September 17, 2007

We're kickin' ass!

Part II:

A U.S. State Department motorcade came under attack in Baghdad on Sunday, prompting security contractors guarding the convoy to open fire in the streets. At least nine civilians were killed, according to Iraqi officials. The shootout occurred after an explosion detonated near the convoy. In response, the security contractors "escalated the force to defend themselves," a U.S. Embassy official in Baghdad said. Iraqi officials alleged that the response by the security company mercenaries, Blackwater, involved excessive force and killed innocent civilians.
Yeah, we kicked ass, all right...

Update:
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Monday that it was pulling the license of an American security mercenary army involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad. The ministry said it would prosecute any foreign contractors found to have used excessive force in the Sunday incident.
Why do Iraqis hate their freedom?

2 comments:

pygalgia said...

I'm betting that they're staying, with only a cosmetic name change for political cover. More as to why at my place.

Anonymous said...

Q: Why does hiring Blackwater mercenaries for 'security' in Iraq remind me of the ill-fated hiring of the Hell's Angels for security at Altamont in 1969?

A: Because they're both stupid fucking ideas!