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Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim

The Nation presents images of the aftermath of the Nisour Square massacre, and the father who is trying to hold Blackwater accountable for his son's death.

Jan 28, 2010 / The Nation

Blackwater in Pakistan: Gates Confirms Blackwater in Pakistan: Gates Confirms

In the past two days, both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a Pakistani senior minister have confirmed that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan.

Jan 22, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

US Mercenaries Set Sights on Haiti US Mercenaries Set Sights on Haiti

Private firms are jumping at the opportunity to provide 'humanitarian assistance' to Haiti, but what these companies are actually bringing is a 'Shock Doctrine' approach that aims ...

Jan 19, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater and ‘The Hurt Locker’ Blackwater and ‘The Hurt Locker’

One of the stars of the widely acclaimed Iraq war film The Hurt Locker has claimed that the filmmakers hired the mercenary firm Blackwater. The producer says they were mercenaries,...

Jan 11, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Did the CIA Deploy a Blackwater Hit Team in Germany? Did the CIA Deploy a Blackwater Hit Team in Germany?

German prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that a Blackwater-led CIA team conducted a clandestine operation in Hamburg after 9/11 aimed at assassinating a G...

Jan 8, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater at the Center of CIA Ops Blackwater at the Center of CIA Ops

The death of two contractors on a CIA base in Afghanistan signals their ongoing ties with US intelligence.

Jan 8, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Two Blackwater Guards Arrested on Murder Charges Two Blackwater Guards Arrested on Murder Charges

The Blackwater guards are charged with killing two Afghan civilians in May 2009.

Jan 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater Injustice Blackwater Injustice

A federal judge has dismissed all charges against the five Blackwater operatives accused of gunning down fourteen innocent Iraqis in Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007.

Jan 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater Settles Massacre Lawsuit Blackwater Settles Massacre Lawsuit

Blackwater will pay families of dead Iraqis $100,000 each, and says it is "pleased" with the outcome.

Jan 6, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater and the Khost Bombing: Is the CIA Deceiving Congress? Blackwater and the Khost Bombing: Is the CIA Deceiving Congress?

Two Blackwater contractors died in a December 30 suicide bombing at a CIA station in Afghanistan, suggesting that the company is more enmeshed in CIA business than the agency admit...

Jan 6, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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