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Iraq to Blackwater: You Don’t Have to Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here

By | 02.11.10 | 12:33 pm

The Iraqi government shows signs of increasing impatience with Blackwater guards getting hired by other private security firms:

A top Iraqi official said Wednesday that guards formerly employed by the private security firm Blackwater Worldwide must leave the country within days.

So When Exactly Did State Start Investigating ArmorGroup?

By | 09.03.09 | 11:05 am

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly came out of the box yesterday with a strong statement. The State Department takes the allegations of impropriety on the part of ArmorGroup, the security company State hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, so seriously that the Office of the Inspector General More…