disrupter
09-17-2007, 05:15 PM
Blackwater, a US war profiteer & looting firm has been expelled from Iraq by its government after murdering 8 Iraqis.
Iraq expels American security firm
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government Monday ordered Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to stop work and leave the country after the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy.
The order by the Interior Ministry, if carried out, would deal a severe blow to U.S. government operations in Iraq by stripping diplomats, engineers, reconstruction officials and others of their security protection.
The presence of so many visible, aggressive Western security contractors has angered many Iraqis, who consider them a mercenary force that runs roughshod over people in their own country.
Sunday's shooting was the latest in a series of incidents in which Blackwater and other foreign contractors have been accused of shooting to death an unknown number of Iraqi citizens. None has faced charges or prosecution.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki late Monday and the two agreed to conduct a "fair and transparent investigation" and hold any wrongdoers accountable, said Yassin Majid, an adviser to the prime minister. Rice was expected to visit the Mideast on Tuesday.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AkIP0E5C2sH2BPdu7oblxkes0NUE
my gosh, one of these outlaw security firms may actually be held accountable?
Not holding my breath on that.
Blackwater is effectively the largest private army based in the US of A.
Blackwater is one of the major bloodsuckers, looting the US treasury during this time of war.
Iraq expels American security firm
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government Monday ordered Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to stop work and leave the country after the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy.
The order by the Interior Ministry, if carried out, would deal a severe blow to U.S. government operations in Iraq by stripping diplomats, engineers, reconstruction officials and others of their security protection.
The presence of so many visible, aggressive Western security contractors has angered many Iraqis, who consider them a mercenary force that runs roughshod over people in their own country.
Sunday's shooting was the latest in a series of incidents in which Blackwater and other foreign contractors have been accused of shooting to death an unknown number of Iraqi citizens. None has faced charges or prosecution.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki late Monday and the two agreed to conduct a "fair and transparent investigation" and hold any wrongdoers accountable, said Yassin Majid, an adviser to the prime minister. Rice was expected to visit the Mideast on Tuesday.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AkIP0E5C2sH2BPdu7oblxkes0NUE
my gosh, one of these outlaw security firms may actually be held accountable?
Not holding my breath on that.
Blackwater is effectively the largest private army based in the US of A.
Blackwater is one of the major bloodsuckers, looting the US treasury during this time of war.