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Bush's Shadow Army
Jeremy Scahill reports on the Bush administration's growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in. This article is adapted from his new book,... ...
Iraq's Mercenary King
As a former C.I.A. agent, the author knows how mercenaries work: in the shadows. But how did a notorious former British officer, Tim Spicer, come to coordinate the second-largest army in Iraq—the tens... ...
KBR's $400 Million Iraq Question
There's a $400 million question facing the Pentagon's largest contractor, KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary responsible for more than 50,000 personnel in Iraq and billions in government contracts:... ...
The President's Private Army
By Stephen Lendman Imperial Rome had its elite praetorian guard to protect and serve its emperors. The CIA here works the same way as a private army for the president that in the end will go his way... ...
The Next Pat Tillman-Style Cover-Up?
"There once was a young woman from a St. Louis suburb. She was an honor roll student, she played the violin, she donated blood and volunteered for American Heart Association walks. She elected to put off... ...
After Many Denials, Army Confirms Blackwater Contract in Iraq
The families of four private guards whose bodies were burned and dragged through the streets by a mob in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday that the security company that hired them failed to provide armored... ...
In Iraq, Bush's Rent-an-Army
As President Bush took the podium to deliver his State of the Union address last week, there were five American families receiving news that has become all too common: their loved ones had been killed... ...
This do-nothing Congress did all the wrong things
Christian Science Monitor by Daniel Schorr 12/15/06 At 4:35 a.m. last Saturday, Sen. Bill Frist performed his last act as majority leader. To the handful of members still there, he announced the adjournment... ...
One Day in Iraq, One Lifetime to Recover
April 4 was Smith's first and only day in Iraq. The Army private from Brookfield, N.Y., was returning from a shooting range when the Humvee he was riding in struck a roadside bomb. The explosion took both... ...
Mercenary Jackpot
"While the Bush administration calls for the immediate disbanding of what it has labeled 'private' and 'illegal' militias in Lebanon and Iraq, it is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into its own... ...