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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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Senators Call For Contractor Cuts To Match DoD Workforce Cuts
FederalTimes.com May 1, 2012 Senators Call For Contractor Cuts To Match DoD Workforce Cuts By Sarah Chacko Twenty-six Democratic senators are pressing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to cap the number of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Chapter Twelve
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Chapter Twelve Posted: 04/29/2012 5:00 pm After ten years of operation by private military and security (PMSC) contractors in Afghanistan and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lawmakers challenge the Pentagon’s reliance on service contractors
Lawmakers challenge the Pentagon’s reliance on service contractors By Charles S. Clark April 26, 2012 Cost-cutting moves by the Defense Department that include capping the number of civilian employees at 2010… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Data at Last, Data at Last: Thank God Almighty, Data at Last (Sort of)
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Data at Last, Data at Last: Thank God Almighty, Data at Last (Sort of) Posted: 04/26/2012 8:20 am Considering how many… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brown, Gillibrand Lead 26 Senators on Letter to Defense Secretary Panetta; Senators Concerned That Civilian Workforce Has Been Cut to FY2010 Levels, but No Comparable Constraints Were Imposed on Contract Personnel
Brown, Gillibrand Lead 26 Senators on Letter to Defense Secretary Panetta; Senators Concerned That Civilian Workforce Has Been Cut to FY2010 Levels, but No Comparable Constraints Were Imposed on Contract Personnel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance
Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance Monday, April 23, 2012 Partisanship between Republicans and Democrats isn’t the only source of divide these days in Washington, DC. Members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Creating a Prison-Corporate Complex
Tomgram: Fraser and Freeman, Creating a Prison-Corporate Complex Posted by Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman at 9:28am, April 19, 2012. As cash-starved state governments scrape their way through this so-called… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What Isn’t for Sale?
What Isn’t for Sale? Market thinking so permeates our lives that we barely notice it anymore. A leading philosopher sums up the hidden costs of a price-tag society. By Michael J.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Congressional Pressure to Rein in Shadow Government Grows
Apr 11, 2012 Congressional Pressure to Rein in Shadow Government Grows By SUZANNE DERSHOWITZ On March 26, Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 130 other House Members sent a letter to Secretary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK
Campaign against privatising asylum deportation from UK Friday, 13 April 2012 10:58 By John Grayson, A Yorkshire campaign deploys rigorous research to expose and resist the astonishing corporate takeover of Britain’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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