Xe(Blackwater) Helicopter Down in Iraq - 4 Hurt

[RamboLiberal]

(CNN) — A helicopter from private military contractor Xe crashed outside Baghdad on Friday, leaving four people hurt, a company spokeswoman said.

The MD-530 “Little Bird” went down during a training exercise, said Stacy Capace, a spokeswoman for the company formerly known as Blackwater. Few details were immediately available, however.

“We don’t know the extent of injuries right now, and we don’t know the cause right now,” she said.

http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/

[rucky]

1. Iraq's a dangrous place.

What are tourists doing there, anyways?

[tekisui]

2. What are they still doing there?

[conspirator]

7. They are the colonial guard. There to ensure that the oil is properly pumped out nt

[dipsydoodle]

3. Life's a bitch.............

:shrug:

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch!

[backscatter712]

5. If these were actual U.S. military servicemembers, I'd give a shit. n/t

[Garbo 2004]

6. I'm reminded of BeHereNow's recent thread upon learning her brother took a job flying helos in Iraq

for a merc outfit. He needed the money to help support his family.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6077374

[lesliewhitebird]

8. Someone needs to talk about the domestic camps that Blackwater is setting up

They set one up in my state. Why would they need them? To do to us what is being done in the Mideast?

[Vidar]

9. Too bad they lived.