Witness tells of carnage in Baghdad shooting ("The Americans fired at everything that moved")

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

Witness tells of carnage in Baghdad shooting
by Herve Bar
Sun Sep 23, 11:59 AM ET

BAGHDAD (AFP) - An Iraqi traffic policeman told Sunday how Blackwater security guards caused carnage when they opened fire on civilians in Baghdad, as a senior officer probing the shooting insisted it was unprovoked.

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Traffic officer Ali Khalaf, who was on duty on Sunday last week in Al-Yarmukh, in the mainly Sunni Mansour area of west Baghdad, told AFP he had witnessed the entire incident.

"The American convoy arrived... and as usual I stopped the traffic to allow them to pass," Khalaf said.

As they often do, guards from the US firm -- the largest private security operators in Iraq -- hurled water bottles at cars to stop traffic as they drove through.

"Then without reason, they opened fire. Four shots, in the air, aiming just above the cars," Khalaf said.

"But one of the bullets struck a man in his car. I went to his aid but he was already dead, his body was slumped on the dashboard.

"His wife was then killed before my eyes by a bullet that hit her in the head."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070923/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestusblackwater

[EnricoFermi]

1. This part was disturbing

"There were dead bodies and wounded people everywhere, the road was full of blood. A bus was also hit and several of its occupants were wounded," said the traffic officer.

Two small black helicopters that always accompany Blackwater on security missions swooped down and sprayed the scene with machine gun fire, Khalaf added.

[olddad56]

8. How much longer before the Bushco regime starts using Blackwater on us?

A matter of time before they stage a false flag attack, and declare marshall law. At that point, Bushco will begin using private 'security' firms to enforce the marshall law.

Maybe, maybe not, but if I can envision it, it could happen.

[Amonester]

2. Meet the current Butcher of Baghdad.

The 2007 Butcher of Baghdad (according to most Iraqis, and a BIG majority of the world.)

[yardwork]

3. k&r for lurking freepers. Take a look at what your country is doing.

[Gregorian]

4. I'll recommend every one of these threads until this gets national attention.

I'm so furious about this. We've invaded and violated a country. And now my tax money is going toward murdering their civilians.

Fuck you, Bush! Fuck you, Blackwater!

[Barrett808]

6. Word. n/t

[Toots]

5. Sounds to me like these big tough Mercenaries are scared to death

They demonstrate the actions of complete cowards..

[bemildred]

7. Yep, spooked them good.

Wet diapers and soiled jammies all around it sounds like.

[mitchum]

9. Yep, bullnecked and chickenhearted

[saigon68]

10. They need "Rose Petal treatment"

[TheLastMohican]

11. And then the american public is outraged

when a few of the buddies of these errm...."humans" end up hanging from the brigde.
I understand the Iraqis particularly hate mercenaries like Blackwater and therefore target them daily. It just doesn't get reported.

Otherwise I don't understand the edgy and trigger-happy attitude of these butchers.