Blackwater Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause Says FBI

New York Times   |  DAVID JOHNSTON and JOHN M. BRODER   |   November 13, 2007 10:00 PM


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Federal agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians have found that at least 14 of the shootings were unjustified and violated deadly-force rules in effect for security contractors in Iraq, according to civilian and military officials briefed on the case.

The F.B.I. investigation into the fatal shootings in Baghdad is still under way, but the findings, which indicate that the company's employees recklessly used lethal force, are already under review by the Justice Department.

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- darker See Profile I'm a Fan of darker permalink


Enjoy being back to the DARK AGES in America with Bush-Cheney's warring, crashing economy and housing market?

EMOTIONALLY HYSTERICAL, destructively angry American VOTERS damaged America by voting on FAKE IMAGE MAKING and smoke & mirrors that gave us fake cowboy Bush and corporate King Cheney and their NANNY STATE FOR THE RICH.

Beware of being "riled up" by garbage throwing political campaigns. Please use COMMON SENSE, instead. The politicians don't want you to use common sense, and get whipped up by HYSTERIA.

It's time for a change.
Vote for women.
The guys = out-of-control corruption. Hopeless.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:45 PM on 11/14/2007
- Norge See Profile I'm a Fan of Norge permalink

I am completely sure Americans would be outraged if it were Chinese patroling the American streets and kicking in the doors to people's homes at 2 in the morning doing seaches for the insurgency fighting the invading Chinese army and Chinese marines. The American people would be outraged if it had been Americans in the exposed prison pictures being humiliated by Chinese soldiers, young chinese men and women stripping Americans naked
and having them march and prostrate themselves in the presence of dogs growling and chinese women soldiers laughing.

Seen from such a perspect, it is not difficult to appreciate the suffering of the Iraqi people.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:30 PM on 11/14/2007
- cruisepuppy7452a See Profile I'm a Fan of cruisepuppy7452a permalink

They killed a lot more than that, let's stop the gag orders and tell the truth here. Its time for an all out tell all and get to who ordered those hits on our soldiers, and others. Does it really take a brain surgeon to know it was ordered by Cheney and Rumsfeld, Bush and Rice? They were involved in the Pat Tillman case, Camp Falcon, and others. Someone, grow some balls and do a tell all will ya?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:30 PM on 11/14/2007
- speakingtruth2power See Profile I'm a Fan of speakingtruth2power permalink

Will our DOJ serve justice or BushCo? (really naive I know but I had to ask)

We can only hope that someday, someone will stand up for the rule of law!

Since when is murdering innocent civilians an act that can't be prosecuted?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:57 PM on 11/14/2007
- Geminess See Profile I'm a Fan of Geminess permalink

Worse case scenario - (I pray to God I am wrong):
"New" Terror strike in USA around October/November '08.
Elections suspended; Constitution suspended; Civil liberties obliterated.
Blackwater, the privatized military Bushco set up takes over the "security" operations starting with concentration camps for dissenters and disenfranchised alike.
Bush will claim he has no timeline for how long this "coup" will last. Its all in the name of "The War On Terror". (Sound familiar?...Musharraf claims the same...as we speak).
This will lead to the Milton Friedman edict of "a clean slate" and corporations will take over every aspect of government or state run agencies. Well...I'm no seer or sage so I could be totally wrong. I just hope the Dems have some foresight to stop such a nightmarish scenario.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:44 PM on 11/14/2007
- WARisEVIL See Profile I'm a Fan of WARisEVIL permalink

Headline is wrong.....it should read

BUSHLER KILLS THOUSANDS IN IRAQ WITHOUT CAUSE!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 AM on 11/14/2007
- Swordfish See Profile I'm a Fan of Swordfish permalink

A gentle reminder: these guys are OUR mercenaries, winning hearts and minds in OUR name!
Stop the madness!

bored? visit http://alqaedanabq.blogspot.com

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:24 AM on 11/14/2007
- researcher See Profile I'm a Fan of researcher permalink

americans what we now see in iraq will come to america as soon as blackwater can set up enough bases in america.

does not matter if demos or repubs are in power fascism is on its way when economy collapes.

political leaders will need blackwater to support their marshall law agenda.

after several decades of fascism americans may be ready for a republic if they can stop shopping long enough to vote.

