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Private Army In Afghanistan "Not A Wise Idea": US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday downplayed the idea of sending private military contractors to Afghanistan to replace American forces.
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The White House Is A Smoke Machine When It Comes To Russia
The Washington Post's national security team just registered another big scoop: Shortly before President Donald Trump's inauguration, Blackwater founder Erik Prince conducted a secret meeting with a Russian close to Vladimir Putin for the purposes of setting up a back-channel line of communication between the Russian leader and Trump, according to ...
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Game of Thrones S06E09: 'Battle of the Bastards' - What's Coming
The HBO show has a penchant for giving its fans monumental penultimate episodes every season. We decided to explore five previous instalments in hindsight, and discuss what we know about the sixth.
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Blackwater Guards Get Heavy Prison Sentences in 2007 Iraq Killings
One former Blackwater guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others received 30-year sentences Monday for their roles in a 2007 mass shooting in Iraq that left at least 14 civilians dead.
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US Government Suppressed Evidence in Blackwater, Says Defense
Lawyers for Blackwater security guards said Monday that the US government has suppressed evidence favorable to defendants who are on trial in the killings of 14 Iraqis in Nisoor Square in Baghdad.
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Blackwater Threatened to Kill US Investigator in Iraq: Report
The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.
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Afghan starts to close private security firms
The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors."We have very good news for the Afghan people today," presidential spokesman Waheed Omar told reporters ...
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Private Army In Afghanistan "Not A Wise Idea": US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday downplayed the idea of sending private military contractors to Afghanistan to replace American forces.
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The White House Is A Smoke Machine When It Comes To Russia
The Washington Post's national security team just registered another big scoop: Shortly before President Donald Trump's inauguration, Blackwater founder Erik Prince conducted a secret meeting with a Russian close to Vladimir Putin for the purposes of setting up a back-channel line of communication between the Russian leader and Trump, according to ...
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Game of Thrones S06E09: 'Battle of the Bastards' - What's Coming
The HBO show has a penchant for giving its fans monumental penultimate episodes every season. We decided to explore five previous instalments in hindsight, and discuss what we know about the sixth.
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Blackwater Guards Get Heavy Prison Sentences in 2007 Iraq Killings
One former Blackwater guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others received 30-year sentences Monday for their roles in a 2007 mass shooting in Iraq that left at least 14 civilians dead.
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US Government Suppressed Evidence in Blackwater, Says Defense
Lawyers for Blackwater security guards said Monday that the US government has suppressed evidence favorable to defendants who are on trial in the killings of 14 Iraqis in Nisoor Square in Baghdad.
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Blackwater Threatened to Kill US Investigator in Iraq: Report
The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.
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Afghan starts to close private security firms
The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors."We have very good news for the Afghan people today," presidential spokesman Waheed Omar told reporters ...
