Falsehoods in Iraq shooting unpunished

USA Today by Kelley, Matt | Apr. 1, 2009 (Investigative Report)

The top security official at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq refused to punish Blackwater security guards for making false statements about an unjustified 2005 shooting in Baghdad because he didn't want to lower the morale of those contracted to work security, according to newly released State Department records. Full Story »

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by Shawn McConnell - Apr. 7, 2009

Through a Freedom of Information Act request, USA today uncovered more evidence that the State Department refused to discipline Blackwater guards who lied during a shooting investigation in 2005. The article connects the incident to the 2007 Blackwater shootings, and clearly demonstrates lax state department oversight of Blackwater.

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