Immunity For Private Guards Is Sticking Point In Iraq Security Deal
Immunity from Iraqi law for foreign private guards is a sticking point in the deal between Washington and Baghdad over long-term US troop presence in ...
Immunity from Iraqi law for foreign private guards is a sticking point in the deal between Washington and Baghdad over long-term US troop presence in ...
New York Times | James Risen | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics
Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril. Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Ira...
ABC News | Maddy Sauer | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business
ABC News reported late Wednesday that hedge fund giant Cerberus Capital Management has ended talks to purchase controversial security firm Blackwater ...
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
I confronted the vice president of Blackwater on their killing of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in Sept. 2007. The day after, the Bush administration extended Blackwater's Iraq "security" contract for another year.
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics
Despite the fact that contractors now outnumber US soldiers in Iraq, there have to date only been two prosecutions of private personnel.
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contr...
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 03.10.2008 | Media
It's true that Americans are consistently exploited by uncaring government and corporate elites, but the amazing thing is that they have not surrendered under the pressure.
Mother Jones | Bruce Falconer | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics
Marshall Adame is a Democrat running for Congress in North Carolina's 3rd District, a jurisdiction along the Tar Heel state's low-lying eastern coast ...
AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics
Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whet...
NY Times | James Risen | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics
The helicopter was hovering over a Baghdad checkpoint into the Green Zone, one typically crowded with cars, Iraqi civilians and United States military...
Washington Post | Steve Fainaru | Posted 12.23.2007 | Politics
The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security fir...
New York Times | SOLOMON MOORE | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics
The scandal in Iraq involving Blackwater, the private security firm, is a world away from this tiny town near the Mexican border. But five members of ...
RJ Eskow | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics
Blackwater mercenaries aren't American soldiers. So what are they doing participating in Fleet Week Celebrations intended "to honor the men and women serving in the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps"?
CNN | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics
A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of...
AP | Richard Lardner | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics
The State Department's acerbic top auditor wasn't happy when Justice Department officials told one of his aides to leave the room so they could discus...
Bob Franken | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics
Instead of sending the resisters kicking and screaming to a Baghdad posting, fill in the gaps for needed diplomats with people from Blackwater.
Seattle Times | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics
The State Department's embattled inspector general suddenly removed himself Wednesday from investigations into security contractor Blackwater Worldwid...
Glenn W. Smith | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics
The blackwatering of health care - putting the power in the hands of unaccountable, non-medical, private interests - has taken a deadly toll on our health and lives.
Washington Post | Dana Hedgpeth | Posted 11.03.2007 | Politics
First it became a brand name in security for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now it's taking on intelligence. The Prince Group, the holding company...
New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and JAMES RISEN | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
Blackwater Worldwide, its reputation in tatters and its lucrative government contracts in jeopardy, is mounting an aggressive legal, political and pub...
New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and DAVID ROHDE | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics
Over the past four years, the amount of money the State Department pays to private security and law enforcement contractors has soared to nearly $4 bi...
New York Times | PAUL VON ZIELBAUER | Posted 10.22.2007 | Media
In the private security business that has made Blackwater USA virtually a household name, being tough is part of the game. Not just for its rifle-carr...
McClatchy Newspapers | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics
Troubled military contractor Blackwater USA is likely to be eased out of its role of guarding U.S. diplomats in Iraq in the aftermath of a shooting la...
AP | Richard Lardner | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics
Blackwater USA tried to take at least two Iraqi military aircraft out of Iraq two years ago and refused to give the planes back when Iraqi officials s...
Charlie Rose | Posted 10.14.2007 | Politics
Erik Prince, Chairman and Founder of Blackwater USA, discussed the duty of Blackwater agents in Iraq, peacekeeping missions, and the capabilities of his company.
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AFP | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics