Democracy Now: “Blackwatergate”–Private Military Firm in Firestorm of Controversy over Involvements in Iraq, Afghanistan and German
January 8th, 2010

Blackwater is all over the news. In the last seventy-two hours, a series of breaking developments involving the notorious private military firm have come to light, ranging from their involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, and even Germany, as well as legal cases here at home. We speak with investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a leading member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, who is launching an investigation into why two Blackwater contractors were among the dead in the December 30 suicide bombing at the CIA station at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan.

December 31, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Some familiar faces are joining the Goodman Theatre for a day.

Representative Jan Schakowsky appeared in the closing day performance of "A Christmas Carol."

The Goodman provided more than 500 tickets to men and women in the armed forces.

Many of those invited Thursday will deploy to Afghanistan next month.