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Juneau is hardly the top American target for terrorists, so what’s Blackwater doing in Alaska’s capital? Author Stuart Archer Cohen and Juneau’s KTOO News have reported sightings of uniformed guards from the private security contractor, and Cohen has some clues as to why they’re there.
By Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com
Posted on November 15, 2008, Printed on November 15, 2008
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After more than five years of rampant violence and misconduct carried out by the massive army of private corporate contractors in Iraq — actions that have gone totally unpunished under any system of law — the US Justice Department appears to be on [...]
Modesto Bee
The State Department is preparing to slap a multimillion-dollar fine on private military contractor Blackwater USA for shipping hundreds of automatic weapons to Iraq without the necessary permits.
Some of the weapons are believed to have ended up on the country’s black market, department officials told McClatchy Newspapers, but no criminal charges have been filed [...]
1. Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash…
During his historic victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama told supporters, and the rest of the world, “If this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.”
But, it seems that Wall Street didn’t get [...]
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The UN mandate governing the US military’s deployment in Iraq will expire next month. To negotiate the way forward, Baghdad and Washington have been in feverish talks about an official Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which will set parameters for the US presence in Iraq, as well as set a date certain for withdrawal. US [...]
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By Nathan Hodge November 03, 2008 | 11:39:00 AM
CIA-linked private military contractor Evergreen Defense & Security Services offered to post sentries at Oregon election offices on Tuesday, “detaining troublemakers” and making sure voters “do not get out of control.”
In an e-mail to local election supervisors, obtained by the McMinnville, Oregon News Register, Evergreen [...]
Pravada - Sergei Balmasov
h/t: blacklistednews.com
The conflict in Iraq is no longer restricted with its borders. The USA committed an act of aggression against Syria. Spokespeople for the US administration justify their actions with the notorious struggle against terrorism. Washington thus continues to unite Islamic countries against the United States. Following the US-led incursion, Syria decided [...]
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What could possibly go wrong? AP:
Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms — some with a reputation for being quick on the trigger in Iraq — are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world’s most important shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia.
The growing interest among merchant fleets to hire their [...]
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by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2008
A small contingent of US military trainers have begun a training program aimed at turning Pakistan’s Frontier Corps into an effective counter-insurgency force, a US military official said Thursday.
About 25 US military personnel last week began training Pakistani army trainers at a location in Pakistan outside the troubled tribal [...]
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h/t: sott.net
David Osler
Lloyd’s List
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:32 UTC
The US private military contractor embroiled in controversy over its actions in Iraq - has sent a private sector warship equipped with helicopters to the Gulf of Aden, and is offering its services to shipowners concerned with Somali piracy.
The vessel, McArthur, is described as a multipurpose unit [...]
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