Blackwater gets kicked out of Iraq. BAGHDAD — Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm whose guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians on a crowded Baghdad street in 2007, will not receive an operating license from the Iraqi government, a decision that will likely force American diplomats here to make new arrangements for their personal protection, officials said [...]
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Jan. 27, 2009 Leave a Comment
Barack Obama promised change and it is going to come in a flurry, so this new daily feature will document the new substance of the United States of America. If you’re looking for analysis or style please visit psa.blastmagazine.com
- Executive order promises to close Guantanamo and CIA secret prisons within a year.
- Government salaries have been frozen if they’re over 100k and strict new ethics rules are now in effect.
- Obama tells Israel to open up Gaza borders.
- In what could be big trouble for Bush, Obama opens up public access to Presidential Records.
This is just the beginning…