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...security contractors operating in Iraq. So far, the answer is very little. Justice Department lawyers are still unsure what U.S. law, if any, could be used to bring charges in the case. A previous incident on Christmas Eve where an intoxicated security contractor allegedly shot and killed an Iraqi guard was referred to the Department of Justice months ago, and no charges have yet been filed...
...terrible contradiction to America’s supposed respect for the autonomy of the new Iraqi government. Of course, there are numerous issues that surround the exit of Blackwater USA, which holds a $1.2 billion contract with the U.S. government and supplies most of the 30,000 private security guards currently in Iraq. The State department has said repeatedly that other private contractors do not have the personnel, nor are military officers trained and in ample supply for necessary protection duties. Nevertheless, we hope that the U.S. government is working as hard as possible to disentangle itself from Blackwater...
...John Edwards, running third nationally, has been on the attack for months, criticizing Clinton for everything from her vote urging the Bush Administration to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization to her repeated refusal to detail how she would fix Social Security. In August, Edwards even publicly asked Obama to join him in calling for Clinton to refuse donations from registered lobbyists, an invitation Obama declined...
...education and tradition. We’re hopeful that the kids we’re targeting are taking that in stride. So far, we’re very pleased with the results.”Expected to join the team are center Frank Ben-Eze from Arlington, VA., shooting guard Max Kenyi from Silver Spring, MD., point guard Oliver McNally from Ross, CA., and power forward Peter Boehm from Winnetka, IL. Ben-Eze and Kenyi are both ranked as three-star prospects by rivals.com, while McNally and Boehm are each two-star prospects.“As a beginning coach...
...Almost from their founding, the Templars have been rumored a.) to still exist b.) to be impossibly rich, and c.) to guard the Holy Grail (the cup from which Jesus drank at the Last Supper) and other Christian relics. Most of these stories are probably baseless, although for 150 years in the high Middle Ages, their order was incontestably one of the most powerful and creative military and economic forces in the world...