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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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Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
British Helicopter Search-and-Rescue’s Future: Civilian Contractors
British Helicopter Search-and-Rescue’s Future: Civilian Contractors Jun 18, 2012 11:55 EDT The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) provide a 24-hour military and civil helicopter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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FILLING THE SHORTFALLS: THE ROLES AND RISKS OF CONTRACTORS
Disjointed Ways, Disunified Means: Learning from America’s Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation Authored by Colonel Lewis G. Irwin. Added May 10, 2012 Type: Monograph 440 Pages … FILLING THE SHORTFALLS:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UK Again Leads the Way on Expanded Role for Private Contractors in Defense
UK Again Leads the Way on Expanded Role for Private Contractors in Defense 16:23 GMT, June 11, 2012 For more than a decade, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has pioneered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hammond raises fears over ‘privatisation of war’
Hammond raises fears over ‘privatisation of war’ 07 June 2012 Charity attacks defence secretary’s contractors blueprint British defence secretary Philip Hammond came under fire today over plans to make private contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Mica’s ties to private airport security company questioned
Updated: 6:02 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012 | Posted: 4:57 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012 Mica’s ties to private airport security company questioned SANFORD, Fla. — Airports across the country are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private security firms provide ”positive and flexible” support for police
Private security firms provide ”positive and flexible” support for police 29 May 2012 The growing role of private security companies in delivering essential police services has received a great deal of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Price of Sacrifice
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The Price of Sacrifice Posted: 05/24/2012 10:04 am How should one recognize an act on the battlefield that gets you wounded?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 2
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 2 Posted: 05/21/2012 12:40 pm Here is another excerpt from the recently published book Funding the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1 Remember Milo Minderbinder, a fictional character in Joseph Heller’s famous novel, Catch-22? Minderbinder is a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Drones: Unmanned, but Inherently Governmental?
May 16, 2012 Drones: Unmanned, but Inherently Governmental? By NEIL GORDON U.S. Air Force Captain Keric D. Clanahan has written a paper on the legal and policy controversies surrounding the Air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading