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The Bush administration is launching a new government agency to conduct surveillance in the U.S.
The Bush administration is launching a new government agency that will rely heavily on private security contractors to conduct surveillance in the U.S. http://eeng.net/CS/b logs/smileycoyote/archive/ 2008/01/15/1294.aspx ht tp://freepage.twoday.net/s earch?q=surveillance http: //freepage.twoday.net/sear ch?q=spying https://freepag e.twoday.net/search?q=cont ractors ...
Blackwater USA Steps Up Lobbying Efforts
The Associated Press reports, "Private-security contractor Blackwater Worldwide, which protects U.S. government officials in Iraq and faces scrutiny over its role in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians,... ...
DOD Contractor: Millions in Earmarks, Little of Use
Robert O'Harrow Jr. reports for The Washington Post: "The National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence opened its doors in 1991 with a $5 million earmark from a powerful lawmaker. Operating in... ...
More Than 250 Torture Victims Come Forward to Sue CACI for Participating in Conspiracy to Torture
http://www.commondreams.or g/news2007/1218-05.htm -- ------ More Than 250 Iraqi Torture Victims Come Forward to Sue CACI Hundreds of innocent torture victims came forward and filed a complaint late... ...
Justice Department Accused of Delaying Iraq Rape Inquiry
Elana Schor reports for The Guardian UK, "A US senator came forward today on behalf of the second woman in a week to allege rape by private contractors in Iraq, worsening a controversy that has already... ...
Deal Made on State Department Contractors
Karen DeYoung reports for The Washington Post, "A new memorandum of understanding on private security contractors in Iraq, agreed to in Baghdad by Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker and Gen. David H. Petraeus,... ...
Corporation Responsible For Interrogations At Abu Ghraib Will Be Tried By Jury For Torture
In a key victory in the war against torture, today a federal court ruled that the lawsuit against a private military contractor in Iraq should be heard by a jury of Americans. http://www.aft erdowningstreet.org/?q=nod e/28476 From... ...
Pentagon Offers Huge Bonuses to Hold Onto Top Warriors
The Pentagon’s Special Operations Command is paying reenlistment bonuses of up to $150,000 to Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs to keep them from fleeing the military to take high-paying jobs with private... ...
Iraq Bill Would Lift Contractor Immunity
Sinan Salaheddin of The Associated Press reports: "The Iraqi government on Tuesday approved draft legislation lifting immunity for foreign private security companies, sending the measure to parliament,... ...
The U.S. addiction to privatising wars
Whether the controversial U.S. private security company Blackwater leaves Iraq or not, the United States is unlikely to shake its dependence on civilians fighting its wars anytime soon. The superpower... ...