At a civil trial in a U.S. District Court in Virginia, depositions taken from two ex-employees of Blackwater Worldwide now called Xe, have implicated the founder, Erik Prince, in possible murder charges and other crimes. The employees accuse the founder of viewing himself as a "Christian Crusder", on a mission in Iraq, to eliminate Muslims, and sending people out to specifically target and kill Iraqi Muslims. Several of the plaintiffs are connected to a September 2007 shooting incident, in Baghdad in which Iraqi security guards, then employed by Blackwater, fired on and killed 17 Iraqi civilians. The two ex-employees were identified in the depositions as John Doe #1 and John Doe #2. The families of the people who were killed are suing the company. Jeremy Scahill of The Nation, reported on the disclosures. The company founder is also accused of smuggling illegal weapons into Iraq. They reportedly also used exploding bullets and laughed about shooting people in the backside and seeing the result of the exploding bullets.
Bizarre, to say the least. This information is thought to certainly stir up calls for a congressional investigation, when Congress reconvenes.

The two journalists are safely back in the United States after former President Bill Clinton intervened on their behalf and brought the back from North Korea. Reportedly Mr. Clinton said prior to the trip that he would not go if President Obama did not approve. The White House was caught in a bit if a quandary because Mr. Clinton went home without being de-briefed, and there is no way to request a private citizen to report for de-briefing according to protocol. Mrs. Clinton will surely take care of that detail, we hope, or not.

Governor Mark Sanford's Press Secretary resigned on Wednesday.

The vote on Judge Sonia Sotomayor may happen on Thursday in the Senate.
Two more Republicans, Kit Bond of Missouri and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, broke with their party and will vote for Sotomayor. Senator
Gregg reportedly said that politicizing the process underminds the judicial system.

The White House backed away from the statement made previously
that President Ahamademijad of Iran was "elected". He was sworn in for a second term.

President Obama told a reporter that on health care reform, if they can get a deficit neutral deal, with quality health care and lower long term cost, he will be happy.

The Senate reached a deal on Thursday to save the "Cash for Clunkers" program and will add another two billion dollars to extend it through September, according to reports.

Former U.S. Representative William Jefferson, of Louisiana, was found guilty of bribery. He being made famous for having thousands of dollars,
stashed in the refrigerator freezer, in his congressional office.

Two Russian nuclear powered submarines were detected by the U.S., in international waters, 200 miles off the eastern coast of the United States. Pentagon says no big deal, but would like to know why.

Former Governor Sarah Palin tells Politico, that the stories that she and her husband are divorcing are made up.

Los Angeles police chief William Bratton, is reportedly stepping down.

Paula Abdul has decided that eight is enough, and is not going to return to American Idol for a ninth season.

Hurricane Felecia, off the Pacific coast, is now a category 3.

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