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Isenberg Video
- click here for more David Isenberg Video Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
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To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question
Huffington Post Posted: 02/28/2012 2:08 pm By David Isenberg To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question In the endless debate over whether private companies or the government should do functions that once upon a time used … Continue reading
PSC = Private Security Counterterrorist
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ PSC = Private Security Counterterrorist Posted: 02/22/2012 5:22 pm Has the role of private military and security companies been overlooked since the al-Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001? With everything … Continue reading
The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2
Huffington Post Posted: 02/21/2012 8:43 am By David Isenberg The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2 This is the second installment of documentation released to me by the State Department, pursuant to a past FOIA request. … Continue reading
The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1 Posted: 02/17/2012 2:25 pm Perhaps the old saying that good things come to those who wait is true. Three … Continue reading
The PMSC Perils of Peacekeeping
Huffington Post Posted: 02/15/2012 2:28 pm The PMSC Perils of Peacekeeping By David Isenberg Private military and security contractors frequently assert that they are so effective that they should be used in United Nations peacekeeping operations. It is a contention … Continue reading
Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Easier Said Than Done
Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Easier Said Than Done Analysis by David Isenberg* WASHINGTON, Feb 13, 2012 (IPS) – Despite renewed media speculation regarding possible Israeli attacks against Iran’s nuclear facilities as early as this spring, scepticism that such … Continue reading
State or Non-state: Ay, There’s the Rub
Huffington Post 02/14/2012 2:31 pm State or Non-state: Ay, There’s the Rub By David Isenberg, Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ One of the oldest debates about the use of private military and security contractors operating around the world … Continue reading
Full Hrg. Transcript – Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas? Examining Enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
Federal News Service November 2, 2011 Wednesday Hearing of the Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations & Procurement Reform Subcommittee of the House Oversight Government Reform Committee Subject: “Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas? Examining Enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection … Continue reading
The Consequences of Pursuit of Profit
By David Isenberg Reduced to its essentials every argument and debate about the use of private military and security contractors comes down to two words; outsourcing and privatization. The argument is simply whether they are good and bad. Personally I … Continue reading
“SIGIR Reports: Hey, Anybody Know What Happened to the $2 Billion?”
Huffington Post, 02/ 6/2012 12:49 pm By David Isenberg SIGIR Reports: Hey, Anybody Know What Happened to the $2 Billion? The latest Quarterly and Semiannual Report of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) was released January 30, 2012. … Continue reading