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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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Tag Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Don’t Privatize the Veterans Health Administration
Don’t Privatize the Veterans Health Administration May 31, 2016 By John D. Rockefeller IV The healthcare industry wants to take over a system that – for all its problems – still… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries Are the Silent Majority of Obama’s Military
Mercenaries Are the Silent Majority of Obama’s Military The president’s “light footprint” approach to war has relied on thousands of Americans paid to fight — and die — in the shadows.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Cities Consider Privatizing TSA To Speed Up Checkpoints, But Would It?
Cities Consider Privatizing TSA To Speed Up Checkpoints, But Would It? May 26, 20165:26 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered David Schaper Lines of travelers at Denver International Airport snake… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military contracting
Military contracting My newest research agenda examines the dynamics and effects of U.S. military contracting, with a focus on logistics outsourcing and the global army of laborers that support overseas military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private prison companies make huge profits from locking up children, mothers and boast about it
Private prison companies make huge profits from locking up children, mothers and boast about it Sarah Lazare AlterNet Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00 UTC GEO Group and CCA are making a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
10 Things You Don’t Know About Mercenaries
10 Things You Don’t Know About Mercenaries TOPICS:military contractors Share to TumblrShare to Google BookmarkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterMore AddThis Share optionsMore Military industry. Special forces or anti-terrorist police soldier, private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatised Peacekeeping?
Privatised Peacekeeping? May 13, 2016 · by Deane-Peter Baker · in Militarisation, Peacekeeping Challenges and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). · Over 10 years ago, the Cathedral Peak Hotel, which nestles… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Whistleblowers Allege Fraud in Largest Outsourced Military Transportation Contract in US History
Whistleblowers Allege Fraud in Largest Outsourced Military Transportation Contract in US History Whistleblowers Help US Recover $13 Million in False Claims Act Settlement May 03, 2016, 13:26 ET from Hirst Law… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How the U.S. Can Defeat Putin’s Shadow War
Matt Dunham/WPA/Getty Sean McFate THREAT 05.13.16 1:00 AM ET How the U.S. Can Defeat Putin’s Shadow War Vladimir Putin has a czarist vision of a greater Russia, and his first order… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Israel’s privatisation of a ‘shoot-to-kill policy’ against Palestinians
Israel’s privatisation of a ‘shoot-to-kill policy’ against Palestinians #Occupation Private security guards shot dead two Palestinians at Qalandiya crossing. But due to their contractor status, no one has been held accountable… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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