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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Blackwater guards guilty in Baghdad shooting
Blackwater guards guilty in Baghdad shooting By: Josh Gerstein October 22, 2014 12:52 PM EDT After nearly seven weeks of deliberations, a federal jury convicted four ex-Blackwater guards Wednesday in connection… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Founder Remains Free and Rich While His Former Employees Go Down on Murder Charges
Blackwater Founder Remains Free and Rich While His Former Employees Go Down on Murder Charges By Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill Today at 12:58 PM A federal jury in Washington, D.C., returned guilty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Baghdad Blackwater shooting verdict
Baghdad Blackwater shooting verdict U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District presided over a 10-week trial of four former Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqis and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 30 unarmed civilians
Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 30 unarmed civilians; Four contract guards found guilty in shootings that killed 14 unarmed Iraqis in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. Washington Post.com… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings
Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings Associated Press Newswires By PETE YOST, SAM HANANEL and ERIC TUCKER 22 October 2014 13:08 WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater trial jurors appear close to verdicts on Iraq killings
Blackwater trial jurors appear close to verdicts on Iraq killings Notes to judge indicate unanimity on some of 33 charges Questions suggest jury leaning towards voluntary manslaughter Dan Roberts in Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Jurors Talk About Possible Agreement
Blackwater Jurors Talk About Possible Agreement WASHINGTON — Oct 21, 2014, 5:53 PM ET Jurors in the trial of four Blackwater security guards may have reached agreement on some criminal charges… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Jury Asks to See Video Aftermath of Baghdad Carnage
Blackwater Jury Asks to See Video Aftermath of Baghdad Carnage By Andrew Zajac Oct 20, 2014 3:00 PM ET The jury deliberating since early September the fate of four former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Historical article of the day – Vinnell Corp., Targeted in Riyadh Before, Loses 9 More Workers
ATTACK IN SAUDI ARABIA Vinnell Corp., Targeted in Riyadh Before, Loses 9 More Workers May 14, 2003|James Gerstenzang | Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Of the seven military and police forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Riyadh Gunman who Killed an American Co-Worker and was Born in the US Identified as Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al-Rasheed
Riyadh Gunman who Killed an American Co-Worker and was Born in the US Identified as Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al-Rasheed SUSTG Team| 10.14.14 An American was shot and killed in a car… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading