Monday, September 17, 2007

"Oh, black water, keep on rollin'..."

A potentially sad day for war profiteers everywhere...

AP: Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq
The Iraqi government said Monday that it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad.

The Interior Ministry said it would prosecute any foreign contractors found to have used excessive force in the Sunday shooting. It was latest accusation against the U.S.-contracted firms that operate with little or no supervision and are widely disliked by Iraqis who resent their speeding motorcades and forceful behavior...

It adds that "Unlike soldiers, they are not bound by the Uniform Code of Military Justice." Privatized war = fun!

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