Confidential Blackwater report reveals unprovoked shooting »
Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 1 month ago in NewsAn extensive evidence file assembled by the Iraqi National Police after the controversial Blackwater shooting suggests that the private contractors opened fire unprovoked from the ground and the sky.
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jaspersneed1 year, 1 month ago
This entire corporation of monstrous thugs needs to be disarmed and disbanded, and a great many of them arrested, tried and convicted. What an absolutely evil creation.
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earthlingerer1 year, 1 month ago
We could get more honest, cost-effective, and HONORABLE security from Chinese or Russian firms.
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libsRfunny1 year, 1 month ago
"Every time Bush investigates Bush, he finds no wrongdoing whatsoever.z"
I read the article, and it said nothing of Bush. Obviously, you have your liberal blinders on yet again (no surprise there).
If any politician is involved, it most likely would be Dem. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her crooked hubby - or did you conveniently forget it was her and her hubby caught rigging military contracts for personal profit and not Bush?
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ETproductions1 year, 1 month ago
Talk about blinders. The Blackwater shooting is all the Feinstein's fault. Yeah sure. Next...
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IanFraigun1 year, 1 month ago
Sorry senators do not I repead and shout DO NOT make military contracts.
Military contracts are made and executed by the Department of Defense which if you need a government lesson is part of the Executive (administration) not the legistlative (congress) branch of government.
The politicians in charge of military contracts go up the line ending at the top with the Secretary of Defense and the President/Vice President all of whom I am sure unlike your jaded view would not do anything to help Feinstein or and other democratic congress person.
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Jaydee401 year, 1 month ago
There's only one name used to authorize US troops and contractors in Iraq, you and I both know it is George W Bush.
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earthlingerer1 year, 1 month ago
Why would we find Dems even involved in the no-bid contracts of Blackwater?
We ALL know about the contributions of Eric Prince to the Reproblican party. His sister was even the bigwig Reproblican in Michigan. Even a worse third-degree association, his sister is married to the president of Amway.
libsRfunny like booksRfunny... especially when you can't even read. Duhhh*Hick*!
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Endoscopy1 year, 1 month ago
Armchair quarterbacks complaining. Everybody glossed over the fact that there were bullet holes in a Blackwater car. These people obviously don't have the training of our soldiers but the people labeling "evil", "genocide", etc. are not thinking. Unless you have received the training that our soldiers have then when in fear of your life there is a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later when fired upon. All it took was one person firing a few rounds at them to start this mess.
What would you people do if you had a gun and someone started shooting at you.
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GWHayduke1 year, 1 month ago
Did you even bother to read the article?
-"What would you people do if you had a gun and someone started shooting at you"-
Nowhere in the report is there any evidence that anyone instigated this by starting a shooting with the Blackwater contingent. Quite the contrary.
You are deliberately attempting to falsify information to support the murder of innocent civilians.
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Jaydee401 year, 1 month ago
"Unless you have received the training that our soldiers have then when in fear of your life there is a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later when fired upon."
That would be a valid argument except for the fact most are ex military and have had the very training you spoke of, many of the elite special forces are among Blackwater personal.
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bruhaha1 year, 1 month ago
Yes most of them are ex-military, many having left the military because they could make more money serving as mercenaries for Blackwater. This is why privatizing the war is such a problem. We pay extra just so Blackwater can make 100s of millions of dollars performing tasks that should be for the army.
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StarLord1 year, 1 month ago
Note the testimony from Iraqi police officers - there is no evidence that the Blackwater goons were actually shot at.
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Rayman1 year, 1 month ago
Blackwater is nothing but a bunch of 'trigger-happy' idiots playing 'cowboys & indians'. Blackwater ought to be put on trial in the Hague by the World Court.
One must ask: what in the world did the Iraqi citizens do to America to deserve such vicious & criminal attacks? Oh, I forgot, WMD's & terrorism!?
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toph19731 year, 1 month ago
You forgot to mention all of the co conspirators of the war crimes. Powell, Bush, Rove, Cheney, Rummy, Rice, and all of the other traitors to this country who had anything to do with Vietraq.
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Charlson1 year, 1 month ago
On the surface, Blackwater seems guilty as hell. But the investigation's not over yet and I'll reserve final judgement until then.
What I'm not clear about is, if an employee of Blackwater commits a crime, how are they punished? And who punishes them? Now there are clear rules of engagement and code of conduct for military personnel and appropriate punishment for not complying with the rules and codes. But if these mercenaries, who for the most part look like uniformed soldiers, have carte blanche authority to shoot civilians and get away with it, how does that help with the war effort? Does it seem as if our government wants these outlaws to do the things our troops aren't able to do and get away with?
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joeblowe1 year, 1 month ago
Seems to me I heard that when the country was "turned over" to the Iraqi government, that it was stipulated that private contractors were NOT subject to Iraqi government jurisdiction. In other words, NO ONE can arrest and punish them. Apparently the only punishment that is available is for the U.S. Government to cancel their contract so they don't make any more money. Or, perhaps the terms of their contract put them under the jurisdiction of the U.S. military? I haven't heard anything on that.
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crespi1 year, 1 month ago
I'm sure they get much MORE consideration than our REAL American troops who get no armor, forced extended tours, and as a reward for service to our country, a stay in Walter Reed Hell Hole hospital.
Meanwhile Ultra-Conservative, corporate Carlyle Group controls Blackwater and to a large degree who Blackwater kills.
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bruhaha1 year, 1 month ago
You would be correct. They are not subject to US, Iraqi, or Military code of justice (apologies if i've used the wrong terminology there). I do believe that I heard that that was going to change (I'm not holding my breath) and that they would be under the military code of justice.
This lack of accountability, in my mind at least, is one thing that leads to incidents like this (and others...remember the video of the, i believe they were British, other security firm driving down the road and randomly shooting other cars on the road). People are more likely to act in "inappropriate" ways when they know there's nothing anybody can do about it.
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masx20081 year, 1 month ago
Anyone asked WHO the people ARE who need protection? We're told they are 'contractors' or State Department' employees. What supervision does the US Military do over these Blackwater cowboys? Can our US Military guys take control of a crime scene like this and arrest the miscreants? Can't contractors use modern technology to oversee their work without ranging around dangerous streets? Why isn't US Military supervising Blackwater? They are a lawless bunch intent on practicing human destruction without control. How many of these mercenaries were drummed OUT of the US Military for their lack of control in a dangerous situation? Just because they might have been US trained doesn't mean they were any good at anything! Especially cool thinking.
The biggest contract is the three quarter BILLION dollar US Embassy with its own huge airport. THAT tells you that the US has NO plans to vacate Iraq in the next 50 years. Forget about sending your sons to Iraq, you might be sending your Grandsons!
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Will13131 year, 1 month ago
i didn't take a position on one side or the other.. you are making the wrong assumption.. i'm just stating a fact....
by the way .. you are aware that Blackwater following Katrina went thru New Orleans and confiscated all firearms.. conducting unwarranted searches...
these people and their association with the current administration.. is SCARY to say the least...
apology accepted....
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miklkit1 year, 1 month ago
Here are some facts.
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/camps1.htm
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-827209...
Halliburton built the camps.
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NoWayMan1 year, 1 month ago
why don't the stupid cons on this board want something done about blackwater?
they're obviously not wanted in iraq, by the iraqis (remember them? they're the people we're supposed to be "saving")
even if its just for marketing purposes, we should get rid of them.
bottom line: blackwater is making america look bad.
don't sacrifice american integrity for one private company of trigger happy cowboys.
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