Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army on the future of Blackwater Worldwide. (more…)
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Blackwater Chasing Pirates?
Posted: 6 February 2009 by Little Alex in International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: Africa, African Union, Ahmed, anarchism, anti-Statism, AU, Blackwater, Clinton, corporatism, fascism, Forbes, Freedomain Radio, Gadhafi, Iraq, libertarian, liberty, literacy, maritime, market-anarchism, military, multinational, Newspeak, Obama, oil, pirates, president, Qadaffi, Scahill, Somalia, terrorism, UN, US, War
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The President vs. The Pentagon: Part I
Posted: 3 February 2009 by Editors in International AffairsTags: Afghanistan, AntiWar radio, Blackwater, Clinton, Dyncorp, fascism, Gareth Porter, George Bush, international law, IPS, Iran, Iraq, Korb, Lauer, MSNBC, NBC, Newspeak, NYT, Obama, Odierno, Olbermann, Paul Jay, Pentagon, Petraeus, residual forces, Scahill, Scott Horton, terrorism, Triple Canopy, US, War
Gareth Porter discusses his article of quarrels between Obama, Gen. Petraeus, and the Pentagon. Mr. Obama repeated his pledge to remove troops from Iraq, but the State Dept. is looking to replace Blackwater troops, who the Iraqi gov’t recently expelled. (more…)