WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. government allegedly disregarded letters and memos warning of the risk of private security firms in Iraq such as Blackwater, The Washington Post said.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Witnesses charge private security firms in Iraq operate in a lawless void and often escape scrutiny when they shoot someone, The Washington Post reports.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department said that private armed security contractors working in Iraq should be coordinated under a single authority.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government wants Blackwater USA to pay $8 million to each of the 17 families whose relatives were shot to death in Baghdad last month.
BAGHDAD , Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. military budget for private security in Iraq is more than $200 million over budget because of the extreme danger faced by guards, it was reported.
