http://www.commondreams.org/category/specific-topics/blackwater The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/02-9 <div class="author-name">by Brian Ross</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/blackwater1002.jpg" /></div><p>An M4 machine gun sent to Iraq by the Blackwater private security firm somehow disappeared from the company's storage facility in Baghdad and was later discovered during a US military operation, apparently against suspected insurgents, people familiar with the situation have told ABC News.</p><p>The incident, in 2006, has been kept secret until now but it raised more questions about Blackwater's operations in Iraq.</p><p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/02-9">read more</a></p> http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/02-9#comments Blackwater Iraq Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:20:11 -0400 33021 at http://www.commondreams.org http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/03-1 <div class="author-name">by Cid Standifer</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/" /></div><p>The Jo Daviess County courtroom had plenty of breathing room on Wednesday, Aug. 27, but Martin Hippie promised he could change that if the zoning board gave him a chance.</p><p>&quot;If I had known about this earlier, I'm sure we could have packed this room with people opposed to Blackwater,&quot; he said. &quot;I think the public has a right to know, and zoning is really a way for us to protect our land.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/03-1">read more</a></p> http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/03-1#comments Blackwater Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:17:02 -0400 32011 at http://www.commondreams.org