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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,... ...
Immunity Deal Hampers Blackwater Inquiry
Lara Jakes Jordan reports for The Associated Press: "The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians....... ...
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... ...
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... ...
Iraq says U.S. mercenaries Blackwater must go
Iraq put more pressure on the United States on Thursday to pull out security contractor Blackwater from Baghdad but the State Department said no decision had been made on the North Carolina firm. http://www.alertnet .org/thenews/newsdesk/N184 25934.htm From... ...
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... ...
UN: Private military recruiting booming
MSNBC 10/16/07 The use of private security guards like those involved in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians is part of a growing new form of mercenary activity — the recruitment of people around... ...
Blackwater "Excesses" No Surprise
William Fisher, reporting for Truthout, writes, "On October 15, a diplomatic advocacy organization charged that the powerful State Department office and the Department's inspector general are protecting... ...
America's Own Unlawful Combatants?
Julian E. Barnes reports for The Los Angeles Times, "As the Bush administration deals with the fallout from the recent killings of civilians by private security firms in Iraq, some officials are asking... ...
Blackwater Case Highlights Legal Uncertainties
Alissa J. Rubin and Paul von Zielbauer, reporting for The New York Times, write: "If a private in the United States military fires on civilians, a clear body of law and a set of procedures exist for the... ...