Did Blackwater Contractors Attempt to Hide Evidence of a Massacre in Iraq?

[kpete]

Did Blackwater Mercs Try to Smuggle Weapons Used in Massacre Out of Iraq?

A government informant says Blackwater operatives wanted to ‘get rid of’ the guns used at Nisour Square ‘before an investigation ensued.’

By Jeremy Scahill

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A government informant says Blackwater operatives wanted to ‘get rid of’ the guns used at Nisour Square ‘before an investigation ensued.’

By Jeremy Scahill

This is a pretty explosive development in the investigation into Blackwater’s Nisour Square massacre that killed 17 Iraqis and wounded more than 20 others on September 16, 2007: Shortly after the shooting, Blackwater operatives allegedly attempted to smuggle weapons used in the massacre out of Iraq to dispose of them before an investigation began.

more:
http://rebelreports.com/post/104175130/did-blackwater-mercs-try-to-smuggle-weapons-used-in
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Had this occurred in a domestic context in the United States, the criminal case would be fairly straightforward. Given that it happened in Iraq, however, and given the confusion that prevailed immediately after the events at Nisoor Square, establishing the charges is likely to prove far more complicated. But these developments serve to highlight the gross misconduct of the Justice Department in the immediate wake of the shocking events in Iraq. While the Defense and State Departments struggled over control of a probe, and the State Department took steps that put it firmly on the side of Blackwater in efforts to obstruct a criminal inquiry, the Justice Department did absolutely nothing—ultimately only stepping in after Congress and editorial boards around the country began to question its inaction openly. Jeremy Scahill, author of the bestselling corporate portrait Blackwater, calls this a “pretty explosive development.” It raises more questions not only about Blackwater’s conduct but also about the bona fides of the competing investigations completed by the various U.S. government agencies involved.

more:
http://harpers.org/archive/2009/05/hbc-90004932

[Demeter]

1. Not that We Need Another Blackwater Scandal

but it does detract from the bank failures....