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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Category Archives: Iraq
US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” – UN experts
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
Pardoning the Blackwater killers: It’s a scandal, but not specific to Donald Trump
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
At War: Blackwater’s bullets scarred Iraqis. Trump’s pardon renewed the pain.
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
Soleimani’s death anniversary: Blackwater pardons could fuel retaliation by pro-Iran militias in 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
Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Reveal Security Contractor Impunity Tendencies Typical for Republicans
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
Trump Pardons Blackwater 4 for Nisour Square Massacre in Iraq, Because Whites Must Never Suffer for Killing Innocent Brown People
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
Trump’s Most Disgusting Pardons
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
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
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
“Pardoning them contributes to impunity and has the effect of emboldening others to commit such crimes in the future.”
Published on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 by Common Dreams “Pardoning them contributes to impunity and has the effect of emboldening others to commit such crimes in the future.” by Brett Wilkins,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading