Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 2, 2009. In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones’ Halliburton/KBR co-workers gang-raped her while she was working in Baghdad.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. October 16, 2009. The "McCain Conference on Ethics and Military Leadership" appears to be ahead of the senator when it comes to the U.S. use of mercenaries.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. September 28, 2009. How could any sane person put even the wildest allegations against ACORN up against the systematic misconduct and criminality of massive corporations?
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. September 25, 2009. The witch hunt against ACORN has moved forward while the Obama administration continues to contract with Blackwater, a firm whose criminal conduct is now legendary.
T. Christian Miller, Aram Roston, ProPublica. September 21, 2009. Newly released documents provide a glimpse into the messy business of creating a private army on the fly in the middle of a war zone.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 14, 2009. When will a major paper report on the allegation that Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe"?
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2009. Among Pence's campaign contributors is Blackwater's owner, whom Pence defended after the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad.
Sahil Kapur, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 24, 2009. Scahill forcefully criticized journalists and lawmakers for treading lightly Blackwater and its role in CIA assassinations.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009. The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. August 17, 2009. Asked why the mercenary company is still getting paid millions, Jarrett told a raucous NetRoots Nation crowd, "I'm asking you to trust him."
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 14, 2009. Despite Iraqis' perception that Blackwater was kicked out of their country, the State Department has confirmed the mercenaries remain.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 4, 2009. Sworn statements filed in Federal Court also allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a "crusade" to eliminate Muslims and Islam.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 16, 2009. While the current focus is on Dick Cheney's role concealing these nefarious missions, the U.S. has long had a bipartisan assassination policy.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. June 10, 2009. A new lawsuit reveals that the notorious mercenary firm is working, under a different name, for the International Republican Institute in Iraq.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. June 1, 2009. Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2009. More people have been arrested for protesting on Blackwater property than mercenaries who have killed innocent Iraqis.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 8, 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.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 2, 2009. Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem.
Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. March 28, 2009. As Obama begins winding down the war in Iraq, he is building up his own war farther east. Like Bush, he will depend on private military contractors.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. March 17, 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.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 2, 2009. In a desperate re-branding effort, the notorious firm formerly known as Blackwater bids goodbye to its founder.
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