Iraqis Round on Blackwater 'Dogs' After Shooting

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Iraqis Round on Blackwater 'Dogs' After Shooting
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2007-09-19 19:35. Media

By Agence France-Presse

Baghdad — Hated by Iraqis who refer to them as "Mossad," Blackwater contractors are also mistrusted by fellow private security guards operating in Iraq who say they are arrogant, rude and dangerous.

"They kill innocent people in the street," Hameed Hussein, a pensioner in west Baghdad's Al-Maamoun neighbourhood said on Tuesday, two days after guards from the US security firm opened fire on civilians, killing 10 people and wounding 13.

"Where else in the world does this happen?" asked 60-year-old Hussein. "These are not security forces but rather forces to kill Iraqis. They are frenzied dogs."

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http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/26980

I thought mercenary armies were illegal. Oh well, yet another law that "does not apply" when they decide it doesn't.

Mercenaries are not called "the dogs of war" for nothing..

you know like the trout fishing or deer hunting season with licences issued and rules laid down for minimum size etc.

The ouster of Blackwater may ironically provide a unifying rallying point among the occupied.

Blackwater's license? My guess: Maliki was given $ & a threat. The carrot & the stick. Revoking the license would have opened up scrutiny on the other Merc Corps. which is big business.

The US Military doesn't have qualified personnel to handle the job?

Special Forces
Seals
Delta Force

State department has a big problem

protected by my country.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6931337

Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh insisted Tuesday that Blackwater guards should be held accountable for Sunday's killings, which took place while the security detail was assigned to protect a State Department motorcade.

"They should not have immunity for their mistakes," Dabbagh said. "If they have made a mistake, they should be subjected to the law."

That sometimes it is good for the hunter to become the hunted.

A crowd of civilians doesn't pull mercenaries out of vehicles, burn their bodies, and then hang their charred corpes from bridges on a whim.

fact that Blackwater didn't arm them sufficiently...but that's what I read-don't know how true it is.

At the same time, there were reports blackwater was testing blended metal bullets.

but I think this story still has legs