Is Blackwater being used in black ops in Iraq?
November 26, 2008 Leave a comment
There is admittedly nothing special about the mercenary military firm, Blackwater, illegally smuggling weapons and related material into Iraq. The company is said to be facing large fines for having been caught around 900 times violating US State Department authorization prohibitions relating to the export of weapons or other technologies. The latest case, however, is a little bit different: Blackwater is being investigated for illegally shipping to Iraq assault weapons and silencers, hidden among sacks of dog food. Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has questioned the need for silencers by Blackwater and is quoted as saying that “the only reason you need a silencer is if you want to assassinate someone”. These latest revelations go some way toward confirming the suspicion of observers that, aside from security missions, the US is using Blackwater for certain black ops in Iraq. [JF]
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US vehicle rams Russian diplomatic car in Baghdad
November 28, 2008 by intelNews Leave a comment
The Russian Foreign Ministry has protested that a US armored (presumably military, but it remains unclear) vehicle rammed a US diplomatic car in Baghdad. The incident, which the US Pentagon has said it will investigate, happened a week ago, while the Russian diplomatic vehicle was driving through Baghdad’s Green Zone on its way to the city’s international airport. According to the Russian statement a three-car Russian diplomatic convoy was in the process of “being overtaken by a line of five US vehicles, one of which suddenly shifted sideways, injuring the diplomats”. One Russian Foreign Ministry official said the US vehicles then sped away, with “some of the [US] soldiers pointing their rifles at the Russians”. [IA]
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