Category Archives: David Isenberg

Please support the PMSC Observer

Posted on December 16, 2014 by

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Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report

Posted on December 11, 2014 by

Private Sadism Companies & The Torture Report December 10, 2014 by David Isenberg  @vanidan Given the newly released summary of the long-awaited (5 years in the making) Senate Select Committee on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Going to Get Rich Fighting the Islamic State?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by

Argument Who’s Going to Get Rich Fighting the Islamic State? Obama’s small war means big profits — and little oversight — for defense contractors and hired guns. BY William D. Hartung… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial, Sep. 2, 2014 – Interviewee, David Isenberg

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

See segment here David Isenberg, interviewee US jury to rule in Blackwater trial Jury to decide on fate of contractors from private security firm accused of killing 14 Iraqis seven years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Now, That’s Chutzpah!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

Now, That’s Chutzpah! September 24, 2014 by David Isenberg   Follow @vanidan @vanidan An Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sep. 22 2014 book reading by Ann Hagedorn, author, The Invisible Soldiers, Part 3:

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

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The Mother of All Security Details

Posted on September 8, 2014 by

September 8, 2014 By David Isenberg The Bremer Detail: Protecting The Most Threatened Man in the World By Frank Gallagher with John M. Del Vecchio September 30, 2014 Paperback, 288pp. Open… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Say This Seven Times Fast: See Security Contractors Save Ships at Sea

Posted on August 27, 2014 by

Say This Seven Times Fast: See Security Contractors Save Ships at Sea by David Isenberg (August 27, 2014)  If you have read my writings over the years ( here, here, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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David Isenberg interview on RT America re NYT article on 2007 threat by Blackwater project manager

Posted on July 1, 2014 by

RT America – June 30, 2014 June 30, 2014 21:48 Download video (297.26 MB) The State Department dropped a 2007 investigation of security contractor Blackwater after the lead investigator was threatened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The following interview with David Isenberg was carried out in Washington D.C., on January 15, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by

David Isenberg, Analyst in National and International Security Affairs Posted By Patrick M. Renz and Frauke Heidemann on Jan 15, 2014 in Interviews, Slider | 0 comments The following interview with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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