Jeremy Scahill | The Nation

How brutal raids are sabotaging the political strategy the US claims to support in Afghanistan.

Internal documents reveal the firm's clandestine work for multinationals and governments.

There was a brief moment when it seemed the evidence of civilian killings, military cover ups and widespread lack of accountability contained in the WikiLeaks documents would spark a genuine inquiry into US conduct in Afghanistan.

Five Blackwater officials have been indicted on federal weapons violations. Given the company's track record, the charges are small change.

The Obama administration's decision to authorize the assassination of a US citizen has been met with silence from most Democrats.

Three US special forces soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan this week, confirming that the US military is more deeply engaged on the ground in Pakistan than previously acknowledged by the White House and Pentagon.

Nine-year-old Ali Kinani died from a gunshot wound to the head in the Nisour Square massacre. His father may be the one man standing between Blackwater and total impunity.

In the past two days, both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a Pakistani senior minister have confirmed that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan.

Private firms are jumping at the opportunity to provide 'humanitarian assistance' to Haiti, but what these companies are actually bringing is a 'Shock Doctrine' approach that aims to profit from disaster.

Flight of the Kestral

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