Middle East OnlineNovember 21, 2008. Under the Status of Forces Agreement awaiting passage, private military contractors would be subject to Iraqi criminal and civil law.
Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. November 15, 2008. Critics still fear reckless behavior by the 140,000 private corporate contractors in Iraq will continue.
Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2008. Whatever the U.S.-Iraqi "agreement" ends up looking like, it is unlikely to have much of an effect on the occupation.
Allen McDuffee, AlterNet. October 3, 2008. A new documentary depicts the struggles of the abused, exploited, and invisible migrant workers employed by military contractors in Iraq.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 6, 2008. If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 6, 2008. If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.
Nick Fiske, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2008. Indictments for the killing of 17 Iraqis would likely be sought under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which would be unprecedented.
Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. June 19, 2008. Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 24, 2008. A conversation about privatized war with John Cusack, producer of the new film, War, Inc., and Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. May 22, 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.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. April 10, 2008. As a translator who fled Saddam becomes the face of a "crackdown" on contractors, Blackwater is rewarded with another year in Iraq.
Brave New Films, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. April 7, 2008. The renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq "is bad news," an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.
