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Al Jazeera reports that despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign promise to no longer award military contracts to Blackwater --the now renamed notorious security contractor-- the US state department has recently awarded the company another lucrative contract.Al Jazeera reports that despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign... more
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Blackwater Worldwide tried for two years to secure lucrative defense business in Southern Sudan while the country was under U.S. economic sanctions. The Obama administration, however, has decided for now not to bring criminal charges against Blackwater.Blackwater Worldwide tried for two years to secure lucrative defense business in... more
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The CIA has hired Xe Services, the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, to guard its facilities in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The firm has been fighting off prosecution and lawsuits since an incident in 2007 in Baghdad, when its guards allegedly killed 17 unarmed civilians and wounded 24. Since then, the company has been accused of murder, distribution of controlled substances, tax evasion, child prostitution, weapons smuggling and defrauding the government.The CIA has hired Xe Services, the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater... more
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A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military. What’s more, the kidnappers are demanding justice for the people killed by the mercenary company Blackwater as part of their ransom.A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it... more
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Several victims of the shooting in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in 2007 involving Blackwater security guards say they were coerced into reaching settlements and they are demanding that the Iraqi government intervene to have the agreements nullified.Several victims of the shooting in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in 2007 involving... more
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Criminal charges in the US have been dismissed against Blackwater security guards who opened fire on unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007. Iraqis reacted with disbelief, anger and bitter resignation to the news.Criminal charges in the US have been dismissed against Blackwater security guards who... more
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