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Monthly Archives: February 2011
CIA mulls targeting Pakistani agents
‘CIA mulls targeting Pakistani agents” Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:35AM Pakistani diplomatic sources say the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is considering targeting Pakistani diplomats, in retaliation for the arrest of one of the agency’s contractors. The sources also insist that … Continue reading
The UK private security guards lured to Iraq
28 February 2011 Last updated at 05:04 ET The UK private security guards lured to Iraq By Peter Jackson BBC News Former soldier-turned-private security guard Danny Fitzsimons has been sentenced to 20 years in an Iraqi jail after being found … Continue reading
British Contractor Jailed Over Iraq Killings
British Contractor Jailed Over Iraq Killings 12:39pm UK, Monday February 28, 2011 Ursula Errington, Sky News reporter A British private security contractor has been jailed for 20 years in Baghdad after an Iraqi court found him guilty of murdering two … Continue reading
Report: U.S. Has Wasted Tens Of Billions Of Dollars On Contractors In Iraq And Afghanistan
Report: U.S. Has Wasted Tens Of Billions Of Dollars On Contractors In Iraq And Afghanistan Susan Crabtree | February 28, 2011, 10:05AM A new report from a bipartisan commission set up to scrutinize the unprecedented use of contractors in Iraq … Continue reading
War games: A short drive from Memphis, private training facility preps troops
War games: A short drive from Memphis, private training facility preps troops * By Kristina Goetz * Memphis Commercial Appeal * Posted February 27, 2011 at midnight Two Humvees full of Marines abruptly stopped when an explosion thundered nearby, sending … Continue reading
An American in Pakistan
The Public Editor An American in Pakistan By ARTHUR S. BRISBANE Published: February 26, 2011 … The Times’s disclosure on Monday that it withheld information about Raymond Davis’s connection to the Central Intelligence Agency has kicked up a powerful response, … Continue reading
Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan,
February 23, 2011 Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan, Straining U.S.-Pakistani Relations (Part II) U.S. officials have admitted an American detained in Pakistan for the murder of two men was a CIA agent and … Continue reading
Libya: African mercenaries ‘immune from prosecution for war crimes’
Libya: African mercenaries ‘immune from prosecution for war crimes’ African mercenaries hired by the Gaddafi regime to kill Libyan protesters would be immune from prosecution for war crimes due to a clause in this weekend’s UN resolution that was demanded … Continue reading
Low Pay, Big Risks For Fuel Haulers In Afghan War
Washington Post February 27, 2011 Low Pay, Big Risks For Fuel Haulers In Afghan War By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – On the dashboard of his truck, Nowsher Awan keeps a colorful little box and a toy puppy … Continue reading
Davis Spy Crisis: Top U.S., Pakistan Spooks in Talks
Davis Spy Crisis: Top U.S., Pakistan Spooks in Talks By Omar Waraich Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 The CIA has opened direct negotiations with its Pakistani counterpart, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in an effort to secure the release of … Continue reading