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On AlterNet: mercenaries

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "mercenaries"

[Video] Is the Hypocritical War Against ACORN Unconstitutional?

[Video] Is the Hypocritical War Against ACORN Unconstitutional?

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?

Laura Flanders Interviews Jeremy Scahill Over Blackwater Scandal

Laura Flanders Interviews Jeremy Scahill Over Blackwater Scandal

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. August 10, 2009.
Should we be calling this "Blackwatergate"?

UN Investigation on Military Contractors Begins Today

UN Investigation on Military Contractors Begins Today

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.
The Working Group on the use of mercenaries will focus on questions of transparency, accountability, and human rights.

U.S. Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police

U.S. Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 24, 2009.
Some estimate that private security inside the US actually outnumber police 5-to-1.

U.S. Mercenaries to UN: Stop Using the Word 'Mercenary' in Your Investigation into Mercenaries

U.S. Mercenaries to UN: Stop Using the Word 'Mercenary' in Your Investigation into Mercenaries

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 15, 2009.
The U.S. mercenary trade association asks the UN to join its rebranding campaign.

Obama's Blackwater? Chicago Mercenary Firm Gets Millions for Private

Obama's Blackwater? Chicago Mercenary Firm Gets Millions for Private "Security" in Israel and Iraq

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.

President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?

President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?

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.

Blackwater Changes Its Name, Shall Now Be Called the Knights Who Say 'Xe'

Blackwater Changes Its Name, Shall Now Be Called the Knights Who Say 'Xe'

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. February 13, 2009.
Perhaps Erik Prince and his men have been watching Monty Python.

Obama Could Issue an Executive Order to End the Wars Tomorrow (Yes, It's That Simple)

Obama Could Issue an Executive Order to End the Wars Tomorrow (Yes, It's That Simple)

Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
In a wide-ranging interview, veteran Paul Sullivan discusses Bush, Obama and the legacies of the Gulf War.

Mercenaries Playing Increasingly Prominent Role in Latin America

Mercenaries Playing Increasingly Prominent Role in Latin America

Gustavo Capdevila, IPS News. December 26, 2008.
Mercenaries hired by private military and security companies are playing an increasingly broad range of roles in Latin America.

Blackwater Plans New Mission: Fighting Pirates

Blackwater Plans New Mission: Fighting Pirates

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.
The private security firm Blackwater is planning to offer a new service to make money: protection from the pirates off the coast of East Africa.

U.S. Government to U.S. Mercenaries: Say Goodbye to Immunity in Iraq

U.S. Government to U.S. Mercenaries: Say Goodbye to Immunity in Iraq

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.

Getting to the Bottom of the Deceptive, Secretive and Artificial Iraq-U.S. Negotiations

Getting to the Bottom of the Deceptive, Secretive and Artificial Iraq-U.S. Negotiations

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.

Obama vs. McCain: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Treatment of Veterans -- Voter Guide

Obama vs. McCain: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Treatment of Veterans -- Voter Guide

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.
See how the candidates compare on the occupation of Iraq, the use of mercenaries in war and other issues in the so-called War on Terror.

Would Obama Ban Blackwater and Other Mercenary Companies?

Would Obama Ban Blackwater and Other Mercenary Companies?

Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2008.
Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports from the DNC.

End the Occupation? Let's Not and Say We Did

End the Occupation? Let's Not and Say We Did

Anthony Arnove, Huffington Post. July 30, 2008.
President Bush, Nuri al-Maliki, Barack Obama and John McCain seem to have reached a common consensus on Iraq.

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. July 28, 2008.
Johnson considers just how incompetent and unscrupulous a thoroughly privatized intelligence 'community' has turned out to be.

Media Goof Again: Blackwater Isn't Going Anywhere

Media Goof Again: Blackwater Isn't Going Anywhere

Jeremy Scahill, Comment Is Free. July 23, 2008.
Despite reports that the company is leaving the mercenary business, Blackwater's future is secure.

U.S. Mercenary Company Implicated in Mexican Torture Videos

U.S. Mercenary Company Implicated in Mexican Torture Videos

Laura Carlsen, Huffington Post. July 14, 2008.
Videos depicting torture-training sessions with Mexican police raise alarm over human rights under Calderon's US-assisted war on crime.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

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.

Blackwater's Private CIA

Blackwater's Private CIA

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. June 9, 2008.
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.

Why War, Inc. Is Must-See Political Filmmaking

Why War, Inc. Is Must-See Political Filmmaking

Anthony Arnove, Huffington Post. May 21, 2008.
John Cusack's bold new film War, Inc. is an antidote to Pentagon spin and the corporate punditry who continue to get the war in Iraq so wrong.

Intelligence Contractor Wasn't Pleased When We Showed up at its Shareholder's Meet

Intelligence Contractor Wasn't Pleased When We Showed up at its Shareholder's Meet

Tonya Hennessey, CorpWatch AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 10, 2008.
We were shareholders, but apparently not the right kind.

Jeremy Scahill Confronts BlackWater Honchos

Jeremy Scahill Confronts BlackWater Honchos

Jeremy Scahill, Huffington Post AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 8, 2008.
"My question to you is, how many innocent Iraqis has your company killed?"

Blackwater Iraq Contract Renewed

Blackwater Iraq Contract Renewed

Middle East OnlineApril 7, 2008.
State Department extends contract with private security firm for one year despite civilian killings.