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  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Ex-Blackwater Guard Andrew Moonen Won't Be Charged in Death of Iraqi

    ​​​Andrew Moonen is the Seatteite and ex-Blackwater guard who killed one of the Iraqi Vice President's security guards on Christmas Eve 2006. Depending on who you asked, the shooting was either a drunken murder or self-defense. Now, the only person whose opinion really matters has weighed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Dinner & a Movie: "The A-Team" and The Thali Team

    Doug Curran/20th Century FoxYes, Jessica Biel always wears her gun and bulletproof vest for dinner.​The Dinner: Thali and beer at Poppy (622 Broadway E.). The Movie: The A-Team, at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The A-Team was nobody's idea of great TV during its primetime ru ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2010

    More-Than-15-Minute Woman

    Anti-immigrant activist Shawna Forde’s notoriety only grows in Arizona.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Minuteman Shawna Forde: Poster Girl For Arizona Immigration Law Battle

    A militia wet dream​It was only a matter of time before ex-Seattle prostitute and accused double-murderer Shawna Forde became a symbol in the national controversy over Arizona's intimidating new SB 1070 Hispanic shakedown law - a symbol to both sides. Opponents of the law cite ex-Minuteman le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Settlement Looming in Blackwater 61 Crash, Death of Army Spc. Harley Miller

    It has been almost six years since the crash of Blackwater 61 in the mountains of Afghanistan and three years since Seattle Weekly first detailed the negligence surrounding the deaths of three U.S. service members. Army Spc. Harley Miller of Spokane, along with Chief Warrant Officer Travis Groga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Bombing Death of Dane Paresi, Others, Sparks a New Congressional Look at Blackwater-CIA Contracting

    Dane Paresi, shielded others in blast​The December suicide-bombing by an Al Qaeda double agent that killed former Fort Lewis green beret Dane Paresi and six others at a CIA office in Afghanistan has led to yet another congressional review of Paresi's civilian employer, Xe, formerly known as Bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Ex-Blackwater Guard Andrew Moonen's Case Just Got Stronger

    The case against ex-Blackwater guard Andrew Moonen may benefit from another ruling.​Andrew Moonen is the Seatteite and ex-Blackwater guard who killed one of the Iraqi Vice President's security guards on Christmas Eve 2006. Depending on who you ask, the shooting was either a drunken murder or s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Ex-Blackwater Guard Evades Shooting Blame

    ​For all the spilled ink and spent cyberspace, former Blackwater guard Andrew Moonen remains a free man walking after he shot and killed an Iraqi vice presidential guard in Baghdad's Green Zone three years ago. A lawsuit by the victim's widow, filed in March, ran into a legal buzzsaw and Moone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Blackwater: Pulp Non-Fiction

    ​Exploding bullets, serial murders, a plot to wipe out Muslims. What does it say about Blackwater today when the weirdest part isn't that Mary Kay Letournau is a sister of one of the mercenary corporation's top executives? (And that her south King County home is just a few miles from that of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Seattle Blackwater Guard Dropped from Suit

    In a strange turnabout, former Blackwater guard Andrew Moonen of Seattle has been dropped as a defendant in a re-filed lawsuit that alleges he killed an Iraqi security guard for no reason. A newly revised civil complaint in the federal suit, originally filed in March, still claims he was the one who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Lawsuit: Blackwater Shooting 'Senseless'

    When a drunken Andrew Moonen of Seattle pulled out his Blackwater-issued Glock on Christmas Eve 2006 and shot an Iraqi vice presidential guard to death in Baghdad, it was for no reason, claims a lawsuit filed yesterday in California. Blackwater, the quasi-military/mercenary force now going by the na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Blackwater Lawsuit

      Harley Miller The indictment of five Blackwater guards for allegedly killing 17 Iraqis in 2007 - including one with his hands up - begs the question of whether ex-Seattle Blackwater guard Andrew Mullen will separately be indicted. The Justice Department is not yet saying whether its ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2008

    Stay Together, Carry a Gun, Protect the Hill

    Frustrated by what they view as police indifference, a group of Beacon Hill residents takes to the streets packing heat.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Wanted: A few good hippies

    Frustrated by what they view as police indifference, a group of Beacon Hill residents takes to the streets packing heat.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    New Blackwater Ruling

    Frustrated by what they view as police indifference, a group of Beacon Hill residents takes to the streets packing heat.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    A Blackwater State

    Frustrated by what they view as police indifference, a group of Beacon Hill residents takes to the streets packing heat.

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    Krist Novoselic on Media Consolidation; More on Blackwater; Gregoire's Shrinking Staff

    Selections from our news blog, the Daily Weekly.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    Another Blackwater Mark

    Selections from our news blog, the Daily Weekly.

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Welcome Aboard Blackwater Airlines

    After a deadly crash, one Washington family tries to bring the notorious military contractor to account.

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