Washington’s Criminal Activities Are Only Getting Messier21st Century Wire says It was a major scandal that broke out in 2009. Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, was accused of murdering civilians and smuggling weapons in Middle East ops.Further to the prosecution of four Blackwater employees five years later, guilty of killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad during one spate of violence, there has been a historical boom of private contractors occurring since Iraq and Afghanistan incursions began.More on this report from New Eastern Outlook  Martin Berger New Eastern OutlookThe unpunished slaughter of thousands of civilians in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan carried out by the US over the course of the last decade is now being gradually replaced by new types of crimes committed by Washington s henchmen in the course of its ongoing instances of armed aggression against sovereign states.As it s been reported by Bloomberg with a special reference to AP, a well-known American contractor firm Sallyport Global has recently been engaged in a number of illegal operations in Baghdad s vicinity. According to the report, its employees would get engaged in alcohol smuggling and slave trade. It s curious that Sallyport Global s staff would overload cargo planes with illegal alcohol so hard that they could barely fly, while stealing generators and armored off-road vehicles from the Balad air base that they were dispatched to protect. Bloomberg would note that some of company s employees were also involved in selling local residents to sex slavery.Meanwhile, it is a well-known fact that Sallyport Global received 686 million dollars from the US government to fulfill a number of missions in the best interests of the American people. Or at least it was supposed to.One could also recall a major scandal that broke out back in 2009, when a military contractor firm Academi (that was called Blackwater back in the day) was accused of murdering civilians and smuggling weapons. Five years later the jury in the state of Washington found four employees of the Blackwater private company guilty of killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in just one instance of violence. After this attack Iraqi authorities demanded that Blackwater paid 8 million dollars in compensation to each of the 17 families whose relatives were murdered in the raid that its employers conducted. Additionally, local authorities demanded that a total of 250 both former and acting employees of Blackwater would leave Iraq within a week after the tragic event.As soon as the US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan began, along with an number of other military interventions across the globe, the number of private companies involved in providing so-called  security services  to the Pentagon started booming.In the absence of any independent audit, the actual number of military contractors deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and other countries can only be guessed, since the official evaluation provided by the Pentagon is pretty misleading. The tangled web of contractors and subcontractors and the lack of any comprehensive control led to the situation when even the top US officials had no real information on the actual of number of US contractors deployed in a particular country. Thus, when the Congress demanded the Interim Coalition Administration (ICA) of Iraq to provide it with the exact number of military contractors deployed in the country back in 2004, it took the latter quite a lot of time to draft a list of 60 firms employing a total of 20,000 people. However, six year later the number of people employed by the Pentagon, the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development to carry out security related missions in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded 260,000 people with only every fourth contractor being an American citizen. At times, the number of contractors deployed exceeded the total number of troops US Armed Forces had in these two countries.Private military firms carry out a wide range of missions in the areas controlled by the US military personnel, such as the participation in actual combat engagements, reconnaissance missions, special operations, carrying out security tasks and logistical support. They have also been training local army and police units that are loyal to the forces that Washington supports. Private contractor firms are playing an important role in ensuring that the situation in a certain country, occupied by the United States, remains under control. The best example of a wide range of activities that military contractors are engaged in is the fact that the people employed by the Anteon International have been maintaining communications systems that Pentagon is using for its operations.In Afghanistan, for example, such military contractor firms as MPRI, Sandline, Control Risk Group, Chilport, along with Israeli Golan Group and Beni Tal were deployed long before the actual invasion began. Back then the CIA was determined to send the maximum possible number of infiltration groups that were formed out of employees of private intelligence companies. Those groups were tasked with the mission of killing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of the Taliban movement. Additionally, they were demanded to get engaged in the bribing of local warlords, collecting operational data, conducting reconnaissance and carrying out acts of sabotage.To this date Washington relies heavily on the services that private intelligence companies would provide. This phenomenon can be explained by the fact that Middle Eastern warlords are getting extremely violent when they find a snitch in their ranks, which results in his death and, quite possible, the deaths of all of his relatives, regardless of the degree of kinship, age and sex. This is the main reason behind the reluctance that most locals towards cooperating with the occupying force. So in a situation when the CIA cannot establish a comprehensive intelligence network, contractors are the only people that lend it a helping hand.The large-scale involvement of private contractor