Topic: Blackwater Worldwide
AP source: DOJ probing alleged Blackwater payments
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AP source: Justice Dep't investigating whether officials of Blackwater sought to bribe IraqisThe Justice Department is investigating whether security contractor Blackwater Worldwide tried to bribe Iraqi officials to allow the company to keep working there after a fatal shooting involving Blackwater guards, according to a person close to the ...
Charged contractors had checkered military pasts
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Rare look shows ex-Blackwater guards charged in Afghan killings had sketchy military recordsA pair of former Blackwater contractors charged with murdering two people in Afghanistan had checkered pasts with the military before getting hired to work overseas, according to service records disclosed in recent U.S. court hearings. The troubled ...
Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case
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Biden assures Iraqis that US will appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges in 2007 shootingThe U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday. Biden's announcement after a meeting ...
U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges: Biden
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The government will appeal a court decision to dismiss charges against Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday. The U.S. federal court found last month that the defendants' constitutional rights had been violated, angering many Iraqis ...
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