Blackwater Worldwide is not likely to face criminal charges in connection with a September 16 shooting in Baghdad in which 14 Iraqi civilians were killed, AP reported Saturday, citing a half-dozen individuals closely associated with a US...
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US military pre-trial hearing begins for civilian contractor charged with Iraq crime
A US military court opened an Article 32 hearing in Baghdad on Tuesday for a civilian military contractor accused of aggravated assault. Earlier this month, the US military charged Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali, a dual...
US military hearing delayed for civilian contractor charged with alleged Iraq crime
The investigating officer for the Multi-National Force-Iraq Wednesday granted a postponement of the Article 32 hearing for civilian contractor Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali. Ali, who holds dual Iraqi-Canadian citizenship, is charged with aggravated assault for...
Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians: Opening a Can of Worms?
JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Hansen of New England School of Law says that the case of US civilian contractor Alaa 'Alex' Mohammad Ali, currently the subject of criminal charges initiated by the US military, is an ostensibly unremarkable proceeding that...
US civilian contractor charged under military law for alleged Iraq crime
The US military has charged a civilian contractor working with the military in Iraq with aggravated assault, marking the first time the military has charged a civilian since a 2006 amendment to Article II of the Uniform...
DOJ facing legal hurdles in Blackwater Iraqi civilian shooting criminal case: NYT
Bringing criminal charges against Blackwater employees for the September 16 killings of 14 Iraqi civilians in West Baghdad would require surmounting numerous legal hurdles, US Department of Justice officials told Congress during...
US District Court Judge Louise Wood Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina Thursday sentenced two former Blackwater USA employees to three years probation for possession of stolen firearms in exchange for their...
Blackwater accused of war crimes against Iraqis in latest rights group lawsuit
The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against private security contractor Blackwater USA ...
US State Department officials Friday announced the resignation of State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard , following a long controversy over allegations that he obstructed inquiries that could harm the Bush administration. Last month, Krongard testified before the...
Blackwater guards ignored orders before Iraqi civilian killings: US lawsuit
Blackwater security contractors who were involved in the September 16 shooting of Iraqi civilians ignored a direct order from Blackwater and US State Department personnel prior to the shooting incident, according to an amended complaint [PDF text;...