Category Archives: Iraq

Blackwater Mercenaries Are Going to Jail, and That’s a Big Deal Sam Becker April 17, 2015 If you’re familiar with Blackwater USA — now called Academi, and before that, Xe — recent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

editorial Sentencing of Blackwater guards sends the right message Karim Kadim/Associated Press Nisour Square, the site of a deadly shootout by Blackwater private security contractors in 2007 in Baghdad.   By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Letters to the Editor The Blackwater tragedy April 17 at 5:49 PM Regarding the April 14 front-page article “Prison terms in Iraq killings”: The Blackwater shootings were a tragedy in every respect:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Wife of convicted Blackwater contractor says her husband is innocent Updated: Thu 11:22 PM, Apr 16, 2015 By: Kyle Warnke – MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — A Maryville man is one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

April 16, 2015 The Blackwater Sentences The Killing Initiative by BINOY KAMPMARK The world of private defence contractors, the modern version of the fabled Condottiere without the flags and the city-state… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Dickens County rallies around man convicted of Blackwater shootings Posted: Apr 15, 2015 12:33 AM EST Updated: Apr 15, 2015 1:17 AM EST By Ashlyn Tubbs Paul Slough (Source: Associated Press)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

UN rights experts welcome Blackwater sentencing, urge greater accountability for private security Photo: UNODC 14 April 2015 – The outsourcing of national security to private firms creates risks for human rights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

How ISIS capitalizes on horrors of Blackwater and Abu Ghraib By Lina Khatib Updated 1757 GMT (0057 HKT) April 15, 2015 Ex-Blackwater contractors sentenced for Iraq shooting 02:06 Story highlights ISIS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

April 14, 2015 A Life Sentence for a Blackwater Murder By Amy Davidson This week, former Blackwater employees were sentenced for killing civilians in Baghdad in 2007. Their supporters gather outside… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →