On Friday, the State Department announced that it would place it's own security agents in all Blackwater convoys, mount cameras in Blackwater vehicles and record all radio transmissions.
While it's great that the State Department is taking the first steps toward holding Blackwater employees more accountable, it's not enough. Today, an Iraqi government probe into the Sept. 16 shootings ruled that the security firm's guards fired into a Baghdad square without provocation. The final results: 17 killed and 27 injured.
People like the ones responsible for the Sept. 16 shootings must be brought to justice now, and if it happens again in the future.
2007-10-09 00:38:36 · 6 answers · asked by courage 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I heard or read somewhere that the guy who runs Blackwater is a good friend of the Bush family. That says it all for me.
2007-10-09 03:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ohsassyone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since, as the poster above me asserts, Blackwater Security is no longer under contract to the US Government and was not when this shameful incident occurred, the accused murderers of 17 Iraqis should have to stand trial in Iraq, while in Iraq, they are, as is everyone else, subject to the local laws of the land.
I see a parallel between this and that kid who got up to no good in Korea a couple years ago had to take a caning for his "crimes". The US Government didn't step in to defend HIM, why should they defend murderers in Iraq?
2007-10-09 07:56:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I just heard on the radio that the Blackwater contract had EXPIRED in 2006.
Which means that the most recent "incident" where Iraqi civilians were murdered ( apparently there are over 200 "incidents" ) was when they were NOT under contract and therefore NOT "protected" by "diplomatic immunity."
Which means that they were just a bunch of gun nut Americans running around shooting innocent people.
Which means - that they ARE liable to the Iraqi government.
I can't WAIT to see how this turns out.
2007-10-09 07:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was not supposed to happen. This is the kind of poorly thought out planning that has plauged Bush's war in general.
No one thought a climate of lawlessness and unaccountability would stem from having contractors not answerable to Iraqi law. Not to change the subject but the next question is : Is Iraq a sovereign nation now and does its laws apply?
2007-10-09 08:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by planksheer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Blackwater is too chicken to regin in its own people.
BTW: Bert, the caning was in Singapore.
2007-10-09 08:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by White Star 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you are babyitting a whole coutry,what differences does a few companies make. seriously they shouldn't,but we have very little accountability in this country anymore
2007-10-09 08:03:44 · answer #6 · answered by here to help 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