Iraq government - Blackwater must go

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=289308

Strains are being felt between the Iraqi and US governments with Iraq demanding the U.S security firm Blackwater pay compensation to Iraqi families.

The Iraqi’s have also insisted the U.S end its association with Blackwater within six months.

The demands were outlined in an official report issued on Monday in Arabic.

Iraq has accused Blackwater guards of having deliberately fired on Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring more than 20.

The Iraqi government has demanded Blackwater pay US$8m compensation to each family bereaved by last month's shootings.

Private security employees are immune from prosecution in Iraq, but an FBI investigation into the killings has raised the prospect of trials in the U.S.
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Iraq is pretty ticked...

[lvx35]

1. Hey, when are these Iraqi leaders going to run for president?

Seems like they are more interested in keeping our tax dollars from being squandered on these morons than our own leaders...

[indepat]

2. Ain't it special that private security employees are immune from prosecution: an invitation and a

license to wantonly kill and mutilate with impunity.

edited to change is to it

[madrchsod]

3. npr had an iraq official on this afternoon

they want a shit load of money and they want security firms under their contracts not the us state dept...