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- 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 to quit key contracts in Israel
April 21, 2013 5:42 pm G4S to quit key contracts in Israel By Gill Plimmer G4S, the world’s biggest security company by revenues, has confirmed it is planning to quit key… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail
G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail 25 February 2013 Company told to end complicity with unlawful Israeli detention of prisoners Campaigners today called for the British private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR Awarded Task Order Under U.S. Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract in the Kingdom of Bahrain
March 4, 2013, 4:13 p.m. EST KBR Awarded Task Order Under U.S. Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract in the Kingdom of Bahrain HOUSTON, Mar 04, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Secret Building Boom of the Obama Years
The Secret Building Boom of the Obama Years Posted by Nick Turse at 8:57am, November 15, 2012. America Begins Nation-Building at Home (Provided Your Home is the Middle East) By Nick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: PMSC and the Arab Spring
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: PMSC and the Arab Spring Posted: 08/27/2012 1:12 pm If you ever watched the science fiction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army
Wissam Nassar / Maan Images Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 05/06/2012 – 19:10 Screenshot of G4S Israel website, showing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails
Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails Submitted by Michael Deas on Tue, 04/17/2012 – 19:20 As political prisoners begun a mass hunger strike and Prisoners… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S Update – April 2012
G4S Update – April 2012 G4S plc Registered Office: The Manor, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UN. G4S plc The Manor, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UN, UK. Telephone:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Morally Reprehensible Problem
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ A Morally Reprehensible Problem Posted: 05/03/12 11:38 AM ET I confess: I have an interest in an unseemly topic. Last year… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In Syria, send in the mercenaries
In Syria, send in the mercenaries The world community, including the United States, is at a crossroads about the right steps to forcefully prevent the further slaughter of civilians in Syria.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading