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Blackwater’s black ops
The Nation by Jeremy Scahill 09/15/10 Over the past several years, entities closely linked to the private security firm Blackwater have provided intelligence, training and security services to US and... ...
UN experts rap US over private security firms
UN experts have rapped the United States for its failure to prosecute private security personnel over violations in Iraq, citing a case against two US firms which was dismissed after they claimed immunity. http://www.abc. net.au/news/stories/2010/0 9/15/3011868.htm?section=j ustin From... ...
Another False Ending: Contracting Out the Iraq Occupation
Bill Quigley and Laura Raymond, Truthout: "Another false ending to the Iraq war is being declared. Nearly seven years after George Bush's infamous 'Mission Accomplished' speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln,... ...
Bringing freedom and prosperity to Afghanistan
Army: Soldiers plotted to kill Afghan civilians Gibbs formed what one called a "kill team" to randomly execute Afghan civilians while on patrol, the documents said. No motive was discussed. http://bit.ly/ c4qgcj... ...
Karzai bans private security firms
The Afghan president, has given private security firms working in Afghanistan four months to end their operations. http://englis h.aljazeera.net/news/asia/ 2010/08/201081610481395949 9.html Afghan private... ...
Gutscheine statt Geld für Hartz-IV-Kinder
„Für Sozialpolitiker ist Stuttgart derzeit ein kleines Labor. Denn dort gibt es ein Projekt, das Herzstück der nächsten Hartz-Reform werden soll. Mit dem Gutschein-Modell plant Arbeitsministerin von der... ...
Contractors Will Take The Place Of Troops In Iraq
As U.S. troops pull out of Iraq, the State Department will need to rely extensively on security contractors. http://www.n pr.org/templates/story/sto ry.php?storyId=128946086&f t=1&f=3 Rebranded... ...
Mosque Debate Fuels Islamophobia Nationwide
Anti-Defamers Defame Muslims http://www.lewrock well.com/raimondo/raimondo 92.html New York Mosque: Bigotry Rears Its Head http://www.lewrockwel l.com/margolis/margolis201 .html Beware of Mosque-Building... ...
Obama’s a bigger Big Brother than the last guy
The American Conservative by Kelley B. Vlahos 07/29/10 Obama seems driven to break every campaign promise he ever made and become the biggest Big Brother of them all. After flipping the script on Patriot... ...
Obama’s surveillance power grab
The American Prospect by Julian Sanchez 07/29/10 They’re calling it a tweak — a ‘technical clarification’ — but make no mistake: The Obama administration and the FBI’s demand that Congress approve a... ...