By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terracotta plaques and other ancient artifacts stolen in Iraq by defense contractors in 2004 were returned Thursday by the FBI to the Iraqi government in a ceremony at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington. The FBI said it seized the invaluable items during a 2006 investigation. The items included two pottery…
With troop reductions in Iraq, the U.S. will be hiring more and more private security guards. The Blackwater story should give pause to the indiscriminate use of private guards in war-torn areas. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Several Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqis in a busy…
The security company that became an ugly symbol of America’s unruly presence in Iraq faces ugly times ahead. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Five Blackwater Worldwide Security guards have been charged in a September 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead and raised questions about the U.S. government’s use…
