{"id":13,"date":"2012-03-01T23:38:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T23:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2021-07-17T22:23:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T22:23:01","slug":"david-isenberg%e2%80%99s-pmsc-writings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/david-isenberg%e2%80%99s-pmsc-writings\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>David Isenberg\u2019s Private Military and Security Contracting Writings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I have been observing, researching, and writing on private military and security contracting (PMSC) since the early 1990s, back when the only firms anybody paid attention to were Executive Outcomes, Sandline, and MPRI. But it is a whole new world out there now.\u00a0 In the interest of letting people see how the PMSC world has changed the following is some of the commentary and speaking I have done on this issue over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researched and wrote book \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.praeger.com\/catalog\/C9633.aspx.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq<\/a>.\u201d Published Dec. 30, 2008.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shadow-Force-Private-Security-Contractors\/dp\/B00272MACK\/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1241287397&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle edition<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/author\/david-isenberg\/\"><strong>LobeLog articles:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/pjc-private-jihadi-contractor\">PJC = Private Jihadi Contractor<\/a>,\u201d October 21, 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-energizer-bunny-goes-to-china\">The Energizer Bunny Goes to China<\/a>,\u201d August 29, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/wagner-vs-the-russian-media\">Wagner vs. the Russian Media<\/a>,\u201d August 13, 2018.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-uae-in-yemen-with-a-lot-of-help-from-its-mercs\">The UAE in Yemen: With a Lot of Help from its Mercs<\/a>,\u201d June 19, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00b7 LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/us-and-russia-compete-to-privatize-syrian-war\">US and Russia Compete to Privatize Syrian War<\/a>,\u201d May 21, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00b7 LobeLog<\/em>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/erik-prince-and-big-data\">Erik Prince and Big Data<\/a>,\u201d April 5, 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-credibility-of-erik-prince\">The Credibility of Erik Prince<\/a>,\u201d August 29, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/why-feinberg-and-prince-are-offensive\">Why Feinberg and Prince Are Offensive<\/a>,\u201d July 20, 2017 .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00b7 LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/erik-prince-to-prince-bin-zayed-the-private-military-connection\">Erik Prince to Prince bin Zayed: The Private Military Connection<\/a>,\u201d July 7, 2017.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/is-it-satire-or-is-it-sallyport\">Is It Satire or Is It Sallyport?<\/a>\u201d May 12, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00b7 LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/trump-and-the-piss-industry\">Trump and the PISS Industry<\/a>,\u201d March 1, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/trump-and-the-return-of-private-military-contractors\">Trump and the Return of Private Military Contractors<\/a>,\u201d January 23, 2017.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/africa-a-goldmine-for-security-contractors\">Africa: A Goldmine for Security Contractors<\/a>,\u201d November 30, 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-real-winner-of-the-2016-elections\">The Real Winner of the 2016 Elections<\/a>,\u201d November 14, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/what-makes-erik-run\">What Makes Erik Run?<\/a>,\u201d April 25, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/russia-leads-the-way-to-a-pmc-future\">Russia Leads the Way to a PMC Future<\/a>,\u201d April 6, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/erik-prince-energizer-bunny\">Erik Prince: Energizer Bunny<\/a>,\u201d March 29, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-dont-fire\">When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Don\u2019t Fire<\/a>,\u201d March 21, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201cFrom Russia, With War,\u201d March 17, 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/from-russia-with-war\/\">https:\/\/lobelog.com\/from-russia-with-war\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/when-crime-pays-for-private-military-contractors\">When Crime Pays for Private Military Contractors<\/a>,\u201d March 2, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00b7 LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-rise-of-the-development-industrial-complex\">The Rise of the Development Industrial Complex<\/a>,\u201d February 5, 2016 .<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00a0LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/the-origin-of-the-new-species-of-drone-operator\">The Origin of the New Species of Drone Operator<\/a>,\u201d December 28, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lobelog.com\/pentagon-we-come-to-facilitate\">Pentagon: We Come to Facilitate<\/a>,\u201d November 4, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LobeLog<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lobelog.com\/cia-contracting-intelligence-agency\">CIA = Contracting Intelligence Agency<\/a>,\u201d December 12, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huffington Post articles<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-state-department-tell_1_b_1308495.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/to-use-or-not-to-use-psmc_b_1300745.html\">To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/dyncorp-government-contracts_b_1295623.html\">0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = DynCorp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/-psc-private-security-cou_b_1291919.html\">PSC = Private Security Counterterrorist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-state-department-tell_b_1285366.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/state-department-blackwater_b_1280847.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-pmsc-perils-of-peacekeeping_b_1278012.html\">The PMSC Perils of Peacekeeping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/state-or-nonstate-ay-ther_b_1272070.html\">State or Non-state: Ay, There&#8217;s the Rub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-dyncorp-see-no-evil-m_b_1267479.html\">The DynCorp &#8220;See No Evil&#8221; Monkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/sigir-reports-hey-anybody_b_1253964.html\">SIGIR Reports: Hey, Anybody Know What Happened to the $2 Billion?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-sexual-violence-its-s_b_1240751.html\">PMC Sexual Violence: It&#8217;s Still a Problem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-military-contractors_b_1225182.html\">Why PMSC Can&#8217;t Use Kant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/gun-check-radio-check-law_b_1217129.html\">Gun? Check. Radio? Check. Lawyer? Check!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/iraq-contractors_b_1209606.html\">Say What? You Talking About Me?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/far-part-49_b_1177141.html\">FAR 49.402-4(b) to the Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/united-nations-military-contractors_b_1180272.html\">UN Use of PMSC? It&#8217;s a Reality, Not a Hypothetical<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/when-to-contract-not-how-_b_1172981.html\">When to Contract, Not How to Contract: That Is the Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/why-jags-wont-be-prosecut_b_1169132.html\">Why JAGs Won&#8217;t Be Prosecuting PMCs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/a-future-of-pmc-pushers_b_1169109.html\">A Future of PMC Pushers?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contractors-blackwater_b_1156080.html\">Pedagogic Military Contractors: Blackwater, the Academy and the &#8220;\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/lets-all-do-the-sigoco_b_1144986.html\">Let&#8217;s All Do the SIGOCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-potential-and-peril-o_b_1137574.html\">The Potential and Peril of PMC in Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/putting-the-pop-culture-i_b_1128606.html\">Putting the [(P)op Culture] in PMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contracting_b_1123328.html\">Showing the Private Military Contracting Sector the Money, Redux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contractors-united-nations_b_1117424.html\">PMC in U.N. Operations? It Depends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/from-pmc-to-cmsp-thinking_b_1111798.html\">From PMC to CMSP: Thinking Strategically About Private Contractors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contracting-afghanistan_b_1108095.html\">Miles to Go<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/government-contracts-iraq-fraud_b_1100785.html\"><em>Now<\/em> Will You Do Something?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/making-the-relationship-psc_b_1096415.html\">Making the Relationship Work: PSC and the Military<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/its-two-lanterns-for-the-_b_1087551.html\">It&#8217;s Two Lanterns for the Maritime PSC Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/are-government-contractor_b_1073248.html\">Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/good-luck-to-the-us-state_b_1066576.html\">Good Luck to the U.S. State Department: You&#8217;re Going to Need It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/bad-pennies-and-louis-berger_b_1020862.html\">Bad Pennies and Louis Berger Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-neoliberal-wars_b_1016328.html\">The Neoliberal Wars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/contratistas-desaparecido_b_997398.html\">Contratistas Desaparecidos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/us-military-contractors-cost_b_986389.html\">Name Calling and Double Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-costsavings-fantasy_b_962652.html\">The Cost-Savings Fantasy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-feminine-side-of-priv_b_955851.html\">The Feminine Side of Private Military Contractors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/war-and-private-contracto_b_944365.html\">War and Private Contractors: Can&#8217;t Live with Them, Can&#8217;t Live Without Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/every-day-in-every-way-ac_b_935843.html\">Every Day, In Every Way, Accountability Is Not Getting Better<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/you-want-chicken-pox-with_b_920572.html\">You Want Chicken Pox with That?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/state-to-sigir-take-your-_b_914135.html\">State to SIGIR: Take Your Oversight Questions and Shove Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/dear-us-state-department-_b_914478.html\">Dear U.S. State Department: Less BNS and More PNS, Please<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/trust-but-incompetently-v_b_912543.html\">Trust But, Incompetently, Verify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-contractors-iraq_b_890280.html\">GIGO: The Perennial PMSC Unanswered Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-und-drang-in-the-pers_b_883825.html\">PMC und Drang in the Persian Gulf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/at-last-military-outsourc_b_876570.html\">At Last: Military Outsourcing We Can All Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/showing-or-is-that-shower_b_870114.html\">Showing, or Is That Showering, the PMC Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/showing-the-pmsc-sector-t_b_864372.html\">Showing the Private Military Contracting Sector the Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-military-contractors_b_862198.html\">Indispensable or Inappropriate?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-uncounted-contractor-_b_859206.html\">The Uncounted Contractor Casualties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/its-private-sector-vs-pri_b_851135.html\">It&#8217;s Private Sector vs. Private Sector in the Ultimate Maritime Smackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/psc-and-r2p-in-libya_b_848973.html\">PSC and R2P in Libya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/putting-the-posse-comitat_b_844792.html\">Putting the Posse Comitatus, or Not, in PMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/just-how-armed-and-danger_b_841370.html\">Just How Armed and Dangerous Are They?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/improving-the-contractor-_b_841057.html\">Improving the Contractor Control Status Quo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/why-not-outsource-let-us-_b_838224.html\">Why Not Outsource? Let Us Count the Ways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/how-to-take-proper-aim-at_b_832889.html\">How to Take Proper Aim at a Target Rich Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/cwc-says-put-your-oversig_b_828938.html\">CWC Says Put Your Oversight Where Your Contractors Are<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/ooh-aah-pmc-feeling-good_b_825618.html\">Ooh, Aah: PMC Feeling Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/ovem-lupo-commitere_b_823835.html\">Ovem Lupo Commitere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-known-and-unknown-con_b_821150.html\">The Known and Unknown Contractor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-weaknesses-of-pmsc-se_b_819262.html\">The Weaknesses of PMSC Self-Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/privatization-its-not-jus_b_816970.html\">Privatization: It&#8217;s Not Just for State Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/cwc-on-pmc-in-afghanistan_b_815476.html\">CWC on PMC in Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmsc-and-trafficking-room_b_814970.html\">PMSC and Trafficking: Room for Improvement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmsc-challenges-in-kosovo_b_813826.html\">PMSC Challenges in Kosovo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/what-would-ike-think-of-p_b_813450.html\">What Would Ike Think of PMSC?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-philippine-military-c_b_809766.html\">PMC = Philippine Military Contractor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_2_b_809194.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_1_b_808355.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/blackwater-and-the-785-mi_b_807317.html\">Blackwater and the $78.5 Million Olly Olly Oxen Free Contract<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_807091.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_806422.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/put-your-empirically-prov_b_806289.html\">Put Your Empirically Proven Data Where Your Mouth Is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_805885.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/killed-your-wife-or-husba_b_805615.html\">Killed Your Wife or Husband? That&#8217;s Between the PSC and You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pscs-at-sea-the-reasons-t_b_805015.html\">Private Security Contractors at Sea: The Reasons They Really May Be &#8220;All at Sea&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/armed-humanitarians-part_b_804515.html\">Armed Humanitarians: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-10000-iraqi-civilian_b_803940.html\">The $10,000 Iraqi Civilian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-past-present-and-futu_b_803074.html\">PMC: Past, Present, and Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/tamimi-1-kbr-0_b_802534.html\">Tamimi 1, KBR 0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-pmsc-observer_b_802166.html\">The PMSC Observer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pd-62-and-psc_b_801811.html\">PD-62 and PSC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmsc-vs-pirates_b_801030.html\">PMSC vs. Pirates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/cant-anyone-at-dod-do-ove_b_800059.html\">Can&#8217;t Anyone at the Defense Department Do Oversight? Anyone at All?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/jack-bauer-beats-blackwat_b_799501.html\">Jack Bauer Beats Blackwater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/take-the-kings-shilling-a_b_798901.html\">Take the King&#8217;s Shilling, Accept the King&#8217;s Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/will-the-real-hillary-cli_b_798570.html\">Will the Real Hillary Clinton Please Step Forward?