Saturday, September 22, 2007
Blackwater faces illegal weapons smuggling investigation
DON'T F-CK AROUND, read this entire post and forget about the petty hip hop BS like whether Jay-Z is gonna make a comeback with American Gangster for a minute.
To begin with, a little background info on Blackwater, the 'Shadow Army' of America from VideoNation, the Nation magazine's YouTube channel:
And also via YouTube: Blackwater, America's Private Army.
But getting to current events now: Iraq Orders Blackwater USA Contractors Out.
And from CNN.com:
"Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater -- the security firm accused of killing up to 20 Iraqi civilians -- illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq, according to U.S. government sources.
Security operations by North Carolina-based Blackwater USA, which is hired by the U.S. State Department to guard U.S. staff in Iraq, were suspended this week amid concerns by Iraqi and U.S. government officials over the shootings in Baghdad last weekend."
Click here for more.
Related:
Salon.com: "From Blackwater to CACI, mercenary companies in Iraq have a warm and cozy relationship with the Republican politicians who are employing them." Click here for the full article.
And also from CNN.com: " Wounded Iraqis: 'No one did anything' to provoke Blackwater."
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To begin with, a little background info on Blackwater, the 'Shadow Army' of America from VideoNation, the Nation magazine's YouTube channel:
And also via YouTube: Blackwater, America's Private Army.
But getting to current events now: Iraq Orders Blackwater USA Contractors Out.
And from CNN.com:
"Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater -- the security firm accused of killing up to 20 Iraqi civilians -- illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq, according to U.S. government sources.
Security operations by North Carolina-based Blackwater USA, which is hired by the U.S. State Department to guard U.S. staff in Iraq, were suspended this week amid concerns by Iraqi and U.S. government officials over the shootings in Baghdad last weekend."
Click here for more.
Related:
Salon.com: "From Blackwater to CACI, mercenary companies in Iraq have a warm and cozy relationship with the Republican politicians who are employing them." Click here for the full article.
And also from CNN.com: " Wounded Iraqis: 'No one did anything' to provoke Blackwater."
Labels: Blackwater, GOP corruption, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq war, New Orleans, War on Terror
