At least seven Iraqis were killed and 27 wounded in new violence. One U.S. soldier died of non-combat injuries as well. Also, former British Prime Minister John Major said that the Iraq War seemed focused on regime change instead of weapons of mass destruction, which was the given reason for the war. Many Iraqis are …
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Updated at 6:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 1, 2010 Although the New Year’s holiday has tamped down casualty reports from Iraq, other news made the international media. Among them was an independent analysis of civilian deaths and the Iraqi government’s displeasure with the dismissal of a case against Backwater contractors. Also, former hostage Peter Moore returned …
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Updated at 8:10 p.m. EST, Nov. 26, 2009
On the eve of Eid al-Adha, at least nine Iraqis were killed and 54 more wounded. The holiday, which commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, is set to begin Friday for Sunnis and Saturday for Shi’ites.
At least two Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in today’s attacks. The elections law impassed continues to dominate the news, but two separate criminal cases involving a U.S. soldier and a Blackwater contractor are also getting attention.
Updated at 10:40 p.m. EST, Nov. 11, 2009
Due to the holiday, there is less coverage of Iraqi casualties than normal. Only two Iraqis were reported wounded. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned of increasing violence as January’s national elections draw closer. Also, four former Blackwater Worldwide (now Xe Corp.) revealed a plan to pay off Iraqi officials after a controversial 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead.
Jeremy Scahill wonders about Congress’ priorities
A month ago, most major, corporate media outlets ignored the sworn statements of two former Blackwater employees, one of whom — identified in court papers as John Doe #2 — alleged that the company’s owner Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," and …
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Especially now that she has the power, asks Jeremy Scahill
Some parts of Blackwater’s clandestine work for the CIA have begun to leak out from behind the iron curtain of secrecy. The company’s role in the secret assassination program and its continued involvement in the CIA drone attacks that occur regularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan have become front-page material in the Washington Post and New …
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Jeff Huber on the Blackwater/CIA scandal
