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US contractors lose immunity in Iraq security deal »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year 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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The Partisan: Continued Use of Mercenaries Smashes Dreams of Hope and Change »
Posted by: nicholas-defilippis 2 days, 9 hours ago in News
Obama is continuing the work of the Bush Administration by expanding Blackwater/Xe activity.
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BLACKWATER GUARDS CHARGED in Iraq Shooting »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 11 months, 3 weeks 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 1 year 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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Media Goof Again, Blackwater Isn't Going Anywhere »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 year, 4 months ago in News
This story broke on Monday, when the Associated Press ran an article based on lengthy interviews with Blackwater's top guns. Since then, the story ...
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Charges Loom For Blackwater Guards »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, indicating a ...
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6 Blackwater Guards May Be Indicted In Iraqi Deaths »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 year ago in News
Blackwater guards may be held accountable for the deaths of Iraqis in September, 2007.
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Blackwater In Hot Water | Tropic Post »
Posted by: lynthomas 3 months ago in Political News
When the United States decides to outsource some of its to security jobs there is bound to be some opposition
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Fear and loafing in the Green Zone »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future.
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Afghans Trained by Blackwater Defect to Taliban »
Posted by: flyonthewallzz 1 year ago in News
An Aljazeera producer was able to interview some of those defectors who were unafraid to reveal their identities and were not bashful about their Blackwater ...
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Why do we keep letting the politicians get away with lies? »
Posted by: berkeley 1 year, 2 months ago in News
"During the (2006) war, we considered the possibility of attacking Lebanon's infrastructure but we never (sic) resorted to this option, because we thought at ...
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ABC News: Blackwater Machine Gun Found in Raid on Iraqi Insurgents »
Posted by: flyonthewallzz 1 year ago in News
An M4 machine gun sent to Iraq by the Blackwater private security firm somehow disappeared from the company's storage facility in Baghdad and was ...
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Blackwater out of Iraq? No, not yet (AP) »
Posted by: stephenams 7 months, 1 week ago in News
AP - Armed guards from the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though the company has ...
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Blackwater security guards charged with deaths of 14 Iraqis »
Posted by: tehranchik 11 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Five guards from US security firm Blackwater, which works for the State Department in Iraq, were charged Monday with shooting to death 14 Iraqi civilians ...
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Canoe the Blackwater River in Florida »
Posted by: adventuresunlimited 8 months ago in News
Canoe, kayak, or camp by the Blackwater River or Coldwater Creek with Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center.
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