10/11/2007

U.S. clears Blackwater mercnenaries in 3 Iraqi deaths

New Law May Spell End to Iraq Contractors --CBS News: Documents Show Iraqi Parliament Considering Ending Immunity For Private Firms 09 Nov 2007 The government of Iraq has notified private security firms their immunity from Iraqi law is about to end, CBS News reports. The title of a letter sent by the interior ministry: "Removing the legal immunity." The draft of a new law says "all immunities … shall be cancelled." That law still must be ratified by the Iraqi parliament, and if and when it is, private security firms like Blackwater would almost certainly pull out of Iraq.
U.S. clears Blackwater in 3 Iraqi deaths 09 Nov 2007 The U.S. government countered Iraqi claims that employees mercenaries with Blackwater USA fired "without any provocation" on Iraqi guards, killing three. Iraqi accounts of the incident describe the shootings as "an act of terrorism" and concluded Blackwater employees fired "without any provocation."

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