From the NY Times of 13 Nov 2007:
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F.B.I. Says Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause F.B.I. Says Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause
Federal agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians have found that at least 14 of the shootings were unjustified and violated deadly-force rules in effect for security contractors in Iraq, according to civilian and military officials briefed on the case.
The F.B.I. investigation into the shootings in Baghdad is still under way, but the findings, which indicate that the company's employees recklessly used lethal force, are already under review by the Justice Department.
Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to seek indictments, and some officials have expressed pessimism that adequate criminal laws exist to enable them to charge any Blackwater employee with criminal wrongdoing. Spokesmen for the Justice Department and the F.B.I. declined to discuss the matter.
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Maybe the good guys are not the good guys? Of course not. After all, everyone in 2003 knew Saddam must have had WMDs. Therefore only Americans are good guys.
How can Blackwater, et al have done wrong? We even made it legal for them to kill anyone they want at any time. They are Americans - not second class people like Iraqis, Germans, and Brits (yes this is what an extremist religious lady and supporter of George Jr was telling me last night). That reasoning was sufficient to even prove Saddam had WMDs. Others who know differently are so silent because they have "weak liberal minds". Considering the so few who speak out here, she must be right.
Good thing we have George Jr and Condi Rice's State Department to protect our heroes in Blackwater uniforms. Blackwater employees cannot be prosecuted even for murder. Also good is that Blackwater takes revenge for what happened to employees in Fallujah. God heil Amerika even though Democrats and so many others who remain silent are so backboneless.
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Investigators found no evidence to support assertions by Blackwater employees that they were fired upon by Iraqi civilians. That finding sharply contradicts initial assertions by Blackwater officials, who said that company employees fired in self-defense and that three company vehicles were damaged by gunfire.
... investigators determined that the subsequent shootings of 14 Iraqis, some of whom were shot while fleeing the scene, were unprovoked. ...
A separate military review of the Sept. 16 shootings concluded that all of the killings were unjustified and potentially criminal. One of the military investigators said the F.B.I. was being generous to Blackwater in characterizing any of the killings as justifiable.
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Cars were heavily damaged mostly in the rear with few if any bullets entering their front. Clearly all these vehicles were backing up to threatened Blackwater.
No problem. This is what we want. Even our Democrats silently cheer that inferior races are killed. If not, Democrats would be screaming loudly. A majority of Cellar dwellers clearly approve just as loudly. Al Qaeda must exist in Iraq. That's the only way to explain a clearly misguided FBI analysis. We all know the only enemy in Iraq is Al Qaeda.