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**mr.memo** · 11-10-2007, 07:13 PM

The Afghan authorities have shut down two private security contractors after illegal weapons were found during raids on their offices.

More than 80 illegal weapons were found during raids on the offices of the Watan and Caps contractors in Kabul, said General Ali Shah Paktiawal, an Afghan police official.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...765CEFFEBB.htm Families of Iraqis who died in a shooting involving Blackwater USA contractors in Baghdad have sued the company, saying the firm violated US law and fostered a culture of lawlessness among its employees.

A US rights group announced on Thursday it was filing a petition against Blackwater on behalf of a survivor and the families of three victims.

The petition in the US District Court in Washington DC accuses Blackwater of murder and war crimes and seeks unspecified damages in the deadly September 16 shootout in Baghdad, the Centre for Constitutional Rights said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...21C6E6E81C.htm What a pity that it takes an atrocity with so much loss of life before people make a stand against corruption. The 'Guardian' newspaper ran an exposee on 'security' companies months ago. Everybody yawned.

11-10-2007, 07:13 PM	#35
mr.memo Join Date Oct 2005 Age 40 Posts 370 Senior Member	The Afghan authorities have shut down two private security contractors after illegal weapons were found during raids on their offices. More than 80 illegal weapons were found during raids on the offices of the Watan and Caps contractors in Kabul, said General Ali Shah Paktiawal, an Afghan police official. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...765CEFFEBB.htm Families of Iraqis who died in a shooting involving Blackwater USA contractors in Baghdad have sued the company, saying the firm violated US law and fostered a culture of lawlessness among its employees. A US rights group announced on Thursday it was filing a petition against Blackwater on behalf of a survivor and the families of three victims. The petition in the US District Court in Washington DC accuses Blackwater of murder and war crimes and seeks unspecified damages in the deadly September 16 shootout in Baghdad, the Centre for Constitutional Rights said. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...21C6E6E81C.htm What a pity that it takes an atrocity with so much loss of life before people make a stand against corruption. The 'Guardian' newspaper ran an exposee on 'security' companies months ago. Everybody yawned.
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