U.S. appeals ruling in Blackwater case that involved a Baghdad shooting

[maddezmom]

Source: Wash Post

U.S. appeals ruling in Blackwater case that involved a Baghdad shooting

Saturday, January 30, 2010

U.S. appeals ruling in Blackwater case


The U.S. government appealed a ruling by a federal judge that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards in a Baghdad shooting.

Prosecutors have said the guards killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 20 others in an unprovoked attack in Nisoor Square on Sept. 16, 2007.

In throwing out manslaughter and weapons charges on Dec. 31, U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina ruled that the Justice Department's investigation had been badly tainted by statements the guards provided under the promise of immunity to State Department investigators after the shooting.



Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/29/AR2010012903951.html

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Justice Department Appeals Dismissal of Blackwater Case
By Joe Palazzolo | January 29, 2010

The Justice Department on Friday appealed a court decision dismissing charges against five former Blackwater guards involved in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead.

Vice President Joe Biden announced the government’s intention to file an appeal last weekend, after a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.

Prosecutors say the guards opened fire in a crowded Baghdad intersection without provocation, killing or wounding more than 30 Iraqis, including women and children. Attorneys for the guards say their clients, who were protecting U.S. diplomats, took fire from insurgents and responded in kind.

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more: http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/29/justice-department-appeals-dismissal-of-blackwater-case/

[mmonk]

1. Thanks.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. K&R

[kooljerk666]

3. Extridite these guys for a fair trial in Iraq....EOM

[Jumping John]

4. If the Admin cared an iota about justice would they be using the baby killers of Xe still today n/t