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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: DynCorp International

DynCorp International stories: 3 news summaries

Guards Kill Baghdad
Taxi Driver

Workers for security contractor accused of unprovoked slaying

Nov 12, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A convoy run by American security contractor DynCorp International shot and killed an Iraqi taxi driver on a Baghdad roadside Saturday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said yesterday. “They just killed a man and drove away,” said a spokesman. Witnesses said the driver posed no apparent threat; an Iraqi... More »

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Iraq • Blackwater • DynCorp International • Iraqi security forces • security guards • security contractors

Blackwater 'Cowboys' Faster on Trigger

Have been in twice as many shootings as other security firms in Iraq

Sep 27, 07 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US security firm being investigated in an Iraqi operation earlier this month that killed at least 11 civilians has been involved in twice as many shootings as other companies providing protection to American officials in Iraq, the New York Times reports. Guards working for Blackwater killed 10 and wounded... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • Robert Gates • State Department • Blackwater • Sean McCormack • DynCorp International • Triple Canopy • Erik Prince • Nisour

Iraqis Fleeing to US Hindered

Workers' lives are in danger, but exit routes are clogged

Aug 29, 07 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqis who have worked with the occupation forces, endangering their own lives, face overwhelming obstacles if they want to enter the US as refugees. Tens of thousands of locals work for contractors, but because they're not directly employed by the US government, they're not eligible for special immigration status. The... More »

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Iraq • United Nations • Syria • United States • Titan • refugee • DynCorp International • Parsons Corporation

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