Category Archives: Legal

Why the Blackwater convictions won’t slow America’s ‘shadow armies’

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

Why the Blackwater convictions won’t slow America’s ‘shadow armies’ By Terrence McCoy October 23 at 4:20 AM Follow @terrence_mccoy A federal jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday for all four former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Relatives of Iraqi victims: Blackwater guards deserve death

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Relatives of Iraqi victims: Blackwater guards deserve death By Ammar Karim 12 minutes ago . View photo Former Blackwater security guard Nick Slatten (C) and his lawyer Thomas Connolly (L) leave… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince on Blackwater verdicts: ‘A lot of politics surrounding this’

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Erik Prince on Blackwater verdicts: ‘A lot of politics surrounding this’ By Dan Lamothe October 23 at 1:15 PM Follow @danlamothe Erik Prince testifies in 2007 before the House Committee on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater convictions leave several Iraqi victims wanting more

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Blackwater convictions leave several Iraqi victims wanting more An Iraqi looks at a burned car at the site where Blackwater guards who were escorting U.S. Embassy officials opened fire a week… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies Share us on: By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (October 10, 2014, 7:07 PM ET) — Defense contracting giant KBR Inc.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Is Turning The Tables On The DCAA

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

KBR Is Turning The Tables On The DCAA  Law360, New York (October 08, 2014, 10:26 AM ET) — Dave Nadler In recent years, the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s audit In In In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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War Contractors Caught Between Troops, Bureaucrats: Judge

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War Contractors Caught Between Troops, Bureaucrats: Judge Share us on: By Dietrich Knauth Law360, New York (September 18, 2014, 3:36 PM ET) — An Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals judge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Engility Escapes Int’l Law Claims In Serbian Genocide Suit

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

Engility Escapes Int’l Law Claims In Serbian Genocide Suit By Andrew Westney Law360, New York (September 24, 2014, 6:42 PM ET) — An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday tossed most claims… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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A Verdict on Blackwater

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

The Opinion Pages | Editorial A Verdict on Blackwater By THE EDITORIAL BOARD  OCT. 22, 2014 It took far too long, but four former gunslingers with the Blackwater Worldwide security firm… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Four Blackwater Guards Convicted of Killing 14 Unarmed Iraqis

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Four Blackwater Guards Convicted of Killing 14 Unarmed Iraqis BY Justine Drennan OCTOBER 22, 2014 – 06:15 PM   More than seven years after an incident that left 14 Iraqi civilians… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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