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And, yes, I DO take it personally (Free subscription) | yesterday
what a bunch of sleazeballs... Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials. Blackwater approved the cash payments in December...
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Pine River World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The following column is reprinted with permission from Ramzy Baroud. This Round for Israel © Ramzy Baroud November 11, 2009 When British Foreign Secretary David Miliband uttered a few words regarding the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, many wanted to believe that London was taking a sharp stance against Israel's continued violations of international law. Alas,...
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They gave us a republic (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
In the wake of the Nissour Square rampage by Blackwater mercenaries that killed at least seventeen civilians and left scores injured, I spent a lot of time blogging about the use of mercenaries in our military operations, and Blackwater was singled out. Anything I could find on them and substantiate via credible sources, I posted about. I leveled accusations against them for everything from murder...
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Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gary Jackson, left, then the company president, approved bribes for Iraqi officials, former executives say. When Cofer Black, then the vice chairman, center, learned of the scheme, he reportedly confronted the chairman, Erik Prince, right. By MARK MAZZETTI and JAMES RISEN NYT WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
US security firm describes allegations by New York Times as 'baseless' Senior executives at Blackwater Worldwide, the US security company, approved secret payments of $1m (£600,000) to buy the silence of Iraqi officials after its guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007, it was alleged today. Blackwater, which changed its name to Xe in February, approved the cash in December 2007,...
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Deep Politics Monitor (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
US firm Blackwater in Iraq bribery scandal: report 10 Nov 2009 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 Baghdad in 2007, the New York Times has said . Citing interviews with four unnamed former Blackwater executives, the Times said the company's...
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Rhod on Public Affairs (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The Nation; In the aftermath of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad by operatives working for Blackwater, top company officials including then-president Gary Jackson "authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support," according to the New York Times. Seventeen Iraqis were killed and more than twenty...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Five Jordanian police officers are to face trial in connection with the death of a civilian, who died of injuries allegedly sustained from torture, the Ammon news agency reported Tuesday. Minister of State for Information Affairs and Communic...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Jordanian security authorities have broken up a network involved in forging residence permits for Iraqis, the daily al-Ghad reported Tuesday. Members of the group, led by an unidentified businessman, were arrested at the end of October and we...
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Kevin Roebuck's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Some of the folks we worked with on the Iraqi Virtual Science Library project a few years back are visiting again on 11/18 and this time chartered with building the first datacenter in the West Bank . If anyone is local with expertise in datacenter architecture, design, blackbox, internet services it would be great if you could help us out with a short presentation for them. The EBC is full so I have...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Last update - 00:23 04/11/2009 Courtesy Of Haaretz NewsPaper British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday criticized Israel's construction of settlements in the West Bank as "illegal" and said they represented an "obstacle" in the path of peace. "Settlements are illegal in our view and an obstacle" that impedes efforts which seek to work out a final settlement between...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II flew to London on Sunday for a working visit to Britain which was due to last for several days, the royal court announced. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Rania, is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister G...
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Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Times Online France, Turkey concerned over Abbas withdrawing candidacy Jerusalem Post France's foreign minister said Friday Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to run for re-election is a "threat to peace" in the Middle East. A Palestinian refugee in Al-Hussein refugee camp in Amman, Jordan watches TV, as Palestinian ... Israeli concern over Abbas move BBC News Mahmoud Abbas:...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Amman - Jordan's largest political party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), Thursday urged Arab countries to stop betting on the administration of the US President Barack Obama. The party said its call was prompted by US Secretary of State Hillary Ro...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Amman - Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi said Wednesday that his government had decided to extend its year-old guarantee of all bank deposits until the end of 2010. This step reflects the government's determination to shoulder its responsibilit...
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