American private military company
With Tom Coburn retired now from the U.S. Senate, it appears that a freshman Republican U.S. representative hopes to take on the task of identifying some of the federal government’s…
My daughter gave me a Blackwater t-shirt for Christmas. Now I see they’re changing their name to Xe (pronounced Zee). Maybe they think if they sound like a Chinese communist…
The emergence of pirates on the high seas has everyone, from oil companies to the cruise industry, nervous. I say mount a few cannons on the bow and stern and…
If public schools are designed to serve the public, including parents, you might think schools would strive to be “parent-friendly.” But Terry Stoops explains in the next edition of Carolina…
A blurb from the latest U.S. News & World Report: Sen. Barack Obama has not been a fan of private police like Blackwater in war zones, and some news outlets…
Guess who provided security for Barack Obama in Iraq: Blackwater. Obama was even overheard to say that he thinks “Blackwater is getting a bad rap.” The N&O, which used a…
The name “Blackwater” has hit the headlines quite often in recent years, mostly because of complaints from critics of the North Carolina-based military security firm. But people attending today’s John…
*Oops. Forgot the slug, just now noticed it. The Dispatch profiles Greensboro resident and 6th District congressional candidate Jay Ovittore. Pretty standard profile. Here are some samples: “The middle class…
Here’s Joseph Palermo on The Huffington Post hinting that Obama could end up like Robert Kennedy: In 1968, when Kennedy was gaining momentum and piling up primary victories it looked…
As predicted, wind turbines will soon be dotting the North Carolina landscape due to new government requirements that 12.5% of electricity must come from renewable energy sources. Melissa weighed in…
From her own lips: She sent an email to her office saying she had been mugged, though it’s clear that even now she doesn’t know why she fell flat on…
I realize the media are having orgies about Blackwater and the allegations it indiscriminately shot civilians, but from the beginning I’ve felt this story just has the feel of another…