Falluja lawsuit: Blackwater families settle case (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Families of four US men killed in a notorious ambush in Iraq in 2004 have settled a long-running lawsuit with the security firm they worked for.

The four employees of Blackwater, which has since been renamed Academi, were shot, beaten and burned to death in the flash-point city of Falluja.

Two of their bodies were hung from a bridge in an act which shocked America and triggered an assault on the city.

Blackwater was accused of exposing them to high risk without proper protection.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16453799

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/families-dead-blackwater-contractors-settle-suit

[sarcasmo]

1. Founder of Blackwater moves to Abu-Dhabi to avoid extradition.

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x882506523/Court-records-Erik-Prince-moves-to-Abu-Dhabi

[Suich]

2. I didn't know they changed their name to Academi.

I thought they were called Xe.

[ManiacJoe]

3. Under new management, got a new name.

Whether the new management is just a paperwork change or not might be open to debate...