American tanks arrive in Baghdad in 2003, by Technical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force. (Public Domain)
The Spin War

Cambridge Analytica Is What Happens When You Privatize Military Propaganda

You can’t understand the Cambridge Analytica scandal until you understand what its parent company does.

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Hundreds of Russian Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Syria

Over 200 Russian fighters were reportedly killed in a failed attack on a Syrian base and refinery held by U.S. troops and U.S. allied rebel groups in oil-rich Deir Ezzor, Syria.

Hundreds of Russian Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Syria

Following up to last night's bombshell report that at least two Russian mercenary fighters in Syria had been killed by U.S.-led coalition forces, this morning Bloomberg is out with an exclusive, according to which the

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Blackwater Founder’s ‘Disturbing’ Plan To Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground

Erik Prince appears eager to capitalize on conflict within the Trump administration, and his recent moves indicate that he sees a significant business opportunity in Afghanistan.

Blackwater Founder’s ‘Disturbing’ Plan To Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground

As President Donald Trump vents his frustration with the United States' "losing" strategy in Afghanistan, the "

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White House Hires Billionaire War Profiteers To Aid In War Planning

Blackwater founder Erik Prince and billionaire Stephen Feinberg reportedly “recruited” for war planning.

White House Hires Billionaire War Profiteers To Aid In War Planning

Two of President Donald Trump's closest aides have reportedly solicited advice from two wealthy private military contractors — Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, and Stephen Feinberg, the billionaire owner of DynCorp

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Blackwater Guards Face Long Prison Sentences For Iraq Shootings

The men were charged in the deaths of 14 Iraqis at Nisoor Square, a crowded traffic circle in downtown Baghdad. The killings caused an international uproar, and the men were convicted in October after a legal fight that spanned years.

Blackwater Guards Face Long Prison Sentences For Iraq Shootings

Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Nicholas Slatten. A years-long legal fight over a deadly mass shooting of civilians in an Iraq war zone reaches its reckoning point, when four former Blackwater security guards are sentenced for the rampage. Three of the guards, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty and

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Profits Soar As Pentagon Leans On Private Corporations For Special Ops

New research shows how US Special Operations Command is outsourcing many of its most sensitive information activities, including interrogation, drone and psychological operations

Private military contractors are reaping billions of dollars in profitable rewards from the U.S. government's global network of clandestine counter-terrorism and other overseas operations, according to a new report that examines the high-levels of integration between for-profit corporations and the Pentagon's global military and surveillance

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US Contractors Will Replace ‘Boots On The Ground’ In Iraq

Pentagon Notice Asks for Contractors Willing to Work Long-Term in Iraq.

Keeping the size of the official military deployment into Iraq to a relative minimum appears to be a goal that the Pentagon has in mind, with the Obama Administration adding troops in small numbers but continuing to insist there isn’t going to be a ground war, or that at the very least US troops won’t be fighting in it. Still, that doesn’t mean

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