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Indicted Blackwater guards plead not guilty
Five indicted Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to federal manslaughter and weapons charges. The guards appeared in the US Dist (More) |
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Federal judge orders indicted Blackwater guards to report to DC court
A federal judge in Utah ruled Monday that five indicted Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians must report to a DC court. Lawyers for the five guards tried to mov (More) |
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DOJ unseals indictments for five Blackwater guards
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday unsealed indictments [text, PDF; DOJ press release] for five Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians . The 35-count in (More) |
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DOJ indicts five Blackwater guards: reports
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted five Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians , according to reports. The Associated Press reported that sealed indi (More) |
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US security contractors losing immunity from Iraqi law under SOFA
Private security contractors operating in Iraq will no longer be able to claim immunity from Iraqi laws under the new Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) [CFR materials; McClatchy translation] with the Iraqi government, Bush administration officials (More) |
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DOJ preparing to charge Blackwater guards in Iraq killings: report
The US Justice Department has sent so-called target letters to six Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 16 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians , the Washington Post reported Sunday. Sources told the P (More) |
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Private contractors in Iraq may be stripped of immunity: Iraq official
Private security contractors operating in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution under a US-Iraqi agreement now in negotiation, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told AFP Tuesday. Contractors have worked largely above the law due to l (More) |
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Sharing a SOFA With Iraq: Towards a Status of Forces Agreement
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, MI, says that a viable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Strategic Framework Agreement between the US and Iraq governing future US troop presence in the country requires a (More) |
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US military court-martialing civilian contractor Ali while DOJ slumbers
Kevin Lanigan [Director, Human Rights First, Law and Security Program]: "The U.S. military in Iraq is quickly moving toward its first court-martial of a civilian contractor since the Vietnam war. The case holds some promise of beginning to reig (More) |
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DOJ Blackwater probe focused on guards, not company: AP
Blackwater Worldwide is not likely to face criminal charges in connection with a September 16 shooting in Baghdad in which 14 Iraqi civilians were killed, AP reported Saturday, citing a half-dozen individuals closely associated with a US Department (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
