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Iraq set to lift contractors' immunity
Washington Times, DC - The rare show of solidarity grows out of popular anger over the government's inability to prosecute employees of Blackwater USA for a Sept. … Blackwater Meeting Reveals New Projects |
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Morning Buzz: Oct. 30, 2007
U.S. News & World Report, DC - State Department officials granted immunity to the Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 16 incident in which 17 Iraqi civilians were killed … |
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Another name for mercenary is 'murderer'
Capitol Hill Blue, VA - The private soldiers employed by Prince's company, Blackwater USA, to protect American officials in Iraq are in a "noble tradition," Prince tells NEWSWEEK. … |
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Charges uncertain in Blackwater shooting
WLOS, NC - WASHINGTON (AP) — The likelihood of criminal charges being brought against Blackwater USA bodyguards in last month's shooting incident in Iraq is clouded. … |
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You Can Make This Stuff Up
CBS News, NY - Code Pink today pulled off a hoax that pulled in Politico and a number of other news outlets when it ginned up a fake release, saying that Blackwater USA… Code Pink Punks Politico in Blackwater Hoax |
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Bill would end immunity for US contractors
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - The draft bill is part of the government's response to public anger over a shooting last month involving guards from Blackwater USA, a North Carolina-based … Killer bodyguard probe deal Blackwater immunity offer State Department disputes reports of 'immunity' granted to … |
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When Blackwater kills, no questions asked
Tehran Times, Iran - By Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD (IPS) — The recent attacks by Blackwater USA mercenaries in Baghdad are far from the first — and many believe they will not be … |
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Statements Immunity Granted to Blackwater USA Bodyguards in State …
Common Dreams (press release), ME - "This fits a well-worn pattern. In this Administration, accountability goes by the boards. That seems to be a central tenet in the Bush Administration … Leahy Slams Iraq Security Worker Immunity Dems seize on Blackwater immunity reports White House offers eavesdropping papers |
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Of the twenty-eight private security companies operating in Iraq, the major ones are Blackwater USA, Triple Canopy, Kellogg, Brown and Root, DynCorp International, and the Vinnell Corporation. The largest of them is not even American, …
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So much for the hope that the Blackwater USA investigation would set a good standard for how private security contractors are regulated in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. What we got instead was a decision by the State Department to …
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