Criminal defense lawyers and their investigators routinely venture into rough neighborhoods to interview witnesses and gather evidence. But there's probably little concern about sniper attacks, mortar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prince was also joined by Bill Mathews, another former chief operating officer at Blackwater, the private military contractor tied ...

BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 -- U.S. military reports from the scene of the Sept. 16 shooting incident involving the security firm Blackwater USA indicate that its guards opened fire without provocation and used ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Listen 39:09 There's an abundance of journalist coverage of U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, but Jeremy Scahill ...

In just the week since Jeremy Scahill’s appearance on THE JOURNAL, there have been many developments in the Blackwater story: In front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Secretary ...

Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of twenty ...

Blackwater founder Erik Prince arrives for a closed meeting with members of the House Intelligence Committee, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin In 2020, ...