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Blackwater guards stole weapons in Kabul and went on deadly rampage

Times Online/ BLN Private American security guards working for the US military in Afghanistan removed hundreds of handguns and automatic weapons from stores intended for the exclusive use of the Afghan police and used them on drunken shooting rampages that killed two Afghan civilians and injured at least two more.
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Iraq Orders Former Blackwater Guards Out

Iraq gives hundreds of former and current Blackwater employees 7 days to leave country Qassim Abdul-Zahra/Commondreams BAGHDAD — Iraq has ordered hundreds of private security guards linked to Blackwater Worldwide to leave the country within seven days or face possible arrest on visa violations, the interior minister said Wednesday.
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Blackwater’s Youngest Victim

Jeremy Scahill/The Nation Every detail of September 16, 2007, is burned in Mohammed Kinani’s memory. Shortly after 9 am he was preparing to leave his house for work at his family’s auto parts business in Baghdad when he got a call from his sister, Jenan, who asked him to pick her and her children up [...]
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U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges: Biden

Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. government will appeal a court decision to dismiss charges against Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday.
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Pentagon backtracks after Gates ‘admits’ Blackwater operating in Pakistan

Daniel Tencer/Raw Story The Pentagon has gone into damage control mode after Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared to confirm that security contractor Blackwater is operating in Pakistan.
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In Haiti, U.S. Accused of Blocking Airfield Needed for Rescue Efforts

Susie Madrak/Crooks and Liars In the enormously complex and frustrating conditions in Haiti, resentment and anger continues to build and the U.S. is being blamed for excruciatingly slow progress. Violence is becoming increasingly common(I heard tonight that one of the news channels has hired Blackwater to protect their personnel):
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“Hurt Locker” Star Claims Mercenaries Trained Actors in Middle East, Including in Palestinian Refugee Camps

Jeremy Scahill, TheNation In interviews, director Kathryn Bigelow has mentioned the presence of Blackwater men on set, but screenwriter Mark Boal denies that the mercenary firm was hired. One of the stars of the widely acclaimed Iraq war film The Hurt Locker has claimed that the filmmakers hired the mercenary firm Blackwater while shooting the film in [...]
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Shorter Question Everything

Turkey and Russia Turkey and Russia will set up a high-level strategic cooperation working group Wednesday when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays a working visit to Moscow. Accompanied by five Cabinet members and a group of businessmen, the prime minister aims to boost bilateral relations, especially in the economic field Somalia At least 18 people have been [...]
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Two Blackwater Guards Arrested by FBI on Murder Charges

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports/Alternet Two Blackwater Guards Arrested by FBI on Murder Charges Two former Blackwater operatives were arrested by U.S. federal agents on murder charges, stemming from their alleged involvement in the shooting deaths of two Afghan civilians in Kabul in May. They have been identified as Justin Cannon, 27, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Christopher [...]
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USA’s Assasination Rings in Germany–Why is German News so Silent?

Kevin Stoda/OpEdNews While the USA is well aware of a major Blackwatergate scandal worldwide in January 2010, in which Blackwater and it’s newly named shadow firm has been involved in crises and crimes in Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan in recent years, the overall silence of German popular media to a USA sponsored assassination ring operating within [...]
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