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- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
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- 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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Tag Archives: Casualties
Contractors in War Zones: Not Exactly “Contracting”
Contractors in War Zones: Not Exactly “Contracting” By David Isenberg | October 9, 2012 Marine photo / Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker Troops don’t pull K.P. — kitchen patrol —… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
At Least 121 Civilian Contractor Deaths in the Third Quarter of 2012
At Least 121 Civilian Contractor Deaths in the Third Quarter of 2012 Posted by defensebaseactcomp on October 2, 2012 According to the Department of Labor’s Defense Base Act Claim Summary Reports there… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq bomb hits private security convoy, kills four
Iraq bomb hits private security convoy, kills four October 04, 2012 10:49 AM BAGHDAD: A car bomb hit a private security convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing four people and wounding… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig
Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig October 2, 2012 Daniel Flitton SOLDIERS wounded in Afghanistan and returned home will be among thousands of military personnel caught up in a backlash… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Mental Health of Security Contractors Cannot Be Ignored
Professor Neil Greenberg Psychiatrist, King’s College London The Mental Health of Security Contractors Cannot Be Ignored Posted: 01/10/2012 15:47 The controversy surrounding the case of Danny Fitzsimons highlights the desperate need… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S ‘warned’ over killer security guard Danny Fitzsimons
30 September 2012 Last updated at 21:10 ET G4S ‘warned’ over killer security guard Danny Fitzsimons Security firm G4S was sent warnings not to employ an armed guard in Iraq just… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In full: G4S response
30 September 2012 Last updated at 21:10 ET In full: G4S response The BBC Scotland programme Britain’s Private War sent a list of questions to G4S, to which a spokesman for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Britain’s Private War
Britain’s Private War 2012 Duration: 59 minutes BBC Scotland investigates the UK’s armed private security industry. Reporter Samantha Poling hears how former servicemen are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan while on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
In full: Foreign Office response
30 September 2012 Last updated at 21:10 ET In full: Foreign Office response The BBC Scotland programme Britain’s Private War asked the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for a response to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Post-traumatic stress and the hired gun
30 September 2012 Last updated at 21:09 ET Post-traumatic stress and the hired gun The impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on private security contractors is not known Former SAS soldier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading