Blackwater guards pumped on steroids, lawsuit alleges updated Tue, November 27, 2007
A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a Baghdad shooting in September.
State Dept. inspector-general bows out of Blackwater probe updated Wed, November 14, 2007
The State Department's inspector-general announced Wednesday he would recuse himself from decisions involving security contractor Blackwater, after admitting his brother serves as an adviser to the company.
Blackwater: FBI hasn't interviewed key figures in killings updated Wed, November 14, 2007
The FBI has not yet interviewed five "key" members of a Blackwater security team involved in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis, a Blackwater spokeswoman said Wednesday.
State Department won't probe Iraq shooting involving security firm updated Tue, November 13, 2007
The U.S. government is not conducting an official investigation into a shooting in Baghdad involving a private security contractor hired by the U.S. State Department, U.S. officials said.
Mom: My son was mutilated and I want answers updated Wed, November 7, 2007
Donna Zovko walks to her son's grave. Tears stream down her face and she begins trembling amid a steady rain. She kisses her right hand and with it strokes her boy's headstone.
Officials: Blackwater guards offered limited immunity updated Tue, October 30, 2007
No blanket immunity deal was offered to Blackwater guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, two senior State Department officials told CNN Tuesday.
U.S. promised Blackwater guards immunity, officials say updated Mon, October 29, 2007
State Department investigators promised Blackwater guards immunity from prosecution for last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to officials familiar with the matter.
U.S. security official quits; Iraqi says shooting victims offered cash updated Wed, October 24, 2007
The State Department's chief of diplomatic security has resigned amid scrutiny of the use of private military contractors to guard the department's staff in Iraq, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Waxman: Blackwater may have evaded millions in taxes updated Tue, October 23, 2007
A congressional committee investigating the performance of Blackwater USA questioned whether the private security firm may have evaded paying millions of dollars in taxes.
Contractor 'command center' recommended in Iraq, sources say updated Mon, October 22, 2007
A panel recommended to the State Department that the U.S. create a "central command center" to improve coordination among agencies using private security contractors in war zones, senior State Department officials and others familiar with the review told CNN Monday.
