Blackwater Tried to Bribe Iraqi Officials for Nisour Sq. Shooting

Blackwater top executives approved $1 million to silence Iraqi officials after the deadly shootings in Nisour Square in September 2007. Four former Blackwater executives said Gary Jackson approved the bribes, but they did not know if the money was delivered to Iraqi...

Blackwater Contractor Saw Killing Iraqis as 9/11 Payback

In September of 2003, a Washington Post poll revealed that 69% of Americans actually believed that Saddam Hussein played some role in the 9/11 attack, and this was after the Bush White House denied any Iraqi involvement.  In a 2006 poll, 85% of US servicemen in Iraq...

US extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firm

Blackwater is a Security Contractor that was first hired by the U.S. State Department to protect U.S.  Officials in Iraq. The company's founder, Erik Prince, formerly a Navy Seal, was able to put together a...

Norwegian mercenaries detained in Kongo.

Lately there have been much inconvenience because of a case going on in Kongo. Two Norwegian citizens have been suspected for murder of a local driver. One of the two men have been detained while the other is still running for it. They say they have been exposed to a...

Blackwater Founder Steps Down as CEO

" RALEIGH, N.C. —  Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater who used an auto parts inheritance to build the security firm into one of the world's most respected — and reviled — defense companies in the world, said Monday he has stepped aside as chief executive....

Weekly Radio Spin: Playing the Re-Name Game

This week, we look at new names to avoid old crimes, water for the world, and cultural "sharing." In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin,'" Countrywide Financial Corporation.

Blackwater is now 'Xe'

"RALEIGH, N.C. - Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name. Blackwater officials said Friday its family of two dozen business will now operate under the name Xe (zee), pronounced like the letter "z." The decision comes as part of an ongoing rebranding...

Blackwater Denied Operating License in Iraq

Iraq has denied an operating license to BlackWater Worldwide, a private military contractor that's been embroiled in numerous controversies. The Iraqi government says that Blackwater, who once enjoyed a 'no...

Blackwater Could Possibly Get Kicked Out of Iraq

Things continue to look unsavory for the private security firm known as Blackwater Worldwide.  There is the possibility that its license to operate in Iraq will be revoked.  However, doing so could lead...

Blackwater Guards Charged with Manslaughter

Five Blackwater employees were charged with manslaughter on Monday following an investigation of the security guards who had reportedly killed 17 people after opening fire on a crowd of surrendering Iraqis, and...

Five Blackwater Guards To Face Massacre Charges Next Week

"Law enforcement officials say the grand jury hearing the case was in session Thursday in Washington, D.C. and was expected to have voted on the indictments. The federal investigation revealed that two of the...

Jeremy Scahill: Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons in the Obama Administration

Jeremy Scahill, investigative journalist and Blackwater watchdog, comments on the people surrounding Obama and feeding him foreign policy advice."This Is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House: A who's who guide to the people poised to...

Scahill: Blackwater now in the private intelligence business

In another example of the continuing fascist merger between corporations and the State, no-bid government contracts favorite Blackwater is getting into intelligence work for corporations"Jeremy Scahill, author of ...

Blackwater: the Coca-Cola of Security Contractors, But Not For Long

Remember Blackwater? They're kind of hard to forget for obvious reasons, but not necessarily as well-known for others. But, take it from them, security was never "part of the master plan." Or the brand.Publicly,...

The “I”- “Me”, uh, Barack, uh, Oba, uh, ma :: MAXINE

"Barack Obama sits down to speak with the editorial board of The Military Times. Image Credit: YouTube Account, pe11201 - Video by M. Scott Mahaskey / Military Times StaffThe “I”- “Me” (monopolistic...

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