Security contractors

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 / Jeremy Scahill

How Did ACORN Become a Target? How Did ACORN Become a Target?

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'

Sep 28, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

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

Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater? Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?

Two years to the day after the Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater remains in Iraq, armed and dangerous.

Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the blurring of lines between the military and companies like Blackwater, who are engaging in armed combat in the current wars.

Sep 4, 2009 / MSNBC

Flushing Blackwater Flushing Blackwater

Recent disclosures of Blackwater's covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.

Aug 26, 2009 / Jeremy Scahill

CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.

Aug 21, 2009 / Countdown

CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill talks about the possible involvement of the private contractor's owner Erik Prince in multiple murders.

Aug 20, 2009 / Democracy Now!

Blackwater: CIA Assassins? Blackwater: CIA Assassins?

The mercenary firm has a long and dark history with the CIA. Were they Bush and Cheney's private hit men?

Aug 20, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq

The private security company doesn't have a license to operate in Iraq, but the State Department continues to employ Erik Prince's armed mercenaries.

Aug 14, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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