Blackwater guards charged

BUSH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS DISGUSTING .... — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:37:47 GMT

WHY DOES BUSH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LOVE TO PROSECUTE & IMPRISON BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN THE usa AND SECURITY GUARDS IN IRAQ FOR SHOOTINGS IN THE LINE OF DUTY?

TODAY'S INDICTMENT OF BLACKWATER SECURITY GUARDS FOR A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN IRAQ IN SEPTEMEBR 2007 IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE! HOW CAN THESE MEN BE CHARGED WITH "MANSLAUGHTER" WITHIN A WAR ZONE? THAT IS ILLOGICAL. THEY EITHER SET OUT TO SHOOT INNOCENT IRAQIS OR THEY SHOT IRAQIS BELIEVEING THEM TO BE FIRING ON THEM.

THIS INDICTMENT IS TYPICAL OF THE MENTALITY OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. SEND OUR YOUNG MEN & WOMEN TO WAR ... THEN USE THEM AS POLITICAL PAWNS. A DISGUSTING BUNCH OF IVORY TOWER WIMPS WHO NEVER STEPPED FOOT INTO A COMBAT ZONE.

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Blackwater guards charged

katiec — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:38:38 GMT

Have heard that Blackwater and other private "security forces" were and are totally out of control in Iraq. The guidelines our soldiers have to follow do not apply to them which makes their service questionable. Add to that the salaries they get compared to our fighting men and women makes one wonder why they are even there.
Our men and women in service are honorable.
These private organizations leave their integrity
in doubt.

