Word: wakefulness
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...alone, which total $800 million, were mostly no-bid contracts granted by the Department of Defense. Blackwater also holds similar contracts to provide its services in Afghanistan, and it worked for both the U.S. government and private individuals to protect buildings and provide relief in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.And Monday’s incident is not the first time that Iraqis have complained about the aggressive, ruthless, and often senseless tactics of private contractors in Iraq. In fact, the complaints are commonplace and have been widely reported. In one brutal example, last Christmas Eve a drunken...
...economy has been limping along, most of which has been the housing crisis,” he said. “The Fed didn’t cut before because they were worried about inflation, which they should be.” Jorgensen said that in the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown, “The Fed is sending the message, ‘we’re taking action, we’re on the job.’” Senior Lecturer on Economics Jeffrey Miron said that he still would have liked to see Bernanke...
Iraq's cabinet met Tuesday for roughly one hour and discussed the role of security companies in the wake of a violent incident in Baghdad Sunday when a U.S. convoy protected by Blackwater contractors killed a reported eight Iraqis and wounded others. According to a senior Iraqi official who spoke to TIME, the cabinet decided to uphold a previous decision by the Minister of the Interior to suspend Blackwater's license. According to the senior official, Blackwater will be allowed to continue to operate inside the Green Zone, which includes the U.S. embassy and Iraqi government offices. But "they will...
...Karamanlis, 51, the scion of a Greek political dynasty that has dominated this country's politics for half a century, rose to power promising to clean up crooked finances and public life. In the wake of a bond-trading scandal that embroiled his government in allegations of corruption, however, Karamanlis in August called for elections six months ahead of schedule, hoping to win a fresh mandate. Since then, attempts by his opponents to ride on Greece's wave of discontent have gained little political traction for PASOK, whose mild-mannered leader George Papandreou has failed to lure leftist voters with...
Whether or not the tribes who followed Sattar will remain working with the U.S. military in the wake of his death remains unclear. Sattar's brother, Ahmed Abu Risha, is poised to take over leadership of Sattar's movement. But his ability to hold tribal factions together is uncertain, and military officials may have to win loyalties all over again...