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5 Jul 2012, 6:32 am
**Top 10 listThe 10 cities suffering the highest ozone 8-hr averages in June 2012 #1 Houston, TX - 136 ppb#2 Memphis, TN -124 ppb#3 Atlanta, GA - 122 ppb#4 Knoxville, TN - 121 ppb#5 South Bend, IN - 117 ppb#6 Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC (downwind at Blackwater Natl. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 6:27 am
South Carolina mom arrested for cheering too loudly at kid's graduation Labatt backtracks on fight over Magnotta photo 9th Circuit Won’t Hear Appeal of Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Case, Putting It on Fast Track to Supremes Bertuzzi, Crawford and Canucks ordered to disclose details of agreement to Moore Blackwater guards lose Appeal in Iraqi shooting case Superior Court adds new rules for measuring reasonable notice in Quebec - new rules or a flash in the pan Donna Brazile Orders… [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 6:43 am
The Court declined to review the federal bribery convictions of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy (Bloomberg, Ballot Access News, CNN, Los Angeles Times) or the reinstatement of charges against four Blackwater security guards (Reuters, Associated Press), among others. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 1:08 pm
Supreme Court rejects Blackwater Iraq shooting appeal": James Vicini of Reuters has this report. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 8:34 am
CanadaAlta. woman who drowned 2 sons faces sentencing, CBC NewsEaton Centre shooting suspect to make court appearance, CTV NewsN.S. police execute search warrants in hockey bag body murder, CTV NewsUnited StatesJudge revokes bail for accused Fla. shooter, ReutersSupreme Court rejects Blackwater appeal in Iraq shooting, ReutersInternational13 jailed in Kazakhstan over oil town riots, ReutersRussian court orders new hearing in $13B BP lawsuit, Reuters [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 8:19 am
Besides turning aside those cases, the Justices on Monday refused to hear an appeal by four former private security guards seeking to head off trial on criminal charges for their alleged roles in a gun battle with Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007, when they were providing protection under State Department contract with the Blackwater security firm. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 8:05 am
"; "Court won't hear Siegelman, Scrushy appeals"; and "High court won't get involved in Blackwater case. [read post]
3 Jun 2012, 12:50 pm
Blackwater should consider expanding their profitable business from military contracting to include student loan collection work. [read post]
29 May 2012, 8:32 am
This week’s installment of Game of Thrones marked a big change from previous episodes. [read post]
24 May 2012, 4:45 am
Check out this Huffington Post article by acclaimed writer David Isenberg, author of “Shadow Force”, who discusses Attorney Mineau’s position on private security contractors (PSCs) being used to combat piracy: “Pirates, PSC, and Lawyers” by David Isenberg Read Michael Mineau's own article below:"Pirates, Blackwater, and Maritime Security: The Rise of Private Navies in Response to Modern Piracy. [read post]
21 May 2012, 6:00 am
Perhaps the decision by Academi (formerly Blackwater) to appoint former Attorney General John Ashcroft as their lead ethics agent is a step in this direction. [read post]
15 May 2012, 7:00 am
In order to see the risks posed by outsourcing, one need only consider some of the high profile incidents involving alleged abuse of force in Iraq, such as the notorious 2007 Nisour square shooting, in which State Department security guards working for the firm Blackwater (now Academi) reportedly fired into a crowd, or the key role contract interrogators and translators played in brutalizing detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 6:35 pm
For example, when the Blackwater incident occurred in Iraq in 2007, the government blamed Blackwater. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 8:06 am
As you can see, rumors that Blackwater pulled out of Potrero because the place just gave them the willies were not true, just plausible. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 5:45 pm
25 Jan 2012, 1:30 pm
Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument on whether the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel should remain protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).The argument followed briefing on the government’s appeal of our victory on behalf of Friends of Blackwater and other conservation groups which restored ESA protections for the species. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 12:50 am
” Most people think of Blackwater as the brand beloved for controversial private security contracts with the US Government, right? [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:58 pm
That suit also alleged that Blackwater was liable for the wrongful death of the contractors. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 10:04 am
[JURIST] Blackwater [JURIST news archive], now known as Academi [corporate website], reached a confidential settlement agreement Saturday with survivors and families of victims in a 2007 shooting incident [JURIST report] in the Nisour Square area of Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 8:39 am
Eriq Gardner Three "Jersey" cast members have been named in a dispute over how the idea of an unusual beverage was developed.read more [read post]