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-three-fifths-pmc_b_798059.html\">The Three-Fifths PMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/lets-call-it-pmckeeping_b_796862.html\">Let&#8217;s Call It PMCkeeping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-other-side-of-the-glo_b_796283.html\">The Other Side of the Global PMC Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-to-pentagon-just-trus_b_795594.html\">PMC to Pentagon, Just Trust Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/one-small-step-for-transp_b_795452.html\">One Small Step for Transparency, One Giant Step for the U.S. State Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/considering-counter-pirac_b_794797.html\">Considering Counter-Piracy Protection? Here&#8217;s What to Ask Before You Hire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/congratulations-congress_b_793851.html\">Congratulations, Congress for Speedily Working on This: It Only Took You Six Years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/miles-to-go-before-the-pm_b_793055.html\">Miles to Go Before the PMC Industry Rests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/its-dj-vu-for-dyncorp-all_b_792394.html\">It&#8217;s D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu for DynCorp All Over Again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/when-the-going-gets-tough_b_792203.html\">When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Looks For a Taxpayer Bailout<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/armed-humanitarians-part_b_790826.html\">Armed Humanitarians: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"blogger_archive\" class=\"related_block\">\n<h4>David Isenberg Archive<\/h4>\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2012\/03\/\">March 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2012\/02\/\">February 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2012\/01\/\">January 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/12\/\">December 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/11\/\">November 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/10\/\">October 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/09\/\">September 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/08\/\">August 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/07\/\">July 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/06\/\">June 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/05\/\">May 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/04\/\">April 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/03\/\">March 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/02\/\">February 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2011\/01\/\">January 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/12\/\">December 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/11\/\">November 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/10\/\">October 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/09\/\">September 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/08\/\">August 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/07\/\">July 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/06\/\">June 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/05\/\">May 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/04\/\">April 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/03\/\">March 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/02\/\">February 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2010\/01\/\">January 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/authorarchive\/?david-isenberg\/2009\/12\/\">December 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Papers, Book Chapters and Monographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prio.no\/sptrans\/-1720057691\/Isenberg%20Private%20Military%20Contractors%20PRIO%20Report%201-2009.pdf.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Private Military Contractors and U.S. Grand Strategy<\/em><\/a>, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, PRIO Report 1\/2009, October 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA government in search of cover: Private military companies in Iraq,\u201d (book chapter. 5, pp. 82-93), in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mercenaries-Market-Regulation-Military-Companies\/dp\/0199228485\/ref=sr_1_1\/103-1822098-8260612?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1184781594&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies<\/em><\/a> (Hardcover) by Simon Chesterman (Editor), Chia Lehnardt (Editor), Oxford University Press, publication date Sep. 3, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>David Isenberg, Chapter Eight, Challenges of Security Privatisation in Iraq,\u201d pp. 149-166 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lit-verlag.de\/isbn\/3-8258-9840-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Private Actors and Security Governance<\/em><\/a>, Alan Bryden and Marina Caparini (Eds.), Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), LIT Verlag, October 2006.<\/p>\n<p>A government in search of cover: PMCs in Iraq. This paper was presented to the \u201cMarket Forces: Regulating Private Military Companies,\u201d Institute for International Law and Justice conference held at the w School Of Law, March 23-24, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown: PMCs in Iraq, Presentation by David Isenberg given at the \u201cGuns \u2018n gates: The role of private security actors in armed violence\u201d Cost Action 25 Working Group 3. Bonn, Germany February 9-10, 2006.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Fistful of Contractors: The Case for a Pragmatic Assessment of Private Military Companies in Iraq<\/em>, BASIC Research Report 2004.2, September 27, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombat for Sale: The New, Post-Cold War Mercenaries,\u201d <strong>USA Today<\/strong>, March 2000 (Vol. 128, No. 2658) pp. 12-16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHave Lawyer, Accountant, and Guns. Will Fight: The New, Post\u00a0Cold War Mercenaries,\u201d <\/strong>A paper prepared for the Getting Guns Off the Streets of the Global Village panel (10:30 a.m. \u00ad12:15 p.m., February 19, 1999, Embassy Room) of the International Studies Association Convention <strong>(One Field, Many Perspectives: Building the Foundations for Dialogue), <\/strong>February 16\u00a020, 1999 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soldiers of Fortune Ltd.: A Profile of Today\u2019s Private Sector Corporate Mercenary Firms, <\/strong>Center for Defense Information Monograph, November 1997,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiatimes.com\/2019\/04\/article\/the-dirty-business-of-detaining-refugees\/.\">The dirty business of detaining refugees<\/a>, April 6, 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/KL19Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missing in Action<\/a>, Review of <em>One Nation Under Contract<\/em> by Allison Stanger, Dec. 19, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/South_Asia\/KJ06Df03.html\">Sex and security in Afghanistan<\/a>, October 6, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/KD29Ak03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The good, and bad, news on contractors<\/a>, Apr 29, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/South_Asia\/KB04Df01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security peddlers eye Afghan windfall<\/a>, future, Feb. 4, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/IL18Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touchy, feely in the kill chain<\/a>, December 18, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/IJ16Ak04.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Law is clear: Blackwater is not above it<\/a>, Oct 16, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/IH02Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slaving away for Uncle Sam<\/a>,\u201d August 2, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/South_Asia\/ID13Df03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There\u2019s a new sheriff in Kabul<\/a>, April 13, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/IB22Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iraq\u2019s contracts to die for<\/a><\/strong>, Feb 21, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/HK04Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mercenaries or \u2018contractors\u2019?<\/a>, BOOK REVIEW: <em>Licensed to Kill <\/em>by Robert Young Pelton<strong>, <\/strong>November 4, 2006.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/GK30Ak03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America\u2019s unsung war dead<\/a>, November 30, 2005.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/GL03Ak02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> It\u2019s propaganda (shock, horror)!<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Dec 3, 2005, 2005.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/FI24Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protecting Iraq\u2019s precarious pipelines<\/a>, September 24, 2004,<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u201cThe fog and dog of war<strong>,\u201d <\/strong><strong>Asia Times<\/strong>, August 21, 2004, <a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Central_Asia\/FH21Ag02.html\">http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Central_Asia\/FH21Ag02.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u201cCorporate Mercenaries: Part 2: Profit comes with a price,\u201d <strong>Asia Times, <\/strong>May 20, 2004, <a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/FE20Ak02.html\">http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/FE20Ak02.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u201cCorporate Mercenaries: Part 1: Profit comes with a price,\u201d <strong>Asia Times, <\/strong>May 19, 2004, <a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/FE19Ak01.html\">http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/FE19Ak01.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/JF27Ak01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firing blanks in Afghanistan<\/a>, <em>Asia Times<\/em>, June 27, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Front_Page\/EL20Aa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The secret world of corporate mercenaries<\/a>, December 19, 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/ED30Ak03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There\u2019s no business like security business<\/a>, April 30, 2003<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Central_Asia\/EA04Ag01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security for sale in Afghanistan<\/a>, Asia Times, January 4, 2003<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defense News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Private Contractors Still Lack Adequate Oversight, <em>Defense News<\/em>, June 29 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oxford Analytica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INTERNATIONAL: Private firms may have anti-piracy role, December 4, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>US\/IRAQ: SOFA deal may affect private contractors, November 4, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>US\/AFGHANISTAN: Private contractors play stopgap role, August 22, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>United States: Pentagon contracting faces new scrutiny, May 29, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Military Privatisation to Intensify, Nov. 22, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Changes Ahead For Private Security Companies, Oct 16, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPI Columns<\/strong> Jan. 2008 \u2013 March 2009<\/p>\n<p>Wrote weekly \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/David_Isenberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dogs of War\u201d column<\/a> on private military contracting for United Press International<\/p>\n<p>Contractors with no names, April 10, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Let loose the legal beagles of war, April 3, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs of War: Have Have Ph.D., will travel, March 27, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Theory is fine, action is better, Dogs of War: Put up or shut up, March 20, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t we all just get along?, Blue on white, March 13, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Contractors doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, March 6, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Blue helmets and bottom lines, Outsourcing peacekeeping, Feb. 27, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Mercenaries are in the eye of the beholder: Now who is a mercenary?, Feb. 20, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Covering Contractors: Media to contractors: Who are you guys?, Feb. 13, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Private military contractors \u2014 mysterious No: Feb, 6, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>That is the question: Contractors fulfilling a contract \u2014 imagine that, future, Jan, 30, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Slippery slope: Contractors impact on military culture, future, Jan. 23, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Reagan was Right: Codes of conduct \u2014 trust but verify, future, Jan. 16, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The future of contractor accountability \u2014 immunity or impunity, future, Jan. 12, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dogs of War: The culture of private security contractors, future, Jan 2, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs of War: Bleeding heart contractors, future, <em>UPI<\/em>, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Ghosts of contractors past, present and future, December 19, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons of the Blackwater indictments, December 12, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Private Shill Contractors, Dec. 5, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>A contractor\u2019s tale,\u00a0 Nov. 28, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The global stability industry,\u00a0 Nov. 21, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. has paid $6 billion to 310 private security companies in Iraq, Nov. 14, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Contractors and Obama, Nov. 7, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Losing sleep over SOFA, Oct. 31, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Yaargh, here be contractors, Oct. 24, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>When a contractor just isn\u2019t good enough, Oct. 17, 2008, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Emerging_Threats\/2008\/10\/17\/Dogs_of_War_When_a_contractor_just_isnt_good_enough\/UPI-38301224276591\/print\/\">http:\/\/www.upi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Busting the unaccountability myth, Oct. 10, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Will the last contractor to leave Iraq remember to please turn out the lights?, Oct. 3, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>William Walker \u2014 the American Idol of the 19th century, Sep. 29, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The well-ordered worldliness of WPPS, Sep. 19, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dogs of War: From mercenary to security contractor and back again, Sep.12, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Micromanaging security contractors, Sep.5, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Contractor oversight is Improving, Aug. 29, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>More contractors in Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>One-stop shopping at Blackwater, Aug. 18, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Blackwater to the rescue in Darfur?, Aug. 8, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Are PMCs POWs?, Aug. 1, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Life without Blackwater?, July 25, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The con side of contractors <strong>, <\/strong>July 18, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Immunity hype, July 11, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The founding contractors. July 7, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>A small step for contractors, June 27, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>CACI \u2014 Some publicity is bad, June 20, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Two little words, June 13, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Grail, part four, June 6, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Back to Africa, May 30, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Base Act revisited, May 23, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Blackwater, Najaf \u2014 Take Two,\u201d May 16, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Inherently governmental?, May 9, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Insurance? What insurance?, May 2, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Cost-effective: Myth or fact?, April 25, 2008<\/p>\n<p>No justice on contractor rape, April 18, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Military justice and PMCs, April 11, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>No gravy train for PMC grunts, March 28, 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>Dogs of War: Life imitating art, March 21, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Employees, what employees?, March 14, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Round laws, square holes, <em>UPI<\/em>, March 7 2008.