Stories by Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill, an independent journalist who reports frequently for the national radio and TV program Democracy Now!, has spent extensive time reporting from Iraq and Yugoslavia. He is currently a Puffin Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. Scahill is the author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. His writing and reporting is available at RebelReports.com.
It is very doubtful that, decades from now, Iraqis will tell their grandchildren about where they were on June 30, 2009.
Posted on Jun 30, 2009
In a historic vote, only 30 of 256 Democrats stood against $100 billion for more war.
Posted on Jun 17, 2009
Half of the personnel working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan are private contractors. This is a colossal rip-off to taxpayers.
Posted on Jun 10, 2009
Col. Ralph Peters pens an outrageous essay, writing that journalists "have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants."
Posted on May 25, 2009
The 'Black Shirts' of Guantanamo routinely terrorize prisoners, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles, and 'dousing' them with chemicals.
Posted on May 15, 2009
Rage spreads in Afghanistan after a U.S. bombing kills some 130 people; Meanwhile the Pentagon spins a cover-up and Obama readies more troops.
Posted on May 7, 2009
Federal investigators say the torture memo authors only committed 'serious lapses of judgment,' not crimes. Critics say that's 'outrageous.'
Posted on May 6, 2009
The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.
Posted on Apr 29, 2009
News that U.S. combat troops won't exactly withdraw from Iraqi cities on June 30th shows the ugly reality behind Obama's facade.
Posted on Apr 27, 2009
Some estimate that private security inside the US actually outnumber police 5-to-1.
Posted on Apr 24, 2009
With Iraq in ruins, Obama sends a politically connected firm, along with reps from AT&T, Google, and Twitter to build 'smart power' in Baghdad.
Posted on Apr 21, 2009
AG Eric Holder: "It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America for conduct that was sanctioned ... by DOJ."
Posted on Apr 16, 2009
Prisoners have been tortured and held without trial for years. Obama should show respect for the legal rights of prisoners held by the U.S.
Posted on Apr 13, 2009
Reports say the crew of a U.S. cargo vessel seized early today has retaken the ship, but there's more to the story of rising "pirate" attacks.
Posted on Apr 8, 2009
It's hard not to wonder about the 'coincidence' of Obama’s visit being confined to the airport amidst a rising tide of violence in Iraq.
Posted on Apr 7, 2009
While a step in the right direction, easing travel restrictions to Cuba doesn't end the economic blockade of Cuba. That change is long overdue.
Posted on Apr 7, 2009
Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem.
Posted on Apr 2, 2009
Why you'll be paying for the occupation for years to come, withdrawal or not.
Posted on Mar 30, 2009
Obama may keep the company on the government payroll months after its Iraq contract expires. Not bad for a firm supposedly going down in flames.
Posted on Mar 17, 2009
Obama's speech promising a full withdrawal from Iraq adopted the long-discredited narrative of the Bush administration.
Posted on Feb 28, 2009
A U.S. court indicted 5 Blackwater mercenaries on multiple charges stemming from the Nisour Square attacks.
Posted on Dec 9, 2008
A who's who guide to the people poised to shape Obama's foreign policy.
Posted on Nov 20, 2008
Critics still fear reckless behavior by the 140,000 private corporate contractors in Iraq will continue.
Posted on Nov 15, 2008
Despite reports that the company is leaving the mercenary business, Blackwater's future is secure.
Posted on Jul 23, 2008
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.
Posted on Jun 9, 2008
War, Inc. is more than just a spoof of the corporatization of war; it's a powerful, visionary response to the cheerleading corporate media.
Posted on May 22, 2008
As a translator who fled Saddam becomes the face of a "crackdown" on contractors, Blackwater is rewarded with another year in Iraq.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008
Neither Clinton nor Obama has a real plan to end the occupation of Iraq, but they could be forced to change position.
Posted on Apr 1, 2008
Blackwater might not be leaving any time soon.
Posted on Feb 28, 2008
All of a sudden, DC establishment figures care about "international law" when it suits their interests in Kosovo.
Posted on Feb 23, 2008
Journalist Dahr Jamail talks about the current state of Iraq and why an immediate withdrawal of American troops is necessary.
Posted on Feb 13, 2008
Protesters who re-enacted one of Blackwater's worst civilian massacres in Iraq got jail time, while the real killers remain free.
Posted on Jan 29, 2008
Despite disgrace, Blackwater's business is booming and the company is pursuing political power from deep inside Mitt Romney's campaign.
Posted on Dec 8, 2007
Every day, new revelations emerge in the mounting scandal rocking the Bush Administration and the mercenary company.
Posted on Nov 16, 2007
So far Blackwater has only received a slap on the wrist after killing innocent civilians. Are the U.S. and Iraqi governments finally ready to send them packing?
Posted on Sep 28, 2007
Since launching the "global war on terror," the administration has funneled billions of public dollars to "private contractors" and more than doubled the size of the occupation with these hired guns.
Posted on Aug 13, 2007
The Democrats' plan does almost nothing to address the second largest force in Iraq -- the estimated 126,000 private military "contractors" who will stay put there as long as Congress continues funding the war.
Posted on May 1, 2007
The Bush Administration is increasingly dependent on private security forces to do its dirty work, Jeremy Scahill reveals in his new book,
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.Posted on Mar 20, 2007
A federal judge has ruled that a wrongful death suit against the mercenary firm can proceed.
Posted on Aug 26, 2006
We're still in the dark about why the U.S. government is writing all those blank checks to Blackwater Security.
Posted on Aug 16, 2006
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