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- 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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US has over 15000 troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and around 45,000 military contractors
October 01, 2016 US has over 15000 troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and around 45,000 military contractors About 600 American troops will be deployed to Iraq to further enable local… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rise of the American Mercenary
Rise of the American Mercenary Thousands of private contractors are in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they may be in Syria, too. By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos • October 25, 2016 NEstudio /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Transformation of War: The Rise of Private Contractors
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In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War
Africa In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War By MARK MAZZETTI, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ERIC SCHMITTOCT. 16, 2016 Photo Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia in 2012.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Energy and conflict: Security outsourcing in the protection of critical energy infrastructures
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THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE USE OF FORCE MEETS THE LAW OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY
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Harvard, MIT professors win Nobel in economics for research on contract theory
Harvard, MIT professors win Nobel in economics for research on contract theory By Jeff Guo October 10 at 7:41 AM … Hart has investigated how best to write contracts when some of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Revealed: British Firms Paid $60 Billion By Obama’s Pentagon
Revealed: British Firms Paid $60 Billion By Obama’s Pentagon Between 2009 and the end of 2015, total spending by the Department of Defense (DoD) on goods and services from the private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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When Private Security Patrols Public Streets
When Private Security Patrols Public Streets More Chicagoans are outsourcing their policing to private companies. What does that mean for the city? By Jeremy Borden Published today at 12:56 p.m. Above:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The government isn’t ending its relationship with private prisons – far from it
The government isn’t ending its relationship with private prisons – far from it Between state and immigration contracts, the industry continues to expand Written by Beryl Lipton Edited by JPat Brown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading