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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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G4S paid author of ‘independent’ youth prison report as consultant
G4S paid author of ‘independent’ youth prison report as consultant Former prisons chief Sir Martin Narey said firm’s Rainsbrook unit, which inspectors condemned months earlier, treated children ‘overwhelmingly well’ Martin Narey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Preventing a New Chapter of “Vacuous” Oversight
Preventing a New Chapter of “Vacuous” Oversight August 10, 2015 (Photo: U.S. Army) Earlier this year, we wrote that designating the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG) as the “lead” watchdog to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge: USAID must undo suspension of largest war-zone contractor, IRD
Judge: USAID must undo suspension of largest war-zone contractor, IRD By Spencer S. Hsu August 3 A federal judge Monday ordered the U.S. Agency for International Development to undo the January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Yes, America’s Psychologists Abetted Torture Interrogations
Yes, America’s Psychologists Abetted Torture Interrogations August 7, 2015 (Photo by Justin Norman / Flickr) But where’s the oversight of their contracts with the Pentagon and CIA and of their conflicts of interest?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Unaccountable: The Current State of Private Military and Security Companies
Criminal Justice Ethics Volume 31, Issue 3, 2012 Special Issue: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and the Quest for Accountability Unaccountable: The Current State of Private Military and Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
State control over private military and security companies in armed conflict
State control over private military and security companies in armed conflict You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Department denies boozy culture at Manus
Department denies boozy culture at Manus AAP Bulletins By Lisa Martin AAP 6 August 2015 The immigration department insists the Australian operator of the Manus Island detention centre has always maintained… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects
Advertisement U.S. U.S. Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects By JAMES RISEN JULY 30, 2015 Photo The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. The American Psychological Association will vote on an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Vetting Armed Private Security Personnel
Vetting Armed Private Security Personnel August 2015 By Jonathan McConnell Four hundred miles from land. The nearest vessel isn’t even showing up on the radar. A container ship is sailing in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New Zealand government takes control of Serco-run prison following evidence of inmate ‘fight club
New Zealand government takes control of Serco-run prison following evidence of inmate ‘fight club‘ BY Will Green 30.07.2015 The government of New Zealand has taken control of a prison being run… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading