Iraq set to lift contractors' immunity - Washington Times

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007

Iraq set to lift contractors' immunity
Washington Times, DC -7 hours ago
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 ProjectsWTKR Your NewsChannel 3
all 2 news articles

More: continued here

Morning Buzz: Oct. 30, 2007 - U.S. News & World Report

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007

Morning Buzz: Oct. 30, 2007
U.S. News & World Report, DC -21 hours ago
State Department officials granted immunity to the Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 16 incident in which 17 Iraqi civilians were killed

More: continued here

Another name for mercenary is 'murderer' - Capitol Hill Blue

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007

Another name for mercenary is 'murderer'
Capitol Hill Blue, VA -34 minutes ago
The private soldiers employed by Prince's company, Blackwater USA, to protect American officials in Iraq are in a "noble tradition," Prince tells NEWSWEEK.

More: continued here

Charges uncertain in Blackwater shooting - WLOS

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007

Charges uncertain in Blackwater shooting
WLOS, NC -Oct 29, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) — The likelihood of criminal charges being brought against Blackwater USA bodyguards in last month's shooting incident in Iraq is clouded.

More: continued here

You Can Make This Stuff Up - CBS News

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007


Wonkette (satire)
You Can Make This Stuff Up
CBS News, NY -18 hours ago
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 HoaxEditor & Publisher
all 6 news articles

More: continued here

Bill would end immunity for US contractors - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007


Boston Globe
Bill would end immunity for US contractors
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX -49 minutes ago
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 dealMelbourne Herald Sun
Blackwater immunity offerSydney Morning Herald
State Department disputes reports of 'immunity' granted to JURIST
Guardian Unlimited - CBS News
all 1,171 news articles

More: continued here

When Blackwater kills, no questions asked - Tehran Times

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007

When Blackwater kills, no questions asked
Tehran Times, Iran -15 hours ago
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

More: continued here

Statements Immunity Granted to Blackwater USA Bodyguards in State … - Common Dreams (press release)

Filed Under (Blackwater News) by webmaster on 31-10-2007


Salem-News.Com
Statements Immunity Granted to Blackwater USA Bodyguards in State
Common Dreams (press release), ME -18 hours ago
"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 ImmunityWCAX
Dems seize on Blackwater immunity reportsThe Hill
White House offers eavesdropping papersThe Kindred Times
KLTV
all 67 news articles

More: continued here

Barry Sanders: The Green Zone: The Military's Addiction To Oil

Filed Under (Blackwater Blog Posts) by webmaster on 30-10-2007

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,

More: continued here

No Justice

Filed Under (Blackwater Blog Posts) by webmaster on 30-10-2007

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

More: continued here