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Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraq After 17 Died
MARK MAZZETTI and JAMES RISEN
NY Times
Wednesday, Nov 11th, 2009
WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials.
Blackwater approved the cash payments in December 2007, the officials said, as protests over the deadly shootings in Nisour Square stoked long-simmering anger inside Iraq about reckless practices by the security company’s employees. American and Iraqi investigators had already concluded that the shootings were unjustified, top Iraqi officials were calling for Blackwater’s ouster from the country, and company officials feared that Blackwater might be refused an operating license it would need to retain its contracts with the State Department and private clients, worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Four former executives said in interviews that Gary Jackson, who was then Blackwater’s president, had approved the bribes and that the money was sent from Amman, Jordan, where the company maintains an operations hub, to a top manager in Iraq. The executives, though, said they did not know whether the cash was delivered to Iraqi officials or the identities of the potential recipients.
Blackwater’s strategy of buying off the government officials, which would have been illegal under American law, created a deep rift inside the company, according to the former executives. They said that Cofer Black, who was then the company’s vice chairman and a former top C.I.A. and State Department official, learned of the plan from another Blackwater manager while he was in Baghdad discussing compensation for families of the shooting victims with United States Embassy officials.
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November 11th, 2009 at 5:05 am
new short film about lieing shawn hannity and laughting boy john edwards, gunrights, verichip and the coming chip thats here now, chemtrail and the brainwashing of the corp media- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvCFd866R8
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Colonel X Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
OOPS !!!
SOME BODY GOT CAUGHT STEALING THE COOKIES !!
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November 11th, 2009 at 5:46 am
You’ve got to hand it to those guys at Blackwater/Xe. Knowing the spotlight would be on them and that investigations were imminent they still went out and openly bribed their way out of trouble. Now that takes serious balls.
http://www.openyoureyesnews.co.....porations/
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November 11th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Fire all US war contractors [mercenaries]. The whole idea is abhorent and against the principles of the American citizenry.
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Heres the deal blackwater are mercenarys if everybody in the usa who hates the way this NWO is screwing the country up then lets all start a fund and hire blackwater to take them out!!!! may be get a little more action than the oathkeepers who are still deciding what oath there gonna keep.. hint forign and DOMESTIC!!!!!!!!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
new short film about lieing shawn hannity and laughting boy john edwards, gunrights, verichip and the coming chip thats here now, chemtrail and the brainwashing of the corp media- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvCFd866R8
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November 11th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Over many years we have all been lied to by our Governments, but not just our Governments but many religous leaders. Many things we have been taught are not even in Scripture and millions have swallowed so many lies by these false prophets. If you are a truth seeker please visit the following web site and take the time to read some of the articles, you will be shocked.
http://www.2besaved.com
Blessings
Ben
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