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5 Nov 2007, 1:29 am
Adam Schiff and Mary BonoLetter Titled, "Crack Down on Gang Crime and Invest More in Prevention: Cosponsor the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act (H.R. 3547)" 11/02/2007 Letter to Acting Attorney General Peter Keisler From House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (PDF 96 KB)Letter Requests Information Regarding the Sharing of Information Between Telecommunications Companies and the Administration11/02/2007 Letter to Acting Attorney General… [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 12:36 pm
" The decision has potentially far-reaching implications for holding all sorts of government contractors--from private prisons to Blackwater--accountable in the federal courts. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 5:26 am
The grant of immunity by State Department investigators to the Blackwater guards involved in a firefight in Iraq on September 16 that killed a number of civilians is raising a furor on Capitol Hill about who authorized the immunity and... [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 5:15 am
Security firm Blackwater has been drawing fire from politicians looking to score points in the Iraq war debate. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 3:51 pm
Blackwater is, in fact, responsible for guarding American diplomats. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 3:05 pm
[JURIST] The US Department of State [official website] does not have the authority to "immunize an individual from federal criminal prosecution," State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said at a daily press briefing [transcript] Tuesday, correcting an AP report [text; JURIST report] Monday citing anonymous sources as saying the State Department had granted "immunity" from prosecution to [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 12:59 pm
The immunity deal will not prevent the Blackwater guards from ever being prosecuted. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 10:15 pm
David Johnston of the New York Times is reporting here that immunity deals were offered to certain Blackwater employees. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 9:31 pm
The NYT is reporting that State Department officials investigating the Blackwater incident offered immunity â€â [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 6:00 pm
The guards, who allegedly fired on civilians, killing 17 and prompting the Iraqi government to withdraw Blackwater's [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 11:16 am
Tyler Cowen has tackled (or should I simply say "molested") a favorite topic of mineâ€â [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 7:26 pm
Meanwhile, on Air America, a claim that Blackwater started the fires. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 12:53 am
Iraq veteran Phillip Carter of McKenna Long & Aldridge says three legal regimes could provide criminal jurisdiction: "Blackwater happened exactly on the seam of those three jurisdictional vehicles. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 12:58 pm
I would make an argument for the Army and against Blackwater based on the same framework. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 11:48 am
The following are some recent letters, memoranda and other correspondence in regard to the contractor, Blackwater: Letter to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince from House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman (PDF 360 KB) Letter Requests Further Information on Blackwater's No-Bid Contracts, Additional Incidents Involving Their Personnel in Iraq, and Payments Made to the Families of Iraqis Killed by Blackwater Download file Letter to… [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 11:48 am
The following are some recent letters, memoranda and other correspondence in regard to the contractor, Blackwater: Letter to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince from House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman (PDF 360 KB) Letter Requests Further Information on Blackwater's No-Bid Contracts, Additional Incidents Involving Their Personnel in Iraq, and Payments Made to the Families of Iraqis Killed by Blackwater Download file Letter to… [read post]
24 Oct 2007, 5:50 pm
[JURIST] US State Department security chief Richard Griffin [official profile] submitted his resignation Wednesday under pressure following September's Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST archive] shooting of 17 Iraqis, according to AP citing unnamed officials. [read post]
24 Oct 2007, 4:26 pm
Blackwater USA; Blackwater Security Consulting Inc.; Blackwater Lodge and Training Center Inc.; Erik Prince d/b/a Blackwater Fonder; The Prince Group; Halliburton Inc.; Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc "KBR"; L-3 [...] [read post]