australia.to | Dec 14, 2009 by Bill Van Auken “WSWS” — Reports that mercenaries employed by the notorious Blackwater-Xe military contracting firm participated in CIA assassinations in Iraq and Afghanistan have further exposed the real character of so-called “good war” that is being escalated by the Obama administration. Citing former employees of the firm and [...]
An Iraqi woman looks at a blood-splattered car where two women were allegedly shot dead by private guards in Baghdad AFP | Nov 10, 2009 WASHINGTON — Executives at US security firm Blackwater approved secret payments of about one million dollars to Iraqi officials to “silence their criticism” after company guards killed 17 civilians in [...]
