US Gets Pakistani Column Pulled Over Blackwater Report
US Gets Pakistani Column Pulled Over Blackwater Report
| US ambassador pressed Pakistani paper to pull column
State Department Asks Embattled Blackwater to Continue in Iraq
State Department Asks Embattled Blackwater to Continue in Iraq | Replacement ‘not ready to take over’ for banned group
Blackwater Offered Foreign Assassins for CIA Program
Blackwater Offered Foreign Assassins for CIA Program | Serious questions about would-be killers’ competence
CIA’s Ties With Blackwater Run Deep
CIA’s Ties With Blackwater Run Deep | Blackwater’s job wasn’t confined to assassination program
New Charges Added to Blackwater Lawsuit
New charges filed against private security contractor Blackwater accuse the company of murder, destruction of audio and videotaped evidence, distribution of controlled substances, tax evasion, child prostitution, and weapons smuggling. The new charges were filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) by several of the Iraqi civilians who were injured or who [...]
Blackwater Lingers in Iraq
Blackwater Lingers in Iraq | Contractor may still well past summer
Blackwater Worldwide Hopes New Name Will Remove Taint
Brand recognition is usually a good thing. Unless you’re Blackwater Worldwide, that is. The military contractor who’s name has become synonymous with some of the ugliest chapters in the war in Iraq has decided that it would be best to change its name. Henceforth, they shall be known as Xe (pronounced “zee”). So from now [...]
Iraq Bans Blackwater
The Iraqi government has informed the US embassy today that it will decline to renew Blackwater Worldwide’s license to operate in the nation. This will require the security contractors, still being used by the State Department, to leave the nation once the joint US-Iraq committee finishes drawing up its formal guidelines for contractors. According to [...]
Panel Urges State Department to Dump Blackwater in Iraq
President-elect Barack Obama will face the decision of whether or not to renew Blackwater Worldwide’s contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq when it expires in the spring, but if a State Department advisory panel has anything to say about it, they will be in the market for a replacement. The Associated [...]
Blackwater Guards Charged in 2007 Iraq Killings
Blackwater guards face 14 counts of manslaughter over 2007 killings
