Private Security Firms

Immunity For Private Guards Is Sticking Point In Iraq Security Deal

AFP | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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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 ...

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UPDATE: Hedge Fund Ends Talks To Purchase Blackwater

ABC News | Maddy Sauer | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business

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ABC News reported late Wednesday that hedge fund giant Cerberus Capital Management has ended talks to purchase controversial security firm Blackwater ...

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Blackwater Repainted Trucks Immediately After Deadly Baghdad Shooting

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics

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Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whet...

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Completely Ignored

Washington Post | Steve Fainaru | Posted 12.23.2007 | Politics

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The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security fir...

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Afghanistan: All Private Security Firms Must Close

AFP | Posted 11.22.2007 | Politics

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Authorities in Afghanistan want to close down all private security firms operating in the country, many of them illegally, President Hamid Karzai's of...

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"They Just Killed A Man And Drove Away"

New York Times | James Glanz | Posted 11.11.2007 | Home

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An Iraqi taxi driver was shot and killed on Saturday by a guard with DynCorp International, a private security company hired to protect American diplo...

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Blackwater Expands Into Spies For Hire

Washington Post | Dana Hedgpeth | Posted 11.03.2007 | Politics

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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...

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Iraqi Inquiry Says Blackwater Shooting Was Unprovoked

New York Times | Posted 10.07.2007 | Home

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A completed Iraqi government inquiry found that employees of the American security company Blackwater USA shot unprovoked at Iraqi civilians at a down...

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