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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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Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Thatcher’s Privatizations Cast a Long Shadow
April 9, 2013, 9:25 p.m. ET Thatcher’s Privatizations Cast a Long Shadow By CHARLES FORELLE LONDON—Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday, reshaped modern Britain by selling state-owned companies into private hands, paving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Civilians on the Battlefield: By Using U.S. Civilians in the War on Terror, Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black?
Nebraska Law Review 2012 91 Neb. L. Rev. 459 Civilians on the Battlefield: By Using U.S. Civilians in the War on Terror, Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? Joshua P.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatization is the Holy Grail of Corporate Greed
Privatization is the Holy Grail of Corporate Greed (By The Political Pragmatic) The great con of capitalism is the ability of corporations to fleece the federal coffers and taxpayers for their… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Does the U.S. overuse private contractors?
July 13, 2012 • Volume 22, Issue 25 Does the U.S. overuse private contractors? By Marcia Clemmitt Introduction A private U.S. security guard stands in front of a chilling monument marking… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
As cities lay off police, frustrated neighborhoods turn to private cops
The Christian Science Monitor April 5, 2013 Friday As cities lay off police, frustrated neighborhoods turn to private cops; With cities cutting their police to balance budgets, some well-to-do neighborhoods are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes
By: Ungar, Mark Social Justice, 2007, Vol. 34, Issue ¾, 20-37 The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes IN LATIN AMERICA, THE COMBINATION OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL
Harvard Journal on Legislation Winter, 2013 50 Harv. J. on Legis. 209 SYMPOSIUM: GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL NAME: Charles Tiefer*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater)
Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater) Author(s): William A. Cohn Source: The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs. 12.4 (Autumn 2009): p21. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea Author(s): Sinclair Dinnen Source: The Contemporary Pacific. 11.2 (Fall 1999): p279. Abstract: Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond
The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond Author(s): David Perry Source: International Journal. 64.3 (Summer 2009): p687. Full Text: Since the end of the Cold War, nonstate actors have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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