http://blackwaterbook.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:43:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blackwater is in the news again — the CIA hired Blackwater as part of a secret program to find and assassinate top Al Qaeda operatives in 2004. The story has also been covered by the Nation, the New York Times, the Washington Post, MSNBC, AP, NPR, and other local ... http://blackwaterbook.com/?p=6 The New York Times posted this article today:"BAGHDAD -- Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm whose guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians on a crowded Baghdad street in 2007, will not receive an operating license from the Iraqi government, a decision that will likely force American diplomats here to make new arrangements ... http://blackwaterbook.com/?p=5 Read "Blackwater's Bright Future" by Jeremy Scahill, an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. Jeremy contends that no matter who wins the White House, Blackwater will continue to be hired to provide security around the globe. http://blackwaterbook.com/?p=1 To purchase tickets, click here http://blackwaterbook.com/?p=4 The paperback version of Blackwater will be released at the end of May. It contains substantial new material relating to the developments regarding Blackwater over the past year. This website will also be relaunched in a redesigned format in a few weeks. Please check back in mid-May. Also, please note ... http://blackwaterbook.com/?p=3