tagged w/ Blackwater Security
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Chris Cannon, a Republican from Utah, opposed a bill that would apply U.S. criminal law to private security contractors working in Iraq and questioned where it could lead the nation.
"What's next? Supplying Moqtada al-Sadr with a taxpayer-funded trial lawyer?" Cannon wrote in a piece published last week in the conservative newsletter Human Events.
Cannon was also quoted as saying "I personally believe the war is well on its way to being won."
Although I have shared similar ground with the ultra conservative from Utah in the past, I would have to say I strongly disagree with him on these latest statements. Security contractors are being paid very well to do their job. Their Job does not require them to shoot unarmed civilians. Responsibility comes with any job, any place, any situation. If you are not responsible be prepared to face the consequences.Chris Cannon, a Republican from Utah, opposed a bill that would apply U.S. criminal... more
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Holding U.S. troops at gunpoint is not the best PR move...
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Blackwater CEO and founder Erik Prince defended his company today to the House of Reps. He blamed the media for a "rush to judgement" regarding the September 16th shooting that killed 11 Iraqi civillians.
During his testimony, Prince pointed out that no one under Blackwater protection has ever lost his/her life or sustained serious injuries... maybe that's because they're so busy killing and seriously injuring everyone else in sight.Blackwater CEO and founder Erik Prince defended his company today to the House of... more
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Check out this video shot by Iraqi police officers during the aftermath of last week's controversial Blackwater security shoot out in Baghdad.Newsweek obtained the video tape showing burnt and shot up cars, lot's of damage and graphic footage of dead Iraqi civilians.Check out this video shot by Iraqi police officers during the aftermath of last... more
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Looks like a member of the Blackwater security team that shot up a crowd of innocent Iraqi's on September 16th may have flown off his rocker.
One guard may have even pointed a gun at the guy firing to get him to Stop Shooting!
Sounds like an awful mess.Looks like a member of the Blackwater security team that shot up a crowd of innocent... more
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Victims who were shot in the mess with Blackwater last weekend are saying that there was neither gunfire nor explosions before the Blackwater guards started shooting indiscriminately in the streets. They also claim to have been shot in the back, multiple times.Blackwater insists they were only returning fire from armed attackers.Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked the U.S. to suspend Blackwater's services in Iraq, but without them, there's no one to provide security for visiting U.S. diplomats to the country. The Bush administration has yet to respond to al-Maliki's request.Nightmare.Victims who were shot in the mess with Blackwater last weekend are saying that there... more
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"The State Department moved quickly Monday to tamp down anger and possible repercussions after the alleged killing of eight Iraqi civilians by a private security firm hired to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq.""The State Department moved quickly Monday to tamp down anger and possible... more
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