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    Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence

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    Thursday, June 12, 2014Last Update: 9:54 AM PT Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence   By LORRAINE BAILEY      (CN) – A federal judge allowed the government to present evidence that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Audit Finds New Embassy Security Deficiencies; Private Firms Abroad Failed to Properly Screen Security Guards in Some Cases

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    US Audit Finds New Embassy Security Deficiencies; Private Firms Abroad Failed to Properly Screen Security Guards in Some Cases The Wall Street Journal Online COLLEEN McCAIN NELSON By Colleen McCain Nelson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Iraqi Air Force evacuating besieged American contractors

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    WND EXCLUSIVE Iraqi Air Force evacuating besieged American contractors No help from U.S. military as escape routes cut off  Jerome R. Corsi Evacuated American contractors aboard a C-130 aircraft in Baghdad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit

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    KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit By Vin Gurrieri Law360, New York (May 28, 2014, 4:27 PM ET) — KBR Inc. on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. companies pulling contractors from Iraqi bases as security crumbles

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    U.S. companies pulling contractors from Iraqi bases as security crumbles By Dan Lamothe June 12 at 7:45 PM An Iraqi army armored vehicle is seen burned on a street of Mosul… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know

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    ALI YUSSEF / AFP – Getty Images file 2 days Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know By Hasani Gittens On Sept. 16, 2007, private security guards working for the firm Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US companies evacuating Iraqi air base

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    Agence France-Presse June 12, 2014 7:23pm US companies evacuating Iraqi air base US companies were Thursday evacuating hundreds of Americans working with the Iraqi government from a major air base, US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings

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    Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings Agence France Presse By Guillaume DECAMME 11 June 2014 15:38 Four former employees of the notorious Blackwater security firm went on trial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq

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    Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq Washington Post.com By Dan Lamothe 12 June 2014 Iraq is in shambles. Insurgents fighters are pushing south with the apparent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial

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    7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial Associated Press Newswires By PETE YOST 9 June 2014 14:12 WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of delays, four former guards from the security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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