Blackwater supports State Dept. recommendations
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U.S. security contractor Blackwater said on Wednesday it supports recommendations by a State Department panel to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq.
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U.S. civilian officials have been barred from road travel in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone because of possible attacks after a deadly shooting involving American security firm Blackwater.
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State department under fire after offering immunity to Blackwater guards allegedly involved in shooting.
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The State Department has hired a major military contractor to help equip and provide logistical support to international peacekeepers in Somalia, giving the United States a significant role in the critical mission without assigning combat forces.
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Help may be on the way to deal with the backlog of unprocessed passport requests. Legislation passed Monday by the House would make it easier for the State Department to rehire retired personnel to pitch in.
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U.S. State Department investigators looking into the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last month offered immunity deals to Blackwater security guards, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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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.
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The State Department is welcoming what it describes as "the positive and constructive points" in a speech on China policy by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.
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Blackwater USA denied Saturday any involvement in illegal weapons smuggling, responding to reports the private security contractor is a target of federal prosecutors.
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The U.S. State Department ordered about 200 recent hires on Tuesday to report to Louisiana and New Hampshire for two months to help work through a huge backlog of passport applications, officials said.
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The Iraqi government announced Monday it was ordering Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to leave the country after what it said was the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy.
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The Cabinet will discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces around Baghdad. Amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq, a forward reconnaissance
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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.
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Iraq's interior ministry says it has drafted legislation for security contractors amid the Blackwater controversy.
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The US State Department objects to a bill that would require it to set up an office on anti-Semitism.
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A new contract proposal put forward last week by the Joint Contracting Command-Iraq shows that the U.S. military believes there is going to be a continuing need for private, armed, security services such as Blackwater USA in that country for years to come.
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AMMAN -- The United States is seeking the support of Iraq's neighbors as it establishes a strong Iraqi border agency to prevent the infiltration of foreign militants, the US customs and border protection chief said yesterday.