@Walter Hinteler,
Quote:The killing, seen as an example of the impunity enjoyed by private security firms on the US payroll in Iraq, exacerbated Iraqi resentment toward Americans.
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After this, it is little wonder that immunity became such as sticking point in trying to reach a new security agreement with Iraq.
@oralloy,
oralloy wrote:WASHINGTON -- An appeals court on Friday resurrected the case against four Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a 2007 shooting in a Baghdad public square that killed 17 Iraqi citizens.
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts for All 4 Former Blackwater Guards Charged in Iraq Shootings
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/jury-returns-guilty-verdicts-blackwater-guards-charged-iraq-26375555
Just a headline at the moment. No explanation of which charge(s) resulted in conviction.
No idea if that link will update from the headline, but I'll try to post a link to a more detailed article when I find one.
@oralloy,
Why did this take so long?
Shooting up the populace is never helpful to the diplomatic effort.
@McTag,
McTag wrote:The prosecutors should not find it difficult to fix another charge. There were plenty of witnesses to this event.
sounds like the military witnesses were the ones who really made the case this time round
@McTag,
McTag wrote:
Shooting up the populace is never helpful to the diplomatic effort.
That sounds kind of judgmental, don't you think?
Oh FFS, they are called "Black Water", not "Clean Water". Their name tells us everything about their attitude. Might as well start calling themselves "Red Water" - now we have something here!
@roger,
Quote:That sounds kind of judgmental, don't you think?
Anything I've read about the behaviour of Blackwater employees in Iraq leads to a certain conclusion.
<<Charges Dismissed Against Blackwater Iraq Shooters>>
It was obvious.
Those criminals should have been judged in Iraq, where the crimes were perpetuated, and by Iraqi authorities... not so here in the US.
Am I mistaken or did I see that 3 of them were convicted of manslaughter and one of murder?
@RABEL222,
Yes, Nicholas Slatten was charged with murder because he started the shooting, I think.
Quote:The guards were convicted on nearly every one of the 32 charges they faced. Nicholas Slatten, a sniper who prosecutors said started the shooting, was convicted of murder. Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard were convicted on charges of voluntary manslaughter, attempting to commit voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges.
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@carloslebaron,
Quote:Those criminals should have been judged in Iraq, where the crimes were perpetuated, and by Iraqi authorities... not so here in the US.
Bullshit you do not turn over US soldiers to be judge by a third world justice system that does not contain the save guards of the US system.
