Mercenaries

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• Blackwater Used ‘Child Prostitutes in Iraq’

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 533
  The criminal activities of the firm first came under scrutiny after a group of the firm’s members who were tasked to guard US diplomats in Iraq opened fire on civilians in Baghdad on September 2007, killing 17 people. Salem-News.com | Nov 9, 2009 (BAGHDAD PressTV) – New disturbing charges have emerged ...
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• US firm Blackwater in Iraq bribery scandal

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 533
  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 ...
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• Blackwater Bribed Iraqi Government Officials!

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 539
  Dandelion SaladMoxNewsDotComNovember 10, 2009http://MOXNews.com/November 10, 2009 MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show more about “BLACKWATER BRIBED IRAQI GOVERNMENT OF…“, posted with vodpod***Blackwater Said to Approve $1 Million in Iraqi Bribes After Shootings By MARK MAZZETTI and JAMES RISENNYTimes.comNovember 10, ...
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• KBR may have poisoned 100,000 people in Iraq: lawsuit

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 141
  Daniel Tencer | RawstoryDefense contractor KBR may have exposed as many as 100,000 people, including US soldiers, to cancer-causing toxins by burning waste in open-air pits in Iraq, says a series of class-action lawsuits filed against the company.At least 22 separate lawsuits claiming KBR poisoned American soldiers ...
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• How to End Wars

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 483
  The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that hed like to see another $50 billion passed in another supplemental war spending bill in the next few months. This is money to fund an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Afghanistan’s Sham Army by Chris Hedges

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 539
  by Chris HedgesFeatured WriterDandelion SaladTruthdigNov. 9, 2009Success in Afghanistan is measured in Washington by the ability to create an indigenous army that will battle the Taliban, provide security and stability for Afghan civilians and remain loyal to the puppet government of Hamid Karzai. A similar task ...
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• Iron Man,Wild Goose! Sounds like a finger up a tin mans backside,doesnt it?

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 734
  Simon Mann, freed dog of war, is demanding justice. After more than five years in jail, the British mercenary is seeking vengeance on others he says were part of the failed Wonga Coup – including Mark Thatcher. [previously] The plot itself is well documented – how in March 2004 Mann, Nick du Toit and ...
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• Blackwater hiring ex-Pak security officials on mind-boggling salary packages

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 141
  Andraha News | Black Listed NewsControversial private US security firm, Blackwater is reportedly hiring ex-Pakistan security officials at mind-boggling salaries.Islamabad, Nov.6 : Controversial private US security firm, Blackwater is reportedly hiring ex-Pakistan security officials at mind-boggling ...
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• WE kill the criminals?

  
  The Mex Files — Authority: 134
  The following editorial (my translation) appeared in today’s El Universal and was read on the radio: The massive uproar over the mayor of San Pedro Garza Garcia’s announcement that  he would create an anti-crime  “cleaning squad” is compounded by his revelation of a suspected drug trafficker’s ...
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• 202 Blackwater personnel arrive

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 141
  Nisar Mehdi | Nation.com [Pakistan]KARACHI – The foreigners affiliated with the notorious private military contractor Blackwater, whose security company Blackwater was later renamed as Xe Services LLC, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday through a PIA flight, sources told TheNation.“Of the 274 passengers, who boarded ...
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• Mass Effect 2 – Enemies Trailer

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 443
  In Mass Effect, you fought various Geth, mercenaries, a few Asari commandos, a few Geth husks, an Asari Matriarch, and a crazed rogue Spectre, all being controlled by Sovereign, a Reaper. That will be like a walk in the damn park compared to what you’ll have to deal with in Mass Effect 2. After watching the below ...
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• Awesome PicoZ Heli Mission !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 439
  PicoZ Heli Mission is truly awesome and combines the thrill of helicopter flight with the excitement of driving SWAT truck. Although it looks like a stealthy brute vehicle, yet it features a cavernous cargo bay that opens and closes as you command. It is controlled by a single transmitter with smart shoulder buttons ...
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• Assassins Creed 2s Ezio is a really popular guy

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 790
  We can just see Ezio now, dashing from one social circle to the next like a débutante on her coming out party. And how could we picture anything else after watching the latest developer diary for Assassins Creed 2 , where the games main character is depicted as a card-carrying socialite. So what if one of those ...
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• history/mystery: jfk, cia, stasi & simon mann

  
  media monarchy — Authority: 434
  lbj on jfk assassination: "it’s all a conspiracy"from huffington post: This month will mark the 46th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A recently declassified oral history by Brigadier General Godfrey McHugh, President Kennedys military aide on the Dallas trip, sheds new light on the ...
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• The Top 100 PS3 Games

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 598
  If you like this article, be sure to check Xbox LifeStyle for a list of the top 100 Xbox 360 games! Intros are lame. So yeah, whatever. Read this article. It’s in ALPHABETICAL ORDER so don’t freak out and post an angry comment. Also, we realize that some of the games on this list haven’t quite been released ...
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• Twenty Years After End Of The Cold War: Pentagon’s Buildup In Latin America by Rick Rozoff

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 539
  by Rick RozoffFeatured WriterDandelion SaladStop NATOhttp://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/stop-nato/4 November, 2009This year began with Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, visiting Colombia in mid-January and meeting with that nation’s defense minister and top military ...
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• President Jacob Zuma is now a freedom icon – of four

  
  Common Dialogue — Authority: 426
  WITH former President Nelson Mandela having been credited with single-handedly freeing the South African nation, Jacob Zuma just had to free some people to keep up – even if it was just four mercenaries. Four South African mercenaries and a Brit, were recently pardoned for attempting to overthrow Equatorial ...
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• Op-Ed Columnist: The Best Allies Money Can Buy

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Thomas L. Friedman
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• Blackwater now selling ’shooting package’ for civilians

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 141
  Raw StoryThree night package from company mired in killing probesIf your company is accused of war crimes, your license is revoked in a country you were paid to defend and your name becomes so synonymous with reckless killing that you’re forced to change your name, probably you shouldn’t be marketing “shooting ...
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• Blackwater/Xe comes home..."Former Blackwater now marketing services to civilians"

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 548
  The Moyock firearms training center formerly known as Blackwater is now marketing its services to civilians in addition to law enforcement and the military.A recent ad for the facility now called the U.S. Training Center in The Virginian-Pilot highlighted an array of course offerings, for beginners on up, for handgun, ...
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