Baghdad on the Bayou

• Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: A federal judge sends the lawyers for Iraqi victims of Blackwater back to the drawing board, while rejecting Blackwater's plea to toss out the case.

• The ACORN Standard

  War Profiteering

  Jeremy Scahill: A growing number of lawmakers are starting to ask: if ACORN's federal funding should be under intense scrutiny, why aren't the billions of dollars going to out-of-control contractors being regulated?

• How Did ACORN Become a Target?

  Blackwater

  The Rachel Maddow Show : Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'

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• Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death

  US Military

  Jeremy Scahill: Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Carol Shea-Porter argue that since Adam Hermanson died while working on a Defense Department contract, the DoD is obliged to investigate.

• Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: A federal judge sends the lawyers for Iraqi victims of Blackwater back to the drawing board, while rejecting Blackwater's plea to toss out the case.

• The ACORN Standard

  War Profiteering

  Jeremy Scahill: A growing number of lawmakers are starting to ask: if ACORN's federal funding should be under intense scrutiny, why aren't the billions of dollars going to out-of-control contractors being regulated?