[Peace-discuss] Blackwater

[Stuart Levy]

On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 07:07:16AM -0700, Roger Epperson wrote:
> Iraqi Interior Ministry lifting Blackwater's license
> after fatal shooting
> September 17, 2007 07:16 EDT
> 
> 
> BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry says it's
> pulling the license of the American security firm
> Blackwater USA after the fatal shooting of civilians
> during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade
> in Baghdad.
> 
> The ministry says it will prosecute any foreign
> contractors found to have used excessive force in
> yesterday's shooting.
> 

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This is exciting!  It's a real test for the sovereignty of the
Iraqi government -- can they hold any outsiders accountable for their
actions in Iraq?