Iraqi PM's Office: Blackwater Committed "Deliberate Murder"

New York Times:

The Iraqi prime minister's office said Sunday that the government's investigation had determined that Blackwater USA private security guards who shot Iraqi civilians three weeks ago in a Baghdad square sprayed gunfire in nearly every direction, committed "deliberate murder" and should be punished accordingly.

Iraqi investigators, supported by Iraqi witness accounts, have said unofficially that they could not find evidence of any attack on the Blackwater guards that might have provoked the shooting on Nisour Square, which the Iraqis now say killed 17 and wounded 27. But the Sunday statement by Ali al-Dabbagh, a spokesman for the prime minister, is the first indication that the government considers its investigation completed and the shootings unprovoked.

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Comments

[nirak]

If the Iraqis would have some guts and the power to do it, throw these hoodlums out for heavens sake.
( Bush's Puppet Government)

[kevenseven]

So, hiring mercenaries is a BAD idea?

Ya think???

Seems to me we had a few words to say to the Brits on this a while back.

Where was that? Some insignificant document, no doubt. Nothing that should have illustrated to all mankind the essential humanity of man, no.

What was that? The Declaration of Independence, I seem to remember from third grade. I guess it has no significance today.

But let us look at a few passages:

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world..

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
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He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.
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For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
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For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
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...taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatur­es...

.. declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has ... burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation."

Oh, I'm sure there is nothing to consider here.

[kevenseven]

Head nod to historian1900, although I wrote this a few nights ago...

[CountdownToImpeachment]

kevenseven:

MOST OF THAT READS AS A CRIME LIST OF THE bu$h/cheney USURPATION et al.

[dax49]

i watched the blackwater hearings today and tom davis and the other republicans on the panel should have been sitting at the table with the witnesses. all they did was kiss their asses and apologize for inconveniencing them. real investigation, boys!

[kevenseven]

Not unlike the investigation into the 16 words conducted by Roberts.

[BufoAmericanus]

Gotta' love that Shays.
Conscientious objector who loves mercenaries?

Chicken hawk of a different feather?

[RushLimbaughsPutz]

I have every back issue of Soldier of Fortune magazine. How many of you pussy libs can honestly say that? They wouldn't take me in Blackwater because I'm a fat cowardly out of shape radio host. They have high standards. Speaking of "high", does anyone out there have any spare dope? I just wanted to borrow some. Thanks Rush L

[Cunningham]

Iraqi PM's Office: Blackwater Committed "Deliberate Murder"

And there's nothing the Iraqis can do about it. How do you think they like BushCo's "DEMOCRACY" now?

[BufoAmericanus]

Freedom's on the march.

"A free country is a peaceful country." Just like Jr. said.

[research]

The very existence of Blackwater type private armies is a threat to freedom and democracy everywhere.

[stargazer13]

then that would mean we the us are not free any more we have become preemptive that means we are not peaceful any more government does not even spend 1% of of it,s income to promote peace any where in the world

[BufoAmericanus]

"Although American diplomats have worked with personal security companies for most of the time since the American invasion in March 2003, it appears that State Department officials only now have started to thoroughly look at every aspect of the relationsh­ip."
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Now there's some bullshit for ya'.


Dick Cheney bats big doe eyes, and flutters his long eyelashes at the investigators:
"Criminal, you say? MY BOYS? Criminal?.­.. Tsk,Tsk... I tried so hard to rehabilitate these little scamps, and they *choke* must've lied to me... They came from broken families, you know? Try not to be so hard on little Eric the Great's soldiers of fortune."

[LorettaSingbiel]

"They were shooting in every direction. All four Blackwater vehicles were shooting."

SURPRISE, SURPRISE..­.BUSH'S BLACKWATER TERRORISTS have been getting away with this DELIBERATE MURDER from DAY ONE!!!

"RETURN ON SUCCESS"!!!

