cnn.com— No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater USA guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday.
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You're missing the point. What he meant was that Blackwater will have a hell of a time getting ANY backing from the military, even if they are ordered to.
If a crime was really committed, there should be enough evidence to go around, even without the statements already given. As the media reports it, every Tom, Dick and Harry in Iraq knows Blackwater has been misbehaving. If that's really the truth, they'll have no trouble getting a conviction. On the other hand, the US judicial system, imperfect as it is, doesn't seem to play fast and loose with the facts the way much of the media does. I suspect the account we hear my change considerably if any trial is ever actually brought.
frostbytOct 31, 2007
No one forced them to sign up for the crappy military.
vitriolandangstOct 31, 2007
They've been recruiting in Chile, and some former soviet state -- places where there were fascist dictators and goons-for-hire need work.
vitriolandangstOct 31, 2007
The correct term should have been; "Drive by."
Closed AccountOct 31, 2007
You're missing the point. What he meant was that Blackwater will have a hell of a time getting ANY backing from the military, even if they are ordered to.
aaronlindermanNov 1, 2007
If a crime was really committed, there should be enough evidence to go around, even without the statements already given. As the media reports it, every Tom, Dick and Harry in Iraq knows Blackwater has been misbehaving. If that's really the truth, they'll have no trouble getting a conviction. On the other hand, the US judicial system, imperfect as it is, doesn't seem to play fast and loose with the facts the way much of the media does. I suspect the account we hear my change considerably if any trial is ever actually brought.
aaronlindermanNov 1, 2007
I think the question was whether Blackwater is hired *by* foreign governments, not whether it hires foreign personnel. I don't know. Anyone?