firms led to the practice of bribing local commanders, when money are being paid for the relative security that the employees of such a firm can enjoy in a certain territory. Thus, an impressive margin of all the money that such firms are getting end up in the pockets of the Taliban movement leaders, who are acting in the capacity of some sort of subcontractors. According to official data, the Taliban movement has received over 360 million dollars from the US budget for the services it has been providing to private contractor firms. This number constitutes the second largest sources of income for the mujahideen movement, with the proceeds from drug trade still occupying the top of the list.When the number of US troops in certain conflict zones of abroad decreases, it is usually accompanied by an increase in the number of employees of private contractor firms willing to risk their heads for a paycheck...Continue this report at New Eastern OutlookREAD MORE WASHINGTON NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire WASHINGTON FilesSUPPORT OUR WORK BY SUBSCRIBING & BECOMING A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVUS_News
washington criminal activities are only getting century wire says it major scandal broke academic formerly known blackwater accused murdering civilians smuggling weapons middle east prosecution four blackwater employees five years later guilty killing iraqi civilians baghdad one spate violence historical boom private contractors occurring since iraq afghanistan incursions report new eastern outlook martin berger new eastern outlookthe unpublished slaughter thousands civilians iraq syria afghanistan carried us course last decade gradually replaced new types crimes committed washington henchmen course ongoing instances armed aggression sovereign reported bloomberg special reference ap american contractor firm sallyport global recently engaged number illegal operations baghdad vicinity according report employees would get engaged alcohol smuggling slave trade it curious sallyport global staff would overload cargo planes illegal alcohol hard could barely fly stealing generators armored vehicles ballad air base dispatched protect bloomberg would note company employees also involved selling local residents sex fact sallyport global received million dollars us government fulfill number missions best interests american people or least supposed could also recall major scandal broke back military contractor firm academic called blackwater back day accused murdering civilians smuggling weapons five years later jury state washington found four employees blackwater private company guilty killing iraqi civilians baghdad one instance violence after attack iraqi authorities demanded blackwater paid million dollars compensation families whose relatives murdered raid employers conducted additionally local authorities demanded total former acting employees blackwater would leave iraq within week tragic soon us military operations iraq afghanistan began along number military interventions across globe number private companies involved providing security services pentagon started absence independent audit actual number military contractors deployed iraq afghanistan syria countries guessed since official evaluation provided pentagon pretty misleading the tangled web contractors subcontractors lack comprehensive control led situation even top us officials real information actual number us contractors deployed particular country thus congress demanded interim coalition administration ica iraq provide exact number military contractors deployed country back took latter quite lot time draft list firms employing total people however six year later number people employed pentagon state department united states agency international development carry security related missions iraq afghanistan exceeded people every fourth contractor american citizen at times number contractors deployed exceeded total number troops us armed forces two military firms carry wide range missions areas controlled us military personnel participation actual combat engagements reconnaissance missions special operations carrying security tasks logistical support they also training local army police units loyal forces washington supports private contractor firms playing important role ensuring situation certain country occupied united states remains control the best example wide range activities military contractors engaged fact people employed anton international maintaining communications systems pentagon using afghanistan example military contractor firms pri handling control risk group chilport along israeli nolan group beni tal deployed long actual invasion began back cia determined send maximum possible number infiltration groups formed employees private intelligence companies those groups tasked mission killing obama bin laden leaders taliban movement additionally demanded get engaged writing local warlords collecting operational data conducting reconnaissance carrying acts date washington relies heavily services private intelligence companies would provide this phenomenon explained fact middle eastern warlords getting extremely violent find switch ranks results death quite possible deaths relatives regardless degree kinship age sex this main reason behind reluctance locals towards cooperating occupying force so situation cia establish comprehensive intelligence network contractors people lend helping involvement private contractor firms led practice writing local commanders money paid relative security employees firm enjoy certain territory thus impressive margin money firms getting end pockets taliban movement leaders acting capacity sort subcontractors according official data taliban movement received million dollars us budget services providing private contractor firms this number constitutes second largest sources income mujahideen movement proceeds drug trade still occupying top number us troops certain conflict zones abroad decreases usually accompanied increase number employees private contractor firms willing risk heads paycheck 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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Washington’s Criminal Activities Are Only Getting Messier21st Century Wire says It was a major scandal that broke out in 2009. Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, was accused of murdering civilians and smuggling weapons in Middle East ops.Further to the prosecution of four Blackwater employees five years later, guilty of killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad during one spate of violence, there has been a historical boom of private contractors occurring since Iraq and Afghanistan incursions began.More on this report from New Eastern Outlook  Martin Berger New Eastern OutlookThe unpunished slaughter of thousands of civilians in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan carried out by the US over the course of the last decade is now being gradually replaced by new types of crimes committed by Washington s henchmen in the course of its ongoing instances of armed aggression against sovereign states.As it s been reported by Bloomberg with a special reference to AP, a well-known American contractor firm Sallyport Global has recently been engaged in a number of illegal operations in Baghdad s vicinity. According to the report, its employees would get engaged in alcohol smuggling and slave trade. It s curious that Sallyport Global s staff would overload cargo planes with illegal alcohol so hard that they could barely fly, while stealing generators and armored off-road vehicles from the Balad air base that they were dispatched to protect. Bloomberg would note that some of company s employees were also involved in selling local residents to sex slavery.Meanwhile, it is a well-known fact that Sallyport Global received 686 million dollars from the US government to fulfill a number of missions in the best interests of the American people. Or at least it was supposed to.One could also recall a major scandal that broke out back in 2009, when a military contractor firm Academi (that was called Blackwater back in the day) was accused of murdering civilians and smuggling weapons. Five years later the jury in the state of Washington found four employees of the Blackwater private company guilty of killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in just one instance of violence. After this attack Iraqi authorities demanded that Blackwater paid 8 million dollars in compensation to each of the 17 families whose relatives were murdered in the raid that its employers conducted. Additionally, local authorities demanded that a total of 250 both former and acting employees of Blackwater would leave Iraq within a week after the tragic event.As soon as the US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan began, along with an number of other military interventions across the globe, the number of private companies involved in providing so-called  security services  to the Pentagon started booming.In the absence of any independent audit, the actual number of military contractors deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and other countries can only be guessed, since the official evaluation provided by the Pentagon is pretty misleading. The tangled web of contractors and subcontractors and the lack of any comprehensive control led to the situation when even the top US officials had no real information on the actual of number of US contractors deployed in a particular country. Thus, when the Congress demanded the Interim Coalition Administration (ICA) of Iraq to provide it with the exact number of military contractors deployed in the country back in 2004, it took the latter quite a lot of time to draft a list of 60 firms employing a total of 20,000 people. However, six year later the number of people employed by the Pentagon, the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development to carry out security related missions in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded 260,000 people with only every fourth contractor being an American citizen. At times, the number of contractors deployed exceeded the total number of troops US Armed Forces had in these two countries.Private military firms carry out a wide range of missions in the areas controlled by the US military personnel, such as the participation in actual combat engagements, reconnaissance missions, special operations, carrying out security tasks and logistical support. They have also been training local army and police units that are loyal to the forces that Washington supports. Private contractor firms are playing an important role in ensuring that the situation in a certain country, occupied by the United States, remains under control. The best example of a wide range of activities that military contractors are engaged in is the fact that the people employed by the Anteon International have been maintaining communications systems that Pentagon is using for its operations.In Afghanistan, for example, such military contractor firms as MPRI, Sandline, Control Risk Group, Chilport, along with Israeli Golan Group and Beni Tal were deployed long before the actual invasion began. Back then the CIA was determined to send the maximum possible number of infiltration groups that were formed out of employees of private intelligence companies. Those groups were tasked with the mission of killing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of the Taliban movement. Additionally, they were demanded to get engaged in the bribing of local warlords, collecting operational data, conducting reconnaissance and carrying out acts of sabotage.To this date Washington relies heavily on the services that private intelligence companies would provide. This phenomenon can be explained by the fact that Middle Eastern warlords are getting extremely violent when they find a snitch in their ranks, which results in his death and, quite possible, the deaths of all of his relatives, regardless of the degree of kinship, age and sex. This is the main reason behind the reluctance that most locals towards cooperating with the occupying force. So in a situation when the CIA cannot establish a comprehensive intelligence network, contractors are the only people that lend it a helping hand.The large-scale involvement of private contractor