Stay safe, healthy and happy,
Love, Loretta

[ceasenake]

Hey, Government of Iraq - tell us to leave if you don't like what's happening.

[kevenseven]

They have, you cretinous imperialist pig.

[historian1900]

I wonder if anyone in this administration has ever read the history of our war for independence? One significant factor in pushing American colonists away from their loyalty to Great Britain and toward American independence was British use of Hessian mercenaries. They were respected and certainly feared, but their overall influence was to turn the people against the power that paid them. I'll answer my own question: policy makers in this administration have read no history at all.

[Cunningham]

More proof that Georgie's history degree was bought, not earned.

[UncleJimbo]

War is Hell! Occupation is a MotherFucker!

[Erdgeist]

Remember that Bush is our first Bizarro President (remember Bizarro World in the Superman comic series?). Blackwater is trying to carry out Bizarro President's plans for the Iraqis. And what is the code of Bizarro World that our Bizarro President uses?

"Us do opposite of all Earthly things! Us hate beauty! Us love ugliness! Is big crime to make anything perfect on Bizarro World!"

See, you can't be nice to Iraqis. That would be the Earthly and humanitarian way of doing things. So in Bizarro World we do the exact opposite. Bizarro Blackwater must murder all Earthly people and make ugliness!

[researcher]

these iraqis just dont get it. they are a puppet government their words mean nothing.

now give us our oil and shut up already.

[RedRooster]

The paid murderers in that particularly suspect enterprise have little in common with the American people other than the US Dollar for which they kill. They have no remorse for their actions and no loyalty to our Constitution.

[ashabot]

These private armies like Blackwater are the American version of Hitler's SS, both petaled as "security and paramilitary organizations". I have no doubt this government would unleash it's mercenaries on American citizens without batting an eye.

[CountdownToImpeachment]

They ALLREADY HAVE PLANS TO DO SO (AGAIN).
Executive Order 11000 allows Seizure of all American people for work forces under federal supervision including the splitting of families if the government finds it necessary.
Executive Order 11004 allows seizure of all housing and finance authorities to establish Forced Relocation Designated areas to be abandoned as "unsafe."
Executive Order 11921 allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of energy sources, wages, salaries, credit and the flow of money in U.S. financial institution in any undefined national emergency. It also provides that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot review the action for six months.

[CountdownToImpeachment]

We have also documented how FEMA has set up internment camps all over the US to hold citizens deemed to be "enemy combatants" in times of crisis.
Senate Bill # 1873: Government can vaccinate you with untested vaccines against your will.

Congressman sensensbrenner’s bill (HR 1528) : REQUIRES you to spy on your neighbors, including wearing a wire, REFUSALS mean MANDATORY PRISON for AT LEAST 2 YEARS.

FDA : Americans HAVE NO RIGHT to know which foods are genetically modified.

The government CLAIMS THE POWER to SEIZE ALL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: currency, gold, silver, and EVERYTHING ELSE if they deem an EMERGENCY EXISTS. Treasury Dept. Letter Aug.12, 2005


The (so called) “Patriot Act” permits:

Secret FBI and police searches of your home and office.

Secret government wiretaps on your phone, computer, & or internet activity.

Secret investigations of your bank records, credit cards, & other financial records.

Secret investigations of your library & book activities.

Secret examinations of your medical, travel, & business records.

The freezing of funds & assets without prior notice or appeal.

The creation of secret “watch lists” that ban those named from air & other travel.

[amiblueyoubet]

Americans haven't been informed ENOUGH of how corrupt Blackwater is.

[researcher]

americans dont want informed go talk to the average joe on the street.

it will scare you.

americans have become imperialists and actually think our military budget is about defense.

who was it that said you cant fool all the people all the time well you can fool most of the people all the time and in a republic that is all you need to do.

[BlueStateMan]

Damn this administration to hell......­..

They have made me ashamed of the country I love.

For that, I will never forgive them.

[HumeSkeptic]

I agree. This is too much to take.