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Blackwater founder Prince steps down as CEO »
Posted by: tehranchik 4 months ago in Political News
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater who used an auto parts inheritance to build the security firm into one of the world's most respected ...
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US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name »
Posted by: berkeley 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name as it tries to shake a reputation battered by oft-criticised work in Iraq , renaming its family of ...
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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise - Bellybone »
Posted by: chuck-the-canuck 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
One of the best bands and performers I had never heard of.
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One day back in 1994 a group of young Detroit musicians were rehearsing ...Read (94) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at new.music.yahoo.com
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DOJ preparing to charge blackwater guards in Iraq killings »
Posted by: tehranchik 10 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The US Justice Department has sent so-called target letters to six Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 16 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians , the ...
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Blackwater, Still At It »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Blackwater off duty personel involved with alcohol and shooting up vehicles and civilians in Afghanistan.
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Questions for Seymour M. Hersh »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 month, 1 week ago in Political News
Is there any indication that the Obama Administration will be less amenable than its predecessors to the now-widespread use of private military contractors (such as ...
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Blackwater era ending in Iraq »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The troubled Blackwater era ends in Iraq on Thursday as another firm takes over the once-dominant company's security services contract in ...
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Millions Went to Controversial Firm, Despite Understaffing »
Posted by: rumple4skin 2 weeks, 5 days ago in News
The U.S. government overpaid tens of millions of dollars to the scandal-ridden security contractor once known as Blackwater, according to a new government audit.
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Blackwater Barred From Working in Iraq »
Posted by: TimALoftis 5 months, 1 week ago in Political News
BAGHDAD (Jan. 29) - Iraq will not allow Blackwater Worldwide to continue providing security protection for U.S. diplomats in the country, Iraqi and U.S ...
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Blackwater's last day in Iraq »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 month, 4 weeks ago in Political News
Today is special. You'll want to remember this day -- May 7, 2009 -- as the day when the second largest occupying force, the private army ...
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Blackwater likely to be fined millions in Iraq weapons case »
Posted by: tehranchik 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
WASHINGTON — The State Department is preparing to slap a multi-million dollar fine on private military contractor Blackwater USA for shipping hundreds of automatic weapons to ...
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Blackwater out of Iraq? No, not yet »
Posted by: suzanek 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Armed guards from the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though the company has no ...
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Outsourcing the CIA to Blackwater »
Posted by: populist 4 months ago in Political News
The problem with these Corporations is that they are in the business of making war. No war, no profits. This should scare everyone. And to ...
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Audit questions millions in Blackwater contracts »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 11 months, 1 week ago in News
Private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide and its affiliates may have misrepresented their size to win more than $100 million in government contracts set aside for ...
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Zee End of Blackwater? »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
The troubled security firm gets a makeover.
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