Sources: Charges against Blackwater guards debated

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Source: The Associated Press

Defense attorneys for Blackwater Worldwide employees are trying to head off Justice Department charges against the company's bodyguards who were involved in the deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians exactly one year ago.

In a meeting with prosecutors Tuesday, the Blackwater guards' legal team outlined legal and factual reasons the Justice Department would lose at trial if they are indicted, three people close to the investigation said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation.

Prosecutors agreed to take Blackwater's argument into consideration but did not indicate whether they would continue to pursue charges or drop the case. The company itself is not a target of the investigation and has pledged to cooperate with the probe. ...

... For months, a federal grand jury has been investigating the fatal shooting of the civilians, including several young children, in Baghdad's Nisoor Square on Sept. 16, 2007. As few as three bodyguards have been targeted for prosecution, according to lawyers close to the case. ...

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/16/sources-charges-against-blackwater-guards-debated/

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1. Blackwater

They should send that arrogant bastard who owns Blackwater to getmo, and not to be a guard, but to be a prisoner, on the water boarding shift.

[Nostradammit]

2. Some day books will be written about AP's propaganda skills

Their subtle slanting is a marvel to behold.

They whitewash this atrocity with such phrases as, "head off Justice Department charges" which should, in reality read, "try to hide from the righteous arm of Justice."


"In an interview with The Associated Press in July, Blackwater president Gary Jackson predicted that charges would have few negative effects.

"Our Internet sales will go through the roof," Jackson quipped. "There will be more people on our Web site than you can shake a stick at. And guess what? We're going to weather that one, too."



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