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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Thats a strong statement will and I imagine it being delivered with strong feeling. I admit I haven't payed a lot of attention to the doings of Blackwater beyond that well publicized and confusing incident from last year. So I'm wondering from where do you draw such strong feelings?
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Feelings?
I'm basing it on factual evidence. You should read "Blackwater: The Wise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" by Jeremy Scahill, the investigative journalist. Here's just a few examples:
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Blackwater Sues Families of Slain Employees to Shut Them Up
by Daniel J. Callahn / Marc P. Miles
The following article is by Daniel J. Callahn and Marc P. Miles, the lawyers representing the families of four American contractors who worked for Blackwater and were killed in Fallujah. After Blackwater refused to share information about why they were killed, the families were told they would have to sue Blackwater to find out. Now Blackwater is trying to sue them for $10 million to keep them quiet. This article was first posted on AlterNet.org’s website.
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http://agonist.org/20071210/victim_g...comment-138708
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Report Details Shooting by Drunken Blackwater Worker
By ERIC SCHMITT
Published: October 2, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 — A Blackwater USA employee under investigation in the killing last December of an Iraqi bodyguard in an off-duty confrontation was so drunk after fleeing the shooting that another group of guards took away the loaded pistol he was fumbling with, a report to a House committee said Monday.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/wo...2shooting.html
I'll post more later.