Category Archives: Iraq

    Tensions mount after 3 rockets hit US base in Iraq — 1 contractor dead, 1 US troop, 8 contractors injured

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Tensions mount after 3 rockets hit US base in Iraq — 1 contractor dead, 1 US troop, 8 contractors injured Qassem Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press, Howard Altman ————————- BAGHDAD (AP) —… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Iran tests Biden with rocket attack on US base in Iraq: Militants ‘with links to Iran’ injure several Americans and kill a foreign contractor as White House vows to ‘hold attackers responsible’

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    Iran tests Biden with rocket attack on US base in Iraq: Militants ‘with links to Iran’ injure several Americans and kill a foreign contractor as White House vows to ‘hold attackers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria

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    DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria Post Date: January 15, 2021 | Category: Around the World, The Danger Zone BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Review: ‘Welcome to Blackwater’ Is a Wild Ride About Contracting in Iraq

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    Review: ‘Welcome to Blackwater’ Is a Wild Ride About Contracting in Iraq Entertainment By Mac Caltrider | January 28, 2021 If you’re on the hunt for a true adventure story, look… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. charges UK national with bribery scheme to obtain Iraq contracts

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    Banks January 27, 20215:53 PM  Updated a day ago U.S. charges UK national with bribery scheme to obtain Iraq contracts By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – An Iraqi-born British national has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Trump Sets Precedent by Pardoning Blackwater Guards; Sparks Outrage

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    Trump Sets Precedent by Pardoning Blackwater Guards; Sparks Outrage January 19, 2021  in Conflict / Current Events / United States / Violence by Zachary Liew (updated on January 18, 2021) Nicholas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Iraqi lawmaker blasts Trump’s pardoning Blackwater guards convicted of Baghdad massacre

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    Iraqi lawmaker blasts Trump’s pardoning Blackwater guards convicted of Baghdad massacre Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-13 02:27:57|Editor: huaxia BAGHDAD, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Iraqi lawmaker Gatah al-Rekabi on Tuesday blasted U.S. President Donald… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Trump’s Blackwater Pardons

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    January 16, 2021 Cato Institute Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Featuring Sahar Khan and Caleb O. Brown https://shows.acast.com/cato-daily-podcast/episodes/trumps-blackwater-pardons The pardon power is broad, and many pardons that Presidents grant are questionable. In the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Are Another Scandalous Example of Efforts to Whitewash the Iraq War

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    11 Jan 2021 Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Are Another Scandalous Example of Efforts to Whitewash the Iraq War Home > Analysis Trump’s leniency for the Blackwater guards has caused an ocean of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But didn’t get a pardon

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    This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But didn’t get a pardon Jeremy Ridgeway, 49, a former Blackwater guard who pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a 2007 massacre of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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