Tag Archives: David Isenberg

Security: chaotic departure from Afghanistan

Posted on September 2, 2021 by David Isenberg

Original URL: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/08/21/securite-depart-chaotique-de-lafghanistan Google translation Security: chaotic departure from Afghanistan Quebec security multinational Garda is packing up after increasing the number of paid mandates AFP Photo In this photo taken last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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After 20 years, Pentagon still lacks control over hired guns

Posted on August 8, 2021 by David Isenberg

(Shutterstock/PRESSLAB) private military contractors After 20 years, Pentagon still lacks control over hired guns A new GAO report finds gaping holes in oversight in the military’s unwieldy private security contractor biz.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Onto Libya: Where there’s a failed U.S. war policy, Erik Prince is there

Posted on March 4, 2021 by David Isenberg

Blackwater USA Chief Executive Erik Prince swears in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington October 2, 2007.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince can take his ‘have gun will travel’ schtick right back out the door

Posted on December 5, 2020 by David Isenberg

Erik Prince arrives New York Young Republican Club Gala at The Yale Club of New York City in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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David Isenberg, “Shadow Force” The people who fight in proxy wars

Posted on August 25, 2020 by David Isenberg

David Isenberg, “Shadow Force” The people who fight in proxy wars S   So, 33 Russians walk into a spa outside of Minsk, the capital of Belarus.  They arrive as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Note to Readers

Posted on April 2, 2020 by David Isenberg

Hi, As a few new people have subscribed to this blog in the past few months I just wanted to let everyone know, in case you hadn’t noticed, that during the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Libya has been Flooded with Mercenaries and Private Military Companies

Posted on February 6, 2020 by David Isenberg

Middle East Libya has been Flooded with Mercenaries and Private Military Companies February 5, 2020 Written by David Isenberg The war in Libya is one that might have ended a long… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Catch-22 in Afghanistan

Posted on January 14, 2020 by David Isenberg

Endless War January 12, 2020 Written by David Isenberg Catch-22 in Afghanistan By David Isenberg It is not every day that an actual war imitates art, so when it does happen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Military Contracting Goes Global

Posted on November 12, 2019 by David Isenberg

David Isenberg, Author of Shadow Force Private Military Contracting Goes Global SH You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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PJC = Private Jihadi Contractor

Posted on October 22, 2019 by David Isenberg

PJC = Private Jihadi Contractor October 21, 2019 by David Isenberg From the very beginning of the modern private military company (PMC) era, dating back to the late 1980s, one question… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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