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Spoiler alert: the following is a bit of blatant self promotion. That said I would like to pose the following question. Where do you go to find information on private military and security contracting (PMSC) issues? Well, of course, to some extent you are like most people. You talk to colleagues and friends and acquaintances. You do a lot of reading. Some of you may actually read books or periodical literature. But if you're like most people you probably look online. And of course you'll find it very easy to find information. But what kind of information? It is far too easy to plu

Ever hear of the JFC Civil-Military Fusion Center? Yes, neither had I, until an acquaintance emailed me the other day about it. It is a shop set up under the Joint Forces Command which is headquartered at Norfolk, VA. Reportedly it does excellent unclassified work. Earlier this month it released its monthly Afghanistan report titled, "The Private Security Companies (PSCs) Dilemma in Afghanistan." The report examines the impact of Afghanistan Presidential Decree No. 62 and the disbandment of PSCs. As this is a topic that has been much in the news of late, even though the Afgh

David Isenberg: The PMSC Observer

Ever hear of the JFC Civil-Military Fusion Center ? Yes, neither had I, until an acquaintance emailed me the other day about it. It is a shop set up under the Joint Forces Command which is headquartered at Norfolk, VA

Spoiler alert: the following is a bit of blatant self promotion. That said I would like to pose the following question. Where do you go to find information on private military and security contracting (PMSC) issues

This guy at donewaiting.com is offering some liz isenberg mp3s to gather attention for the artist. I sort of stumbled upon this and figured I'd digg it so people can see if they like her music or not. It's folksy and pretty -- she has a wonderful voice -- and doesn't have the cliched vocals found in almost all folk-sy music. check it out

To paraphrase comedian Henny Youngman's famous one-liner, take my KBR, please. After all the bad press U.S. engineering and construction company KBR has received over the years for its operations in Iraq , both during its time as a Halliburton subsidiary and since, one might think it had learned a thing or two about how to avoid sticking it

For a different flavour of Israel, the film-makers went with Holocaust survivor Jack Aisenberg to Tel Aviv and are set to retrace Jack's life in Europe, filming in Poland in February. Director Chris Malone said the new Strictly would be "more ambitious ...