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Saturday, November 15, 2008

i still want to know

how they're going to pay for the INNOCENT CIVILIAN LIVES they took (in iraq and goddess only knows where else). fines for weapons in dog food bags but what about the MURDERS?

0h and what sorts of contracts do we still hold with them? we know they murdered civilians we're alleging they smuggled guns and silencers into iraq (some of which got into the hands of the wrong people).....so are we still employing them? (we all know the answer to that)

New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food


by: Brian Ross and Jason Ryan, ABC News
Ex-employees tell ABC News the firm used dog food sacks to smuggle unauthorized weapons to Iraq.

A federal grand jury in North Carolina is investigating allegations the controversial private security firm Blackwater illegally shipped assault weapons and silencers to Iraq, hidden in large sacks of dog food, ABCNews.com has learned.

Under State Department rules, Blackwater is prohibited from using certain assault weapons and silencers in Iraq because they are considered "offensive" weapons inappropriate for Blackwater's role as a private security firm protecting US diplomatic missions.

"The only reason you need a silencer is if you want to assassinate someone," said former CIA intelligence officer John Kiriakou, an ABC News consultant.

Also See:
Blackwater Likely to Be Fined Millions in Iraq Weapons Case

Six Blackwater employees are under investigation by another federal grand jury, in Washington, D.C., in connection with the shooting deaths of at least 17 civilians in September, 2007, at a Baghdad traffic circle. Prosecutors are expected to return indictments in the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the case......

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