Major news story hidden under holiday tree
Seattle Post Intelligencer -
The Washington Post reported Monday that the government "disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide…
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Even if the State Dept. had handed Blackwater USA another multimillion dollar contract to guard Bhutto (and, you have to give the Devil his due- Blackwater’s main claim to fame is that not one charge of theirs has ever been killed under …
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When it comes to committee gavels, use it or lose it
The Carpetbagger Report -
Roll Call had this depressing report in October: The day news broke that the Iraqi government was revoking the license of Blackwater USA over a questionable …
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Chronology of News Events in 2007
The Associated Press -
17 Iraqi government revokes license of Blackwater USA security firm after civilians are shot. Sept. 20 The US dollar reaches parity with the Canadian dollar …
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US ignored warnings about security firms in Iraq
Seattle Times, United States -
The State Department has paid $2.4 billion for private security in Iraq, including $1 billion to Blackwater, since 2003, USA Spending figures show. On Dec. …
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Paper: US Government Ignored Warnings About Blackwater []
RTT News, NY -
… until guards from Blackwater USA were involved in a gun battle while escorting a US embassy convoy through Baghdad, The Washington Post reported Monday. …
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Washington Post
Warnings Unheeded On Guards In Iraq
Washington Post, United States -
By Steve Fainaru The US government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private …
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Internal State Dep't Review Finds Dep't in Afghanistan Can't …
TPMmuckraker.com, NY -
The $28.4 million worth of missing or poorly-documented property represents 21 percent of the government property held by DynCorp and Blackwater. …
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16 massacre of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad by private contractors working for Blackwater USA, The Indypendent hit the streets with an in-depth exclusive by Jeremy Scahill looking at the growth of the mercenary industry and how Iraq …
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