Contractors Watching Contractors Contractors Watching Contractors
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan has hired a firm with ties to a powerful ex-Republican congressman to help prepare oversight reports on other corporations.
Dec 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Is Erik Prince ‘Graymailing’ the US Government? Is Erik Prince ‘Graymailing’ the US Government?
Did Blackwater's owner speak to Vanity Fair to send a message to the Justice Department about the government secrets he could reveal?
Dec 4, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
The Secret US War in Pakistan The Secret US War in 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.
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
The Secret US War in Pakistan The Secret US War in 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.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials
Top Blackwater staff authorized attempted bribes of Iraqi officials in the wake of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, the New York Times has reported.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death
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.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater
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.
Oct 22, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
The ACORN Standard The ACORN Standard
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 contracto...
Oct 14, 2009 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill
An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer
Representative Betty McCollum's "ACORN Act" would prevent the government from doing business with corporations that have been found guilty of felonies.
Oct 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Where is the Defund Blackwater Act? Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?
Democrats joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN" yet have done nothing to stop Blackwater's taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sep 25, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill