Blackwater

2009

• Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan

  MSNBC

  The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on how the US Joint Special Operations Command has hired some Blackwater operatives to plan assassinations.

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  Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan

  Jeremy Scahill : Pakistan

  Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations.

• Money Talks for Blackwater in Iraq

  The Rachel Maddow Show

  The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the revelation that Blackwater bribed local Iraqis following the Nisour Square massacre.

• Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials

  Jeremy Scahill

  Top Blackwater staff authorized attempted bribes of Iraqi officials in the wake of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, the New York Times has reported.

• Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against 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

  Jeremy Scahill : War Profiteering

  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?

  The Rachel Maddow Show

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

• Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?

  Jeremy Scahill

  Democrats joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN" yet have done nothing to stop Blackwater's taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?

  Jeremy Scahill

  Two years to the day after the Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater remains in Iraq, armed and dangerous.

• Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan

  MSNBC

  The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the blurring of lines between the military and companies like Blackwater, who are engaging in armed combat in the current wars.

• Flushing Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  Recent disclosures of Blackwater's covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.

• CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater

  Countdown

  The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.

• CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations

  Democracy Now

  The Nation's Jeremy Scahill talks about the possible involvement of the private contractor's owner Erik Prince in multiple murders.

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  Blackwater: CIA Assassins?

  Jeremy Scahill : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  The mercenary firm has a long and dark history with the CIA. Were they Bush and Cheney's private hit men?

• Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq

  Jeremy Scahill

  The private security company doesn't have a license to operate in Iraq, but the State Department continues to employ Erik Prince's armed mercenaries.

• Blackwater, Black Deeds

  The Editors

  An explosive story by The Nation's Jeremy Scahill sheds new light on the shady dealings of Blackwater, leading to renewed calls for a Congressional investigation into the military contracting company.

• US Still Paying Blackwater Millions

  Jeremy Scahill

  Despite the State Department's announcement canceling Blackwater's contracts in Iraq, the Obama administration will pay the company more than $174 million for security services in Iraq and Afghanistan.