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Waxman alleges Blackwater tax fraud
Fox News 10/22/07 Rep. Henry Waxman has leveled new accusations against embattled Iraq security contractor Blackwater USA, saying the firm appears to be conducting a ‘tax scheme’ to avoid paying millions... ...
Dems sell out: Again!?
Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday with the Bush administration that would give telephone carriers legal... ...
The Price Of an Iraqi Life: $500 to $5,000
By Bernd Debusmann No court, either in Iraq or in the U.S., has dealt with an Iraqi national seeking compensation for death from a U.S. private security contractor. The companies operate in a legal no-man's... ...
NSA spying: What did Pelosi know?
Consortium News by Ray McGovern 10/15/07 Accord ing to new revelations from telecommunications company Qwest, the origins of the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretap program predated the 9/11 attacks... ...
Former CEO Says NSA Punished Phone Firm
The Washington Post's Ellen Nakashima and Dan Eggen report: "A former Qwest Communications International executive, appealing a conviction for insider trading, has alleged that the government withdrew... ...
Anti-Terror Spy Network Wrecked by White House Leak
Joby Warrick, reporting for the Washington Post, writes that a small private intelligence company that monitors Islamic terrorist groups obtained a new Osama bin Laden video ahead of its official release... ...
Contractor involved in Iraq shooting got job in Kuwait
CNN 10/04/07 A Blackwater USA employee who was fired after he allegedly shot and killed an Iraqi security guard on Christmas Eve last year was hired by another private contractor to work in the region... ...
Private Security Guards in Iraq Cite Frequent Shootings
Steve Fainaru reports for The Washington Post, "Most of the more than 100 private security companies in Iraq open fire far more frequently than has been publicly acknowledged and rarely report such incidents... ...
Blackwater Portrayed as Out of Control
The Associated Press reports: "Blackwater USA is an out-of-control outfit indifferent to Iraqi civilian casualties, according to a critical report released Monday by a key congressional committee. Among... ...
Iraq Claims Extensive Evidence of Blackwater Massacre
Kevin Peraino reports for Newsweek: "Since the fatal Sept. 16 Blackwater USA shooting in Baghdad's Nasoor Square, officials from the private security company have insisted that their guards were responding... ...