report on Russia’s geostrategic presence in Africa. One key component of the report assesses the history and evolution of Russian PMC activity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture
Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture New details reveal the ambitions of an operation intended to infiltrate opponents of Donald Trump, including moderate Republicans as well as progressives… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens
Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens Targets include ex-PM Netanyahu’s son, two aides and two former officials suspected of leaking information to media. Pegasus is a malware… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Governments and Mercenaries: A New Era of Cooperation after Afghanistan?
Defence-In-Depth Research from the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London Governments and Mercenaries: A New Era of Cooperation after Afghanistan? Christopher Kinsey, Defence Studies Department, and Bob Parr, PhD student at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming
NewsletterSign In California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel make their way outside the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, California. Source: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Politics A year after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Problem is the Contract, Not the Contractor
The Problem is the Contract, Not the Contractor The onus of “waste, fraud, and abuse” should be on the contract, not the contractor. Words: Whitney Grespin Pictures: Kelly Sikkema Date: January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed
Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed by Phillip Walter Wellman • Stars and Stripes • January 10, 2022 Drums of used fuel are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pegasus Spyware Used Against Dozens of Activist Women in the Middle East
Become a member A woman with her iPhone is seen in front of the NSO Group building on Aug. 28, 2016, in Herzliya, Israel. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images Pegasus… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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’re hiding the truth from your own people’ A mercenary who worked for the Wagner Group in Syria was pressured not to publish his memoir. He published it anyway.
You’re hiding the truth from your own people’ A mercenary who worked for the Wagner Group in Syria was pressured not to publish his memoir. He published it anyway. 12:45 pm,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading