Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- 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
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Tag Archives: Russia
Russia to legalise private military companies?
Russia to legalise private military companies? 30.08.2017 Should Russia legalise private military companies (PMC)? The initiative finds support in the Russian society, but there are many problems associated with PMCs. Servicemen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Halya Coynash: Russians admit to killing for money – Ukrainians or Syrians, as Russia demands
Halya Coynash: Russians admit to killing for money – Ukrainians or Syrians, as Russia demands By Halya Coynash. Published Aug. 29 at 11:50 am (FILES) This file photo taken on March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Media: another Russian was killed in Syria
Media: another Russian was killed in Syria By paradox– 29.08.2017 It became known about the death of one Russian citizen who fought in Syria. A resident of Orenburg Alexander Yagofarov died,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘People think it doesn’t affect them. But it affects everyone.’ Meduza interviews the reporter who blew the lid on Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria
‘People think it doesn’t affect them. But it affects everyone.’ Meduza interviews the reporter who blew the lid on Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria Meduza 10:39, 30 august 2017 Fontanka journalist… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Mercenaries, Russia
Tagged Companies, Mercenaries, Russia, Syria
Leave a comment
Defense Ministry Denies Russian Combatant’s Death in Syria
Defense Ministry Denies Russian Combatant’s Death in Syria Aug 28, 2017 — 19:45 Vadim Grishankin / TASS Russia’s Defense Ministry on Monday denied media reports published earlier claiming that a Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Moscow’s mercenaries reveal the privatisation of Russian geopolitics
Moscow’s mercenaries reveal the privatisation of Russian geopolitics Mark Galeotti 29 August 2017 Further revelations regarding the role of Russian private military contractors in Syria exposes how, under Putin, “state” and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Outsourcing/Privatization, Russia
Tagged Outsourcing/Privatization, Russia
Leave a comment
Wagner, Russian Blackwater in Syria
Google translation from Russian MİDDLE EAST Wagner, Russian Blackwater in Syria Reminiscent of the US’s Blackwater in Iraq, Russian ‘Wagner Security’ company has almost 5,000 employees in Syria, all of them… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia flies 2,000 mercenary troops into Syria
Russia flies 2,000 mercenary troops into Syria DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 2, 2017, 5:48 PM (IDT) Tags: Russian special forces, Russian forces in Syria, Wagner mercenaries in Syria for Russia Dmitry… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia opposes privatization of Afghan war
Russia opposes privatization of Afghan war admin August 14, 2017 AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan alleged the “American campaign” has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Outsourcing/Privatization, Russia
Tagged Afghanistan, Outsourcing/Privatization, Russia
Leave a comment
Oligarchy in Transition? The Potential of Military Privatization in Early 21st Century Russia
Oligarchy in Transition? The Potential of Military Privatization in Early 21st Century Russia You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register