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Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan »
Posted by: tehranchik 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also ...
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Blackwater likely to be fined millions in Iraq weapons case »
Posted by: tehranchik 12 months 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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Federal Prosecutors Say Blackwater‘Specifically Intended to Kill’Civilians by Jeremy Scahill -- Antiwar.com »
Posted by: populist 2 months ago in Political Opinion
Federal Prosecutors Say Blackwater ‘Specifically Intended to Kill’ Civilians
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Blackwater out of Iraq? No, not yet »
Posted by: suzanek 6 months, 3 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 8 months, 1 week 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 1 year, 3 months 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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Judge tosses lawsuits against Blackwater, now Xe »
Posted by: berkeley 3 weeks, 1 day ago in Political News
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a series of lawsuits filed by alleged Iraqi victims of the contractor once known as Blackwater USA, but ...
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Zee End of Blackwater? »
Posted by: populist 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
The troubled security firm gets a makeover.
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Blackwater (Now Xe) Still Working In Iraq - CBS News »
Posted by: zaph22 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight as Iraqi demonstrators loyal to Muqtada Al Sadr attempt to advance on a facility ...
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We Need a Special Prosecutor for Blackwater and Other CIA‘Contractors’by Jeremy Scahill -- Antiwar.com »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
Some parts of Blackwater’s clandestine work for the CIA have begun to leak out from behind the iron curtain of secrecy. The company’s ...
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Obama's Blackwater? Chicago Mercenary Firm Gets Millions for Private "Security" in Israel and Iraq »
Posted by: hyperbola 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem. ...
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US contractors lose immunity in Iraq security deal »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 11 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Thousands of contractors, both private Americans and non-Iraqi foreigners working in key roles for the United States in Iraq, will lose immunity and be subject ...
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Top al Qaeda leader blames Blackwater for Peshawar blasts - CNN.com »
Posted by: tehranchik 3 hours, 46 minutes ago in Political Opinion
A senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has blamed the U.S. security firm formerly known as Blackwater as being behind the recent spate of ...
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BLACKWATER GUARDS CHARGED in Iraq Shooting »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 11 months, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON - Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 ...
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New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food »
Posted by: Aidenag 12 months ago in News
A federal grand jury in North Carolina is investigating allegations the controversial private security firm Blackwater illegally shipped assault weapons and silencers to Iraq, hidden ...
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