Iraq concedes possible 'security vacuum' (if Blackwater exits)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Iraq concedes possible 'security vacuum'

By KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 3 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi official conceded Sunday that Blackwater
USA's exit would create a "security vacuum" in Baghdad and
said U.S. and Iraqi officials were instead working on revamping
regulations governing private security companies after a
deadly shooting of civilians.

The killing of at least 11 civilians allegedly involving Blackwater
guards near a square in central Baghdad has thrown a
spotlight on the practices of foreign security contractors who
have long angered Iraqis by their aggressive behavior in
protecting Western diplomats and other dignitaries.

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Following the Sept. 16 Nisoor Square shooting, the Interior
Ministry banned Blackwater from operating in Iraq but rolled
back after the U.S. agreed to a joint investigation. The
company resumed guarding a reduced number of U.S. convoys
on Friday.

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"If we expel this company immediately there will be a security
vacuum that will demand pulling some troops off the battlefield,"
Tahseen Sheikhly, a civilian spokesman for the seven-month-old
offensive against militants in Baghdad and surrounding areas.
"This will create a security imbalance in securing Baghdad."

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070923/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[acmavm]

1. And once again the puppet goverment sells out their people, justice, and

their souls to the American occupiers.

[truthisfreedom]

2. So just write a law that retroactively takes all of their profits.

That's the only reason they're there anyway. When they can't make any money, they'll sell their contract to the next highest bidder and leave.