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Trump’s Blackwater pardons erase the line between slaughter and justified wartime violence

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OPINION Dec. 23, 2020 Trump’s Blackwater pardons erase the line between slaughter and justified wartime violence Trump’s misplaced sympathy for the Blackwater contractors undermines the military, U.S. security and the rule… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” – UN experts

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US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” – UN experts GENEVA (30 December 2020) – A group of UN experts* said the pardons granted to four convicted private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Pardoning the Blackwater killers: It’s a scandal, but not specific to Donald Trump

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Pardoning the Blackwater killers: It’s a scandal, but not specific to Donald Trump It was difficult to prosecute these 2007 war crimes, and Republicans were eager to whitewash them from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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At War: Blackwater’s bullets scarred Iraqis. Trump’s pardon renewed the pain.

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At War: Blackwater’s bullets scarred Iraqis. Trump’s pardon renewed the pain. December 25, 2020 The New York Times At War Nisour Square in Baghdad, where private company security guards shot and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Soleimani’s death anniversary: Blackwater pardons could fuel retaliation by pro-Iran militias in Iraq

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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 →

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Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Reveal Security Contractor Impunity Tendencies Typical for Republicans

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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 →

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Trump Pardons Blackwater 4 for Nisour Square Massacre in Iraq, Because Whites Must Never Suffer for Killing Innocent Brown People

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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 →

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Trump’s Most Disgusting Pardons

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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 →

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Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn company, Selected for State’s $15B Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) III Contract

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Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn company, Selected for State’s $15B Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) III Contract Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn International company, has been awarded a seat on the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, July 28, 2020

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Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 28, 2020 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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