Nisour Square

Immunity: Disastrous Decisions in 2007 Return to Haunt 2012

Peter Van Buren | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Nisoor Square, Diplomacy, Iraq Sofa, Sovereign Immunity, Private Security Contractors, Nisour Square, Iraq War Ending, Iraq Drawdown, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq Withdrawal, Politics News
Peter Van Buren

It was the 2007 Nisour Square Blackwater killings, not Wikileaks, that derailed plans for U.S. troops to stay on in Iraq.

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Putting the Contract in Private Security Contractors

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contract Law, Nisour Square, Private Security Contractors, Business News
David Isenberg

Today we look at is another law journal article. It is noteworthy not only for its content and recommendation, but also for its author. The article i...

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3 Years After Blackwater Massacre in Iraq, Contractors Still Lack Accountability and Oversight

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nisour Square, Iraq, Accountability, Private Security Contractors, World News
Human Rights First

By Melina Milazzo and Daphne Eviatar Law and Security On September 16, 2007, Blackwater Worldwide (now Xe) private security contractors working for ...

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Good News for Blackwater Is Bad News for Industry

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fbi, Iraq, Blackwater Immunity, State Department, Private Security Contractors, Blackwater Iraq, Nisour Square, Iraq Contractors, Politics News
David Isenberg

There will be no trial and thus the central issue, whether the Blackwater guards were innocent or guilty of killing unarmed civilians, will never be examined.

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Private Military and Security Companies Wanted for Hire by CIA as "Hitmen"?

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nisour Square, Human Rights, Department of Defense, Cia, Private Contractors, Blackwater, Xe, Iraq, Department of State, Home News
Amnesty International

Congress needs to pass legislation that will close the legal vacuum in which private military and security companies are operating.

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Blackwater Still Working in Iraq, Providing "Armed" Guards to International Republican Institute

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Nisour Square, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Susan Burke, Greystone, International Republican Institute, Xe, Iraq, Iri, World News
Jeremy Scahill

As Blackwater gets sued again today for an alleged civilian killing in Iraq, new allegations surface about the company's continued presence there--using different corporate names.

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