<\/p>\n<p>No stinkin\u2019 oversight needed,\u201d February 29, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Modest proposals for reform, February 22, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The pay gap myth, February 15, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of oversight, February 1, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Here to stay, January 25, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost of outsourcing yet to come, December 27, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Emerging Threats \u2013 Analysis: \u201cBlackwater \u2014 Guilty as charged?\u201d, Sept. 20, 2007, .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/author\/david\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PSA Blog posts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/2010\/03\/30\/contractors-and-government-till-death-do-them-part\/\">Contractors and Government: Till Death Do Them Part<\/a>, March 30, 2010.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/2009\/06\/09\/cant-anyone-here-manage-a-contract\/\">Can\u2019t anyone here manage a contract?<\/a>, June 9, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/2008\/12\/09\/less-lawyers-more-auditors-the-lessons-of-nisoor-square\/\">Less lawyers, more auditors: The lessons of Nisoor Square<\/a>, Dec. 9, 2008 .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/2008\/04\/21\/an-officer-and-a-media-shill\/\">An officer and a media shill<\/a>, April 21, 2008.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/2007\/09\/21\/blackwater-is-not-the-issue\/\">Blackwater Is Not The Issue<\/a>, September 21, 2007.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.psaonline.org\/?p=30#more-30%27\">Biden Channels Mencken<\/a>, May 10, 2006.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible Statecraft<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> Responsible Statecraft, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2021\/03\/04\/onto-libya-where-theres-a-failed-u-s-war-policy-erik-prince-is-there\/\">Onto Libya: Where there\u2019s a failed U.S. war policy, Erik Prince is there<\/a>,\u201d March 4, 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> Responsible Statecraft, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2020\/12\/04\/erik-prince-can-take-his-old-have-gun-will-travel-schtick-right-back-out-the-door\/\">Erik Prince can take his \u2018have gun will travel\u2019 schtick right back out the door<\/a>,\u201d December 4, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> Responsible Statecraft, <\/em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2020\/02\/13\/erik-prince-energizer-bunny\/\">The Energizer Bunny temporarily runs out of juice<\/a>,\u201d February 13, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em> Responsible Statecraft, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2020\/02\/05\/libya-has-been-flooded-with-mercenaries-and-private-military-companies\">Libya has been Flooded with Mercenaries and Private Military Companies<\/a>,\u201d February 5, 2020.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Responsible Statecraft, \u00a0\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2020\/01\/12\/catch-22-in-afghanistan\">Catch-22 in Afghanistan,<\/a>\u201d January 12, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Responsible Statecraft, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2019\/12\/19\/one-of-the-biggest-tragedies-from-the-afghanistan-papers-is-that-nobody-cares\">One of the Biggest Tragedies From the \u2018Afghanistan Papers\u2019 is that Nobody Cares<\/a>,\u201d December 19, 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Safeguard Review: A Journal for the Military Services Contractor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>\u201cTrip Report: Interview with Doug Brooks, President, \u201cInternational Peace Operations Association (IPOA)\u201d, pp. 5-6; and \u201cGlobal Outlook &amp; Industry News, pp. 7-8, \u201d <em>Safeguard Review: A Journal for the Military Services Contractor<\/em>, January 2006, Vol 2, Issue 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>\u201cGlobal Outlook\u201d <em>Safeguard Review: A Journal for the Military Services Contractor<\/em>, December 2005, Vol 1, Issue 5, pp. 5-6.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>\u201cPrivate Military\/Security Services &amp; Disaster Relief Missions\u201d <em>Safeguard Review: A Journal for the Military Services Contractor<\/em>, October\/November, 2005, Vol 1, Issue 4, pp. 2-3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>\u201cContractors in Afghanistan &amp; Iraq \u2014 \u201can Assessment\u201d <em>Safeguard Review: A Journal for the Military Services Contractor<\/em>, September\/October, 2005, Vol 1, Issue 3, pp. 3-5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Television Scripts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdi.org\/adm\/Transcripts\/1113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conflict Inc.: Selling the Arts of War<\/a>, 12\/7197,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question of the Week <\/strong><strong>(CDI Radio Series)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho are you going to call when you can\u2019t afford your own military to fight a war for you?,\u201d 4\/1\/97.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00a0Ed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegulated Private Military Firms Have a Role,\u201d Defense News, March 11-17, 2002, P. 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to the Postmodern Warfare Era<strong>,\u201d <\/strong>Intellectualcapitol.com, Vol. 5,Issue 40 October 30- November 6, 2000.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201d<\/em>Take the Dogs of War, Please!,\u201d Intellectualcapitol.com, Vol. 5, Issue 24, June 15-22, 2000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New Mercenaries,\u201d Christian Science Monitor, October 13, 1998.<\/p>\n<p>.<strong>Letters to the Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaging War With Private Forces,\u201d New York Times, May 22, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/atimes.com\/atimes\/Front_Page\/FK06Aa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Isenberg responds<\/a>\u201d [response to November 5 letter to the editor by Jonathan Garratt of Erinys], Asia Times, November 6, 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Speaking &amp; Testifying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Panel 1 (Exploring the history and current scope of military contractors), Guns For Hire: The Legal, Policy, and Ethical Implications for the Growing Reliance upon Military Contractors, March 24, 2015, American University, Washington College of Law,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcl.american.edu\/secle\/materials\/Spring_2015\/Above_the_Law\/TAB%2001.Agenda.pdf\">https:\/\/www.wcl.american.edu\/secle\/materials\/Spring_2015\/Above_the_Law\/TAB%2001.Agenda.pdf,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcl.american.edu\/secle\/founders\/2015\/20150325.cfm\">https:\/\/www.wcl.american.edu\/secle\/founders\/2015\/20150325.cfm<\/a>, Video &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/media.wcl.american.edu\/Mediasite\/Play\/191bcebb4acc41dbb26936869c50d6f51d\">http:\/\/media.wcl.american.edu\/Mediasite\/Play\/191bcebb4acc41dbb26936869c50d6f51d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Testimony of David Isenberg, Publisher, PMSC Observer and Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, on <strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>Are government contractors exploiting workers overseas? Examining enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act<\/em>,\u201d November 2, 2011, http:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/3070.\u00a0 Testimony at <a href=\"http:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/11-2-11_TechIP_Isenberg_Testimony_Final.pdf\">http:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/11-2-11_TechIP_Isenberg_Testimony_Final.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spoke on Outsourcing Military Operations and Their Impact on US Defense Policy\/Strategy: Personal Reflections and Insights; a non-attribution course. November 3, 2010, at GWU&#8217;s Gelman Library from 7-9 pm. Teacher: Professor K. A. Beyoghlow, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Regional Security, the Elliott Graduate School, George Washington University.<\/p>\n<p>Participant in Contracting in Conflicts: Expeditionary Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations, Peacock Lounge, Center for a New American Security, Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington, DC, October 28, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation, , Video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xKh2W8Ku-BA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. My remarks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/pub_display.php?pub_id=9797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Participant in Expert Consultation: \u201cStatus of Nationality and Private Military and Security Companies, 4-6 December 2007, Geneva, Switzerland, sponsored by the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces and the Directorate of International Law, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>November 15, 2007, Film Screening: <em>Force Provision<\/em>, Wechsler Theater, 3rd Fl., Mary Graydon Center, American University, Screening followed by a panel discussion with: Rebecca DeWinter, of Amnesty International, Doug Brooks, of International Peace Operations Association, David Isenberg, of British American Security Information Council, Tommy Ross, Legislative Assistant for US Representative David Price.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 November 15, 2007, participant in one day unclassified, off-the-record conference <em>The Future of the Global Private Security Market<\/em>, sponsored by the Directorate of Intelligence, Office of Transnational Issues, CIA at SAIC campus in Tyson\u2019s Corner. Conference explored how the global private security market might evolve in the near term-looking three to five years out.<\/p>\n<p>Putting Round Pegs into Square Holes: US\u00a0Government Oversight and Regulation of Private Military and Security Contractors, <em>31st October<\/em><em> 2006, <\/em><em>Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT <\/em>hosted by the British American Security Information Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutting round pegs into square holes: U.S. government oversight and regulation of private military and security contractors,\u201d Regulating Private Military and Security Companies panel October 27, 2006, 7th Annual International Security Forum (ISF) 26-28 October, New Risks and Threats: The Challenge of Securing State and Society, Kongresshaus Zurich Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Panelist at Capitol Hill Screening of Shadow Company documentary, Capitol Building \u2013 Mansfield Room S207, June 23, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding the Privatization of National Security conference<em>.<\/em> Sponsored by the McCormick Tribune Conference Series and the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, May 11-12, 2006 at the McCormick Tribune Foundation\u2019s Cantigny Estate in Wheaton, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Conference on the Regulation of Private Military Companies, Institute for International Law and Justice, New York University School of Law, D\u2019Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall, 108 West 3rd Street, NY, NY, March 24, 2006.<\/p>\n<h4 lang=\"en-US\">February 10. 2006. The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown: PMCs in Iraq, Presentation by David Isenberg, Senior Analyst, BASIC at the \u201cGuns \u2018n gates: The role of private security actors in armed violence\u201d Cost Action 25 Working Group 3 Bonn Germany February 9-10, 2006.<\/h4>\n<p>July 1 and 2 2004, Seminar on \u201cPrivatisation of Warfare,\u201d Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Cligendael Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Private Military Firms: Myths and Missions: Security for a New Century, Joint Special Operations Intermediate Seminar, Joint Special Operations University, Hurlburt Field, FL, May 8th, 2001.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrivate Military Companies,\u201d July 19<sup>th<\/sup>, 2000, Voice of America, Talk to America program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>April 22, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/davemarash.com\/2021\/04\/22\/david-isenberg-author-shadow-force-private-security-contractors-in-iraq\/\">Here And There<\/a>, David Isenberg, &#8220;Erik Prince&#8217;s fiasco in Libya \u2014 he says he didn&#8217;t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>August \u00a025, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/davemarash.com\/2020\/08\/25\/david-isenberg-shadow-force-the-people-who-fight-in-proxy-wars\/\"> Here And There<\/a>, March 16, 2017 David Isenberg, &#8220;Shadow Force&#8221; The people who fight in proxy wars<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong> November 11, 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/davemarash.com\/2019\/11\/11\/david-isenberg-author-of-shadow-force-private-military-contracting-goes-global\/\">Here and There<\/a>,\u201d Private Military Contracting Goes Global.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>March 6, 2019, Force For Hire: A Stars and Stripes Podcast<strong>, <\/strong>Episode 1: Outsourcing America&#8217;s military might, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/podcasts\/force-for-hire\/episode-1-outsourcing-america-s-military-might-1.571564\">https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/podcasts\/force-for-hire\/episode-1-outsourcing-america-s-military-might-1.571564<\/a> (DI starts about 26:00).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong> August 22, 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/davemarash.com\/2018\/08\/22\/david-isenberg-military-analyst-author-shadow-force-private-security-contractors-in-iraq-saudis-and-emeratis-are-bombing-yemen-from-the-air-but-whos-fighting-on-the-ground\/\">Here and There<\/a>, \u201cSaudis and Emeratis are bombing Yemen from the air, but who\u2019s fighting on the ground?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong> March 16, 2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/hereandtherewithdavemarash.libsyn.com\/march-16-isenberg\">Here And There<\/a>, March 16, 2017 David Isenberg<\/p>\n<p>President Dwight Eisenhower used his farewell Address to warn Americans about what he called \u201cthe military-industrial complex.\u201d\u00a0 65 years later, the warning still sounds prescient, even though the complex has grown, and now includes thousands of private military contractors who author David Isenberg says have been \u201csystematized, legalized, normalized, and, in all important aspects, accepted.\u201d\u00a0 But are these contractors and the costs they add to the military budget, under control?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7\u00a0 <\/strong>July 19, 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/hereandtherewithdavemarash.libsyn.com\/here-and-there-july-19-2016-david-isenberg\">Here And There July 19, 2016 David Isenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Eric Prince sold Blackwater he said he was getting out of military and paramilitary contracting forever.\u00a0 He even said this to his new partners.\u00a0\u00a0 But it turned out he was fibbing.\u00a0 David Isenberg, one of the first and still among the foremost analysts of Private Military and security Companies on what the one-time Blackwater Boss has been up to.\u00a0 Turning crop-duster planes into potential weapons of war was just the beginning.\u00a0 Accusations he\u2019s been laundering South Sudanese oil money through Chinese banks might cause the end of a super-mercenary\u2019s career.\u00a0\u00a0 The CIA reportedly suspects behind the Chinese money deal stand the Chinese intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>April 13, 2015, Al Jazeera English, re Blackwater verdict. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 <\/strong>February 3, 2014, Today on Here and There we talk with David Isenberg, one of the first and still among the best analysts of the use of private contractors by the military and CIA.\u00a0 How private contractors pocketed millions of dollars for running the CIA&#8217;s torture program, and got permanent immunity from prosecutions for what many call war crimes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong>February 3, 2014, Today on Here and There we talk with David Isenberg, one of the first and still among the best analysts of the use of private contractors by the military and CIA.\u00a0 How private contractors pocketed millions of dollars for running the CIA&#8217;s torture program, and got permanent immunity from prosecutions for what many call war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>June 30, 2014, RT America,. The State Department dropped a 2007 investigation of security contractor Blackwater after the lead investigator was threatened by the company\u2019s project manager. Daniel Carroll reportedly told State Department investigator Jean Richter that he could kill him and get away with it because they were in Iraq. The exchange and subsequent dropping of the investigation occurred just weeks before the controversial killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards. RT\u2019s Manila Chan discusses the newly revealed incident and other issues surrounding security contractors with &#8220;Shadow Force&#8221; author, David Isenberg. Segment starts at 7:36 <a href=\"http:\/\/rt.com\/bulletin-board\/169524-rtamerica-news-june30\/\">http:\/\/rt.com\/bulletin-board\/169524-rtamerica-news-june30\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7February 3, 2014, Today on Here and There we talk with David Isenberg, one of the first and still among the best analysts of the use of private contractors by the military and CIA.\u00a0 How private contractors pocketed millions of dollars for running the CIA&#8217;s torture program, and got permanent immunity from prosecutions for what many call war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 Huffington Post Live, March 29, 2013, \u201cOld School Infantry,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 July 22, 2011, Al Jazeera (English), re CWC estimates of PMC fraud and waste.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 March 17, 2011, Al Jazeera (English), re fighting in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 December 17, 2010, 2010, Al Jazeera (English), re sale of Blackwater<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 October 22, 2010, Al Jazeera (English), re PMCS in Wikileaks document dump.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-spanvideo.org\/program\/295083-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spoke on private military contracting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>June 28, 2010. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,\u201d The World \u22c5 June 28, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 11, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re expulsion of former Blackwater contractors from Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 16, 2010, Roy Green Show, CKNW AM Radio, Vancouver, Canada, on private contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Jan 7, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re charges against contractors in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina\u2019s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors.<\/p>\n<p>December 22, 2009, Al Jazzeera (English), re Israeli private security contractors.<\/p>\n<p>November 12, 2009, The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, \u201cExamining the role of the military contractor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Isenberg, UPI columnist and author of Shadow Force: Private security contractors in Iraq, on Combat Operator Radio discussing private military and security contractors.<\/p>\n<p>December 29, 2008, CATO podcast \u2013 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/dailypodcast\/podcast-archive.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security Contractors in Iraq<\/a>\u201d featuring David Isenberg.<\/p>\n<p>December 11, 2008, Al Jazzeera (English), re Blackwater, SOFA and contractors.<\/p>\n<p>December 8, 2008, Al Jazzeera (English), indictment against Blackwater contractors.<\/p>\n<p>August 20, 2008, Riz Khan show, Al Jazeera English, re contractors in Iraq, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pc-xKZMedxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G9s5cppr2D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>April 29, 2008, WFED (Federal News Radio) , re Pentagon\u2019s retired military analysts program.<\/p>\n<p>October 23, 2007, one of five discussants on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/theagenda.tvo.org\/episode\/134003\/the-agenda-tuesday-october-23rd-2007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privatizing War<\/a>\u201d segment on \u201cThe Agenda With Steve Paikin,\u201d TV Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>October 18, 2007, Interview with Al Jazeera (English) re PMC industry.<\/p>\n<p>October 8, 2007, Prerecorded interview on Al Jazeera (English) network re PMC in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>October 4, 2007, Interview on (primary) Al Jazeera network (simultaneously translated at their end) re FBI investigation into Blackwater and Rep. Price legislation on MEJA.<\/p>\n<p>October 2, 2007, Interview on Al Jazeera re Oct. 2 congressional hearing on Blackwater.<\/p>\n<p>September 17, 2007, Interview on Al Jazeera re shooting of Iraqis by Blackwater contractors.<\/p>\n<p>September 3, 2007, Interview on Al Jazeera re British withdrawal from Basrah and Bush visit to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>October 19, 2004, WTOP-AM, Iraq. The British American Security Information Council says 20,000 private military and security company employees are in Iraq because the US military has downsized. Interview \u2013 David Isenberg, spokesman, says you don\u2019t have the needed forces for stability and security operations. Chas. Henry reporting.<\/p>\n<p>May 7, 2004, WWPR, with Henry Raines, Bradenton, FL (South Tampa Bay), 1490 AM, 20-30 minutes, Iraq and PMCs.<\/p>\n<p>May 5, 2004, KXCI, 91.3, Tuscon, AZ with David Yerkey, host of A View From Slightly Off Center, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kxci.com\/\">www.kxci.com<\/a> re PMCs in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>May 5, 2004, Jean Dean, WRVC, Huntington, W. VA, re PMCs in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>May 4, 2004, Voice of America, Talk to America radio show, re PMCs in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>May 3, 2004, Don Burnelle, WOON AM, Woonsocket, RI, 1240, Military Alternatives and Privatized Military Companies.<\/p>\n<p>April 23, 2004, Truth From The Source with Dr. Ann West, KKCR FM, Hanalei, HI, 90.9, Military Alternatives and Privatized Military Companies.<\/p>\n<p>April 22, 2004, Richard Kaffenberger Show, KZZZ-AM, Bullhead City, AZ, 1490, Length of Segment: 30 minutes, Topic: Private Military Companies, 1030.<\/p>\n<p>April 21, 2004, Troy Derengowski, WHON AM, Richmond, IN, 930, 20 minutes, Military Alternatives and Privatized Military Companies.<\/p>\n<p>April 15, 2004, Chris Kellog in Missouri (KFRU and KLIK) re Iraq and PMCs.<\/p>\n<p>April 14, 2004, Mike Thornton, \u201cKVMR\u2019s Public Planet\u201d, KVMR-FM, Nevada City, CA, 89.5, War without End\u00a0 Mercenaries and Private Armies, 20 Minutes.<\/p>\n<p>April 1, 2004 The Midday Show with Bernie Spigner, WCTC re attacks against US contractor personnel in Fallujah, Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>March 23, 2004,The World Today, Islamic Broadcasting Network re Richard Clarke and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>March 17, 2004 Participant in discussion on Radio 786, Primetalk, South Africa, Capetown, South Africa, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radio786.co.za\/\">www.radio786.co.za<\/a> re South African\/Equitorial Guinea\/Zimbawe situation.<\/p>\n<p>March 10, 2004, CNN, \u201cThwarted Coup in Africa,\u201d on mercenaries in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>February 28, 2004, CBC Newsworld (Canada) at the national Press Club re espionage at the UN.<\/p>\n<p>February 4, 2004, TV interview with Kate Wheeler of CTV News of Canada re Iraq intelligence inquiries\/commissions.<\/p>\n<p>February 2, 2004, WCTC-AM, NJ, Bernard Spigner Show on Iraq re Iraq intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>January 27, 2007, radio interview with the Islamic Broadcasting Network Iraq Today show re \u201cUnravelling The Knowns From The Unknowns\u201d-The Lack Of Weapons Of Mass Destuction In Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion participant, <em>Changing The Culture Of Pentagon Contracting<\/em>, A publication of the Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative, New America Foundation, October 2008.<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" class=\"mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 18671px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-state-department-tell_1_b_1308495.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/to-use-or-not-to-use-psmc_b_1300745.html\">To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/dyncorp-government-contracts_b_1295623.html\">0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = DynCorp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/-psc-private-security-cou_b_1291919.html\">PSC = Private Security Counterterrorist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-state-department-tell_b_1285366.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/state-department-blackwater_b_1280847.html\">The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-pmsc-perils-of-peacekeeping_b_1278012.html\">The PMSC Perils of Peacekeeping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/state-or-nonstate-ay-ther_b_1272070.html\">State or Non-state: Ay, There&#8217;s the Rub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-dyncorp-see-no-evil-m_b_1267479.html\">The DynCorp &#8220;See No Evil&#8221; Monkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/sigir-reports-hey-anybody_b_1253964.html\">SIGIR Reports: Hey, Anybody Know What Happened to the $2 Billion?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-sexual-violence-its-s_b_1240751.html\">PMC Sexual Violence: It&#8217;s Still a Problem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-military-contractors_b_1225182.html\">Why PMSC Can&#8217;t Use Kant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/gun-check-radio-check-law_b_1217129.html\">Gun? 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It&#8217;s a Reality, Not a Hypothetical<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/when-to-contract-not-how-_b_1172981.html\">When to Contract, Not How to Contract: That Is the Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/why-jags-wont-be-prosecut_b_1169132.html\">Why JAGs Won&#8217;t Be Prosecuting PMCs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/a-future-of-pmc-pushers_b_1169109.html\">A Future of PMC Pushers?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contractors-blackwater_b_1156080.html\">Pedagogic Military Contractors: Blackwater, the Academy and the &#8220;\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/lets-all-do-the-sigoco_b_1144986.html\">Let&#8217;s All Do the SIGOCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-potential-and-peril-o_b_1137574.html\">The Potential and Peril of PMC in Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/putting-the-pop-culture-i_b_1128606.html\">Putting the [(P)op Culture] in PMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contracting_b_1123328.html\">Showing the Private Military Contracting Sector the Money, Redux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/military-contractors-united-nations_b_1117424.html\">PMC in U.N. 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Department: Less BNS and More PNS, Please<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/trust-but-incompetently-v_b_912543.html\">Trust But, Incompetently, Verify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-contractors-iraq_b_890280.html\">GIGO: The Perennial PMSC Unanswered Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-und-drang-in-the-pers_b_883825.html\">PMC und Drang in the Persian Gulf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/at-last-military-outsourc_b_876570.html\">At Last: Military Outsourcing We Can All Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/showing-or-is-that-shower_b_870114.html\">Showing, or Is That Showering, the PMC Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/showing-the-pmsc-sector-t_b_864372.html\">Showing the Private Military Contracting Sector the Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/private-military-contractors_b_862198.html\">Indispensable or Inappropriate?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-uncounted-contractor-_b_859206.html\">The Uncounted Contractor Casualties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/its-private-sector-vs-pri_b_851135.html\">It&#8217;s Private Sector vs. Private Sector in the Ultimate Maritime Smackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/psc-and-r2p-in-libya_b_848973.html\">PSC and R2P in Libya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/putting-the-posse-comitat_b_844792.html\">Putting the Posse Comitatus, or Not, in PMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/just-how-armed-and-danger_b_841370.html\">Just How Armed and Dangerous Are They?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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Let Us Count the Ways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/how-to-take-proper-aim-at_b_832889.html\">How to Take Proper Aim at a Target Rich Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/cwc-says-put-your-oversig_b_828938.html\">CWC Says Put Your Oversight Where Your Contractors Are<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/ooh-aah-pmc-feeling-good_b_825618.html\">Ooh, Aah: PMC Feeling Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/ovem-lupo-commitere_b_823835.html\">Ovem Lupo Commitere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-known-and-unknown-con_b_821150.html\">The Known and Unknown Contractor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/the-weaknesses-of-pmsc-se_b_819262.html\">The Weaknesses of PMSC Self-Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/privatization-its-not-jus_b_816970.html\">Privatization: It&#8217;s Not Just for State Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/cwc-on-pmc-in-afghanistan_b_815476.html\">CWC on PMC in Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmsc-and-trafficking-room_b_814970.html\">PMSC and Trafficking: Room for Improvement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmsc-challenges-in-kosovo_b_813826.html\">PMSC Challenges in Kosovo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/what-would-ike-think-of-p_b_813450.html\">What Would Ike Think of PMSC?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/pmc-philippine-military-c_b_809766.html\">PMC = Philippine Military Contractor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_2_b_809194.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_1_b_808355.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/blackwater-and-the-785-mi_b_807317.html\">Blackwater and the $78.5 Million Olly Olly Oxen Free Contract<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_807091.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_806422.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/put-your-empirically-prov_b_806289.html\">Put Your Empirically Proven Data Where Your Mouth Is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/outsourcing-war-and-peace_b_805885.html\">Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-isenberg\/killed-your-wife-or-husba_b_805615.html\">Killed Your Wife or Husband? 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