Exclusive: First Images of Controversial Blackwater Incident

ABC News has obtained the first images of the controversial Sept. 16 shooting incident involving Blackwater security forces. The still images, taken at 11:50 that morning, show the car bomb...

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September 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (58)

Report: Private Military Contractors Hurt War Effort

The United States' use of mercenary contractors like Blackwater in Iraq has led to unnecessary violence against civilians, inflamed Iraqi sentiment towards the United States and jeopardized military strategies to...

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (41)

'Classified' Iraq Corruption Report Posted Online

The State Department thinks the Iraqi government is larded with corrupt officials who protect their own at the expense of their country. But they don't want you to know they...

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (48)

From China, With Love: Cyberwar the Next Big Threat to the U.S.?

The White House is preparing a new initiative to protect against what it fears could be a crippling attack against the U.S. by computer, from overseas, and in particular, from...

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September 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (44)

House Republicans in the Red, Numbers Show

A crucial GOP fundraising committee is nearly broke, according to its latest monthly filing with the Federal Election Committee last week. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported $1.6 million...

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September 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (37)

Alleged Iranian 'Front' Represented by Mukasey Law Firm

For more than 25 years, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement authorities say they have suspected the New York-based Alavi foundation is a "front" for Iranian espionage and anti-American activities.

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September 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Accused Swedish Militant Extradited to the U.S.

A suspect sought by the United States for allegedly plotting to establish a terror training camp in the northwest United States was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United...

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September 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Did Dems Cut a Hole in Their Own Ethics Law?

When no one was looking, someone cut a hole out of the Democrats' much-hyped ethics bill. A watchdog group which caught it suspects the Democrats of undermining their own effort...

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September 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Gitmo Underwear Scandal; Who Smuggled the Speedos?

The discovery that two Guantanamo detainees were wearing unauthorized underwear -- Under Armour briefs and a Speedo bathing suit -- has apparently triggered a full U.S. Navy investigation. In a...

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September 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (48)

Armed Children in Iraq Featured in New Propaganda Video

A new propaganda video from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) features small children with AK-47 assault rifles. The narrator of the video refers to these young boys...

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September 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (53)