firms led to the practice of bribing local commanders, when money are being paid for the relative security that the employees of such a firm can enjoy in a certain territory. Thus, an impressive margin of all the money that such firms are getting end up in the pockets of the Taliban movement leaders, who are acting in the capacity of some sort of subcontractors. According to official data, the Taliban movement has received over 360 million dollars from the US budget for the services it has been providing to private contractor firms. This number constitutes the second largest sources of income for the mujahideen movement, with the proceeds from drug trade still occupying the top of the list.When the number of US troops in certain conflict zones of abroad decreases, it is usually accompanied by an increase in the number of employees of private contractor firms willing to risk their heads for a paycheck...Continue this report at New Eastern OutlookREAD MORE WASHINGTON NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire WASHINGTON FilesSUPPORT OUR WORK BY SUBSCRIBING & BECOMING A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVUS_News
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TEXT: washington criminal activities are only getting century wire says it major scandal broke academic formerly known blackwater accused murdering civilians smuggling weapons middle east prosecution four blackwater employees five years later guilty killing iraqi civilians baghdad one spate violence historical boom private contractors occurring since iraq afghanistan incursions report new eastern outlook martin berger new eastern outlookthe unpublished slaughter thousands civilians iraq syria afghanistan carried us course last decade gradually replaced new types crimes committed washington henchmen course ongoing instances armed aggression sovereign reported bloomberg special reference ap american contractor firm sallyport global recently engaged number illegal operations baghdad vicinity according report employees would get engaged alcohol smuggling slave trade it curious sallyport global staff would overload cargo planes illegal alcohol hard could barely fly stealing generators armored vehicles ballad air base dispatched protect bloomberg would note company employees also involved selling local residents sex fact sallyport global received million dollars us government fulfill number missions best interests american people or least supposed could also recall major scandal broke back military contractor firm academic called blackwater back day accused murdering civilians smuggling weapons five years later jury state washington found four employees blackwater private company guilty killing iraqi civilians baghdad one instance violence after attack iraqi authorities demanded blackwater paid million dollars compensation families whose relatives murdered raid employers conducted additionally local authorities demanded total former acting employees blackwater would leave iraq within week tragic soon us military operations iraq afghanistan began along number military interventions across globe number private companies involved providing security services pentagon started absence independent audit actual number military contractors deployed iraq afghanistan syria countries guessed since official evaluation provided pentagon pretty misleading the tangled web contractors subcontractors lack comprehensive control led situation even top us officials real information actual number us contractors deployed particular country thus congress demanded interim coalition administration ica iraq provide exact number military contractors deployed country back took latter quite lot time draft list firms employing total people however six year later number people employed pentagon state department united states agency international development carry security related missions iraq afghanistan exceeded people every fourth contractor american citizen at times number contractors deployed exceeded total number troops us armed forces two military firms carry wide range missions areas controlled us military personnel participation actual combat engagements reconnaissance missions special operations carrying security tasks logistical support they also training local army police units loyal forces washington supports private contractor firms playing important role ensuring situation certain country occupied united states remains control the best example wide range activities military contractors engaged fact people employed anton international maintaining communications systems pentagon using afghanistan example military contractor firms pri handling control risk group chilport along israeli nolan group beni tal deployed long actual invasion began back cia determined send maximum possible number infiltration groups formed employees private intelligence companies those groups tasked mission killing obama bin laden leaders taliban movement additionally demanded get engaged writing local warlords collecting operational data conducting reconnaissance carrying acts date washington relies heavily services private intelligence companies would provide this phenomenon explained fact middle eastern warlords getting extremely violent find switch ranks results death quite possible deaths relatives regardless degree kinship age sex this main reason behind reluctance locals towards cooperating occupying force so situation cia establish comprehensive intelligence network contractors people lend helping involvement private contractor firms led practice writing local commanders money paid relative security employees firm enjoy certain territory thus impressive margin money firms getting end pockets taliban movement leaders acting capacity sort subcontractors according official data taliban movement received million dollars us budget services providing private contractor firms this number constitutes second largest sources income mujahideen movement proceeds drug trade still occupying top number us troops certain conflict zones abroad decreases usually accompanied increase number employees private contractor firms willing risk heads 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