It looks like Blackwater is coming out on top, and good for them. Too much has been focused on all the negative that BW has done, and all the positive gets lost in the shuffle. No one talks about all the successful missions BW has completed for the State Dept., in regards to protecting diplomats in Iraq. Or the fact that BW has lost a few employees, in defense of those diplomats. -Head Jundi
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May 10, 2008
Iraq Contractor in Shooting Case Makes Comeback
By JAMES RISEN
WASHINGTON — Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril.
Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Iraqis dead at a Baghdad intersection. Outrage over the killings prompted the Iraqi government to demand Blackwater’s ouster from the country, and led to a criminal investigation by the F.B.I., a series of internal investigations by the State Department and the Pentagon, and high-profile Congressional hearings.
But after an intense public and private lobbying campaign, Blackwater appears to be back to business as usual. (more…)