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Contractors beyond the law in Iraq
Lincoln Journal Star 08/12/07 There are now nearly as many private contractors in Iraq as there are U.S. soldiers — and about half of them are private security guards equipped with automatic weapons,... ...
U.S. Pays Millions In Cost Overruns For Security in Iraq
The U.S. military has paid $548 million over the past three years to two British security firms that protect the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on reconstruction projects, more than $200 million over the... ...
US Overpays Millions for Iraq Security
Steve Fainaru reports in Sunday's edition of The Washington Post that the US military "has paid $548 million over the past three years to two British security firms that protect the US Army Corps of Engineers... ...
Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran
U.S. troops detain four insurgents smuggling Iranian weapons in Baghdad The detainees are believed to be members of a "secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and... ...
U.S. Security Contractors Open Fire in Baghdad
http://www.washingtonpost. com/wp-dyn/content/article /2007/05/26/AR200705260139 4.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub= AR Informant: Corey -------- Blackwate r Contractors Involved in Shooting Death in Baghdad Employees... ...
25% of UK Iraq aid budget goes to security firms
The UK has spent £165m on hiring private security companies in Iraq in the past four years - the equivalent to around a quarter of the entire Iraq aid budget, it has emerged. A further £43m has been spent... ...
'Mercenaries' to fill Iraq troop gap
MINISTERS are negotiating multi-million-pound contracts with private security firms to cover some of the gaps created by British troop withdrawals. http://news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=299002007 Fro m... ...
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... ...
Security Firms Granted Full Police Power
Private firms with outright police powers have been proliferating in some places - and trying to expand their terrain. The trend is triggering debate over whether the privatization of public safety is... ...
The execution of Saddam Hussein
Electronic Iraq is covering the global response to the Saddam Hussein hanging. Visit eIraq to hear from human rights organizations, journalists, Iraqi bloggers and more. A full index of our coverage... ...