Blackwater faces a US grand jury but has not been charged with anything. However, a new incident with another firm (Almco Group) based in Dubai is in trouble in Iraq. A woman was shot, and a number of its employees are being held by the Iraqi authorities with the assistance of coalition forces. This group is owned by Iraqis and the employees are citizens of many other countries. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.