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Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting (Blackwater)
The Washington Post (excerpt) ^
| August 17, 2008
| Del Quentin Wilber and Karen DeYoung
Posted on 08/17/2008 12:25:14 AM PDT by HAL9000
Excerpt -
Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, indicating a high likelihood the Justice Department will seek to indict at least some of the men, according to three sources close to the case. ~ snip ~
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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posted on
08/17/2008 12:25:15 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
'Hate
Justice'.
What else do they do; engage in anything that may demand honest attention or what?
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posted on
08/17/2008 12:40:39 AM PDT
by
cricket
(Damn Political Correctness; before it irretrievably, damns us all. . .)
To: HAL9000
Can't be prosecuted if they can't be found. Just saying.
These guys can disappear very easily to a non-extradition nation.
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posted on
08/17/2008 4:50:16 AM PDT
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: HAL9000
How can the US Justice Department prosecute them for acts committed in Iraq?
These guys thought they were in danger; they were protecting their charge. The 17 Iraqis killed were collateral damage, just like happens with the military, and like happens in all wars. To prosecute the Blackwater employees is a miscarriage of justice.
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posted on
08/17/2008 5:48:26 PM PDT
by
FFranco
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