SAN FRANCISCO -- Moves by the U.S. military to relinquish responsibility to Iraq's security forces raise big questions over who will safeguard the shattered country's reconstruction in what is the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a rooftop terrace blocks from the White House, a collection of former soldiers and intelligence officers, executives and contractors drink to the international private ...

Private security contractors such as Blackwater USA are under scrutiny for their role in Iraq. The State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security lacks the manpower to protect its officials so it ...

The handcuffed Iraqi prisoner hit the ground with a thud as the American abruptly yanked him out of the Humvee vehicle at Abu Ghraib prison. Before the detainee knew what was happening he was dragged ...

NPR's Michele Norris speaks to Dana Priest, intelligence reporter for The Washington Post, about the role of private security firms working in Iraq. Four employees of Blackwater Security Consulting ...

Nov 15 (Reuters) - The United States has dropped its case against the engineering and military contractor KBR Inc KBR.N over the costs of KBR's private armed security in Iraq. U.S. District Judge ...

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As the United States withdraws its combat forces from Iraq, the government is hiring more private guards to protect U.S. installations at a cost that could near $1 billion, according to the special ...

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AIKEN, S.C. — White House hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday said private security contractors in Iraq are raising the risk for U.S. troops because Iraqis don't distinguish between the forces. He also ...