Category Archives: Iraq

Soleimani’s death anniversary: Blackwater pardons could fuel retaliation by pro-Iran militias in Iraq Published on December 30, 2020 By Iveta Cherneva US President Trump’s pardoning of the Blackwater security contractors last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

WikiImages / Pixabay Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Reveal Security Contractor Impunity Tendencies Typical for Republicans Iveta Cherneva December 24, 2020 01:15:57 pm Edited by: Brianna Bell | U. Pittsburgh School of Law,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

A burnt-out car at the site where Blackwater guards opened fire in western Baghdad on 16 September 2007. (photo: Ali Yussef/Getty) ALSO SEE: ‘Our Blood Is Cheaper Than Water’: Iraqis’ Anger… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Opinion Trump’s Most Disgusting Pardons Blackwater mercenaries committed a massacre. Now they’ll go free. By Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist Dec. 24, 2020 Mohammed Hafedh Abdulrazzaq Kinani with a photo of his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Iraqis Who Survived the Blackwater Massacre Are Devastated by Trump’s Pardons After Trump pardoned four Blackwater contractors convicted over one of the darkest episodes of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, survivors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

FBI team leader: How I know the Blackwater defendants didn’t deserve a pardon from Trump Opinion by Thomas O’Connor Updated 2:16 PM ET, Thu December 24, 2020 Thomas O’Connor served for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Ex-US attorney unleashes on Trump for pardoning Blackwater war criminals — and demands further investigation Erik Prince, image via Screengrab. Sarah K. Burris and Raw Story December 23, 2020 Some of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Iraqis Not Surprised by US Pardon of Blackwater Killers Dima Abumaria 12/23/2020 Military contractors convicted in 2007 Nisour Square massacre go free, but ordinary Iraqis more concerned about political upheaval in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

‘No humanity’: Trump pardons Blackwater war criminals who massacred Iraqis Father of nine-year-old victim tells MEE it is difficult to comprehend president’s decision, which he said compromises the rule of law… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →