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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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Reining in Soldiers of Fortune
The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Contributor Reining in Soldiers of Fortune By SEAN MCFATE APRIL 17, 2015 WASHINGTON — Ten years ago, I found myself in Burundi, sipping a Coke with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota
Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota Download the PDF version of “Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota” Bethany Carson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Is The U.S. Military Too Reliant On Contractors?
Is The U.S. Military Too Reliant On Contractors? Rachel Martin Weekend Edition – Sunday 10-26-2014 Host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I’m Rachel Martin. And this… RACHEL MARTIN Time… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries and America’s Defense
Mercenaries and America’s Defense Anonymous Wall Street Journal 10-29-2014 Regarding Linda Robinson’s review of Ann Hagedorn’s “The Invisible Soldiers” (Bookshelf, Oct. 23): Ronald Reagan would never have countenanced an Army whose… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Documents allege Texas DPS spying on Mexico
Documents allege Texas DPS spying on Mexico Dylan Baddour | April 13, 2015 | Updated: April 13, 2015 6:00pm Internal documents from the Texas Department of Public Safety raise questions about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
It’s A bird? It’s A Plane! No, It’s A Private Drone Contractor!
It’s A bird? It’s A Plane! No, It’s A Private Drone Contractor! April 10, 2015 by David Isenberg Follow @vanidan @vanidan If there is one constant in the private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Outsourcing war and security: problems and solutions
Outsourcing war and security: problems and solutions The Conversation Laura A Dickinson, Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Future of War Fellow, New America Foundation International Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Non-State Military Actors: The Case of the 2011 Libyan Conflict
Non-State Military Actors: The Case of the 2011 Libyan Conflict Subjects: Political science, Political science (General), Political science, Political science (General) Authors: Radana Makariusová, Zdeněk Ludvík Date of publication: 2012 December… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence
Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence Apr 02, 2015 georgeu3 GSSR Forum, International Security, Military & Defense 0 A Blackwater Helicopter in Baghdad, Wikimedia Commons By Sebastian J. Bae The brutal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails
News Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails Independent On Sunday By Jonathan Owen 5 April 2015, News | Exclusive What was billed as a breakthrough for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading