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DEVELOPING: We are working on another story about Blackwater. Today is technically the last day of its mega-“security” contract in Iraq. Also, more developments in the mass civilian deaths caused by US airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier this week…

TOP STORY: Red Cross: US Airstrikes Killed 13 Members of One Family. Pentagon May Blame Taliban for ‘Staging’ Massacre: Among the dead in the US strikes is a Red Cresent Volunteer and more than a dozen members of his family. The Red Cross says it was an airstrike. Is the Pentagon preparing a cover-up? Also, see earlier post: US Bombing in Afghanistan Kills as Many as 120, Including Women and Children

IN FOCUS: Did Blackwater Mercs Try to Smuggle Weapons Used in Massacre Out of Iraq?: A government informant says Blackwater operatives wanted to ‘get rid of’ the guns used at Nisour Square ‘before an investigation ensued.’

PERSPECTIVE: A Response to Those Who Say Don’t Prosecute Bush’s Torture Lawyers: Some say it is a “stretch” to call for prosecuting the torture lawyers. Those people should read the US constitution and the treaties the US has signed. They should also study Nuremberg.

Cuban Singer Silvio Rodriguez on the US Barring Him From Entry for Seeger’s Birthday: Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was not able to sing at Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday because the State Department would not give him a visa. Here’s Rodriguez’s letter to Seeger: