Blackwater USA

Backpeddling on Blackwater

An interview from "The Real News" with Jeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater USA  The Worlds Largest Mercenary Army".  Scahill discusses the Clinton and Obama plans for Iraq. (7 min)  A similar discussion with Scahill on Democracy Now can be found here. (8 min)

Blackwater Employee Commits Murder and Receives A Free Ticket home

Blackwater Employee Commits Murder And Receives A Free Ticket HomeBy Dan Kenney

            Christmas Eve 2006 in Baghdad’s Green Zone an off-duty Blackwater employee shot and killed Iraqi Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi’s personal bodyguard. Seven months later the contractor is still free and has not been charged with any crime. This story received little media coverage. Partly because Abdul-Mahdi assured the U.S. ambassador that he would try to keep it from public attention.

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