americans still think we are a democracy rather than a republic. it is called brainwashing and it works well with a dumbed downed society.

ask bush and feinstein and her husband making a killing $$$$$ on this war. just think how much her husband can make if we bomb iran.

now quit reading this americans and get over to wal mart they are having a sale on those china toys. just a little lead in them wont hurt your children much as the corporations smile all the way to the bank.

trickle down theory did not work so well did it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:09 AM on 11/14/2007
- Geminess See Profile I'm a Fan of Geminess permalink

Quote from David Kurtz at TPM:

"Already under FBI investigation, State Department Inspector General Howard "Cookie" Krongard testifies before Rep. Henry Waxman's committee today. Spencer Ackerman anchors our ongoing coverage of the hearing.

Right out of the gate this morning, Waxman has dropped the bombshell that Krongard's brother Buzzy--the former No. 3 at CIA--sits on the board of Blackwater, State's most controversial contractor.

Perhaps a minor conflict of interest?"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/058808.php

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:07 AM on 11/14/2007
- Geminess See Profile I'm a Fan of Geminess permalink

One cannot help but draw the similaities between Hitler and his Gestapo...run by Heinrich Himmler. The Gestapo were Hitler's secret Police. It seems to me that OPrince is the leader of Bush/Cheney's 'secret police'. After all...posse commitatus be damned in their view. Isn't the plan already in motion to have "private security" take charge in any NEW terrorist action, or "natural disaster" or "epidemic"? I'm just saying...daaaammmnnnn. Where does this criminal administration draw the line???

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:53 AM on 11/14/2007
- rroy See Profile I'm a Fan of rroy permalink

This Blackwater madness reminds me,very vividly, of an incident I experienced many years ago at Iwo Jima;

I don't remember if it was D Day plus one two or three,but it was somewhere around there,and in the dark of night.
We were patroling off the beach in the Boat Group Commander's Higgins boat when an "enemy aircraft alert"came over the radio.Just what the hell kind of damage a single aircraft in the dark of night could do is beyond me!
Suddenly somebody,out of confusion or panic or,who knows why?,began firing a 30 calibre machine gun,with tracer bullets, into the air, on one of the many vessels in the area.In an instant the area was lit up with literally hundreds of guns and tracer bullets being fired towards the spot the original gun was firing .This went on for probably ten or fifteen seconds until a message came over to cease firing the alert was an error.So all this mayhem was the result of,what I describe as"The Judah's Goat Syndrome",or when in doubt follow the leader and don't think yourself.

How so many of our civilian and military leaders(who would probably shit their pants if they got anywhere near combat)could not anticipate something like this , with Blackwater,is disgusting!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:33 AM on 11/14/2007
- vapaday See Profile I'm a Fan of vapaday permalink

Oh! How we posture, and strut like pious and sanctimonious peacocks. We tell the world that we are a nation of laws, and that that is our guiding principal. We tell undocumented immigrants that they are illegal, and that they must come in through due process, because we are a nation of laws. And, yet we cannot find a law to prosecute those murdering thugs who slaughtered innocent Iraqis. Terribly sorry the operative word here is Iraqi..not white Americans, but Iraqis. Are we not a sad and pathetic lot!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:28 AM on 11/14/2007
- EyeballKid See Profile I'm a Fan of EyeballKid permalink

Isn't that normally called "MURDER"?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:20 AM on 11/14/2007
- sugarmoes See Profile I'm a Fan of sugarmoes permalink

these 14 civilians sacrificed for a noble cause. freedumb ain't free and war ain't pretty. their contribution to future fantasy democracy is duly noted and will be facetiously praised at a future date which shall coincide with political expediency. praise duhbyuh and pass the tequila.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:12 AM on 11/14/2007
- sugarmoes See Profile I'm a Fan of sugarmoes permalink

BUSH PARDON!!! IT'S FOR FREEDUMB... WARRRRR... NOBLE CAUSE SAVING THE WORRRRRRLD!!! EVERYTHING BUSH DOES IS NOBLE AND JUST AND ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY NECCCCCCCESSARRRRYYYYY!!!! LONG LIVE KING BUSH! ZEIG HEIL MEIN FUHRER!!!!

please grow a moustachio.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:06 AM on 11/14/2007
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