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US security guards to be charged over mass shooting in Iraq
Sarah Knapton
London Telegraph
Saturday, Dec 06, 2008
Five security guards will be charged over the deaths of 17 Iraqis who were shot during an anti-American rally in Baghdad last year.
The employees of Blackwater Worldwide, who were hired by the US State Department to protect American diplomats, opened fire on a crowd who had gathered at an interstate in the Iraqi capital on September 16 2007.
Six guards have been under investigation since the attacks after witnesses claimed the shooting was unprovoked.
Blackwater continues to deny the allegations claiming its guards were ambushed by insurgents while responding to a car bombing.
Young children were among the victims and the shooting strained relations between the U.S. and Iraq.
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Following the deaths, Blackwater became the subject insurgent propaganda videos in Iraq.
The Justice Department has been considering manslaughter and assault charges against the guards for weeks but has not released details of the exact indictment.
Prosecutors have also been considering bringing charges for using a machine gun in a crime of violence which carries a mandatory 30-year-sentence.
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December 6th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Since they haven’t released the details SOFA act in English that they are having passed in Iraq right now which gives immunity to Americans opperating on duty from prosecution… I am curious if they will be tied under that deal. Also, some people are always used as examples for political purposes, no matter the deeds done. I know a lot of shady killings that occured in Iraq and the people were let off the hook. Same thing happened with the Iranian civilian Airliner. The American low flying jet in Italy that clipped the cable of a lift going up a mountain that sent the lift plummeting to the earth. All them were let off the hook and given awards. So I’ll be watching this, the key factor here is they are contractors(Mercs)
December 6th, 2008 at 11:30 am
They suspected that a grade 5 math teacher was in the group, thereby guaranteeing immunity for the attack.
December 8th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
what they hell do they expect. yeah their buddies might of gotten away with it, but someone had to take the blame. stupid bastards