Blackwater's Impunity »
Posted By Beau7890 4 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsAfter guards from Blackwater Worldwide protecting a State Department convoy killed at least 17 Iraqis in a hail of bullets last September, we hoped the Bush administration would rethink the folly of relying on mercenaries, who have no accountability to Iraqi or American law.
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Beau78904 months, 3 weeks ago
Defenders of the administration's policy have said Blackwater's actions in this and other incidents were unaccountable due to an unfortunate mistake when their contract was drawn up. Yet those implementing U.S. policy on private contractors in Iraq have steadfastly refused to rectify the situation, and forced the Iraqi government--the one we're trying to set up under the name of "democracy"--to keep Blackwater there, even though that government wanted to expel the mercenaries. According to the article:
"The ever-stubborn administration decided it couldn't stay at war without its gunslingers. More than six months after the event, not a single charge has been brought against the guards. Last month, the State Department -- which is supposed to be sensitive to local politics and perception -- renewed Blackwater's contract in Iraq for another year."
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