Blackwater Security in Iraq could very well be UNLAWFUL COMBATANTS.

[Guaranteed]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-blackwater15oct15,0,3485346,full.story?coll=la-home-center

The designation of lawful and unlawful combatants is set out in the Geneva Convention.Lawful combatants are nonmilitary personnel who operate under their military's chain of command. Others may carry weapons in a war zone but may not use offensive force. Under the international agreements, they may only defend themselves.

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But there is debate among those studying the question. Lawyers at the Justice Department are skeptical that the contractors could be considered unlawful combatants, but some in the State and Defense departments think the contractors in Iraq could be vulnerable to claims that their actions make them unlawful combatants.

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U.S. officials have described many of the suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban affiliates it holds at Guantanamo Bay as unlawful combatants either for taking part in hostilities against the United States or by supporting the hostilities while not part of a nation's military.

By that standard, some of the private guards in Iraq and Afghanistan also could be seen as unlawful combatants, particularly if they have taken offensive action against unarmed civilians, experts said.

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The article also mentioned that what Blackwater has been doing could be considered a war crime.

I just think this is interesting, because if these guys are not in our uniforms, are taking offensive actions and even killing civilians- under the same law that Bush is using to keep people in Guantanamo, they would be in very, very big trouble.