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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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GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE”

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GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE” IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cr. No. 08 360 (RCL) v. UNITED STATES… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit

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  Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit     By Andrew Westney Law360, New York (June 05, 2014, 3:31 PM ET) — A Kuwaiti logistics company that provided food… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers

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Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers June 5, 2014 The federal government is not alone in waging a war on whistleblowers. In recent months, we learned that two of the government’s largest vendors make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation

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Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation By Matt Zapotosky, Published: June 5 | Updated: Friday, June 6, 10:39 AM A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contractor who forged his timecards and wrote in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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