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U.S. / NEWS Wed Nov 28, 2007 @ 2:54pm neoform

CNN -- A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a Baghdad shooting in September. Blackwater denies the charges... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 3, 2007 @ 8:28pm neoform

Washington Post -- First it became a brand name in security for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now it's taking on intelligence. The Prince Group, the holding company that owns Blackwater Worldwide, has been building an operation that will sniff out intelligence about.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 1:05am neoform

Forbes -- After numerous denials, the Pentagon has confirmed that a North Carolina company provided armed security guards in Iraq under a subcontract that was buried so deeply the government couldn't find it... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 6:13pm neoform

BBC News -- A US human rights group says it is suing private security firm Blackwater for unspecified damages for war crimes and wrongfully killing Iraqi civilians. The Center for Constitutional Rights is acting on behalf of an injured survivor and three families.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:57am neoform

Army Times -- The U.S. Defense Department has invited five contractors to bid on elements of a new, multibillion dollar effort to combat the global flow of illegal drugs allegedly used to finance terrorism. Awarded by the Pentagon’s Counter-Narcoterrorism Technolo.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Jun 8, 2007 @ 11:00am neoform

Alter Net -- The lawyers representing the families of four American Blackwater contractors killed in Fallujah make the case that the company's executives are suing the families to keep them quiet and to avoid any accountability. The following article is by the lawy.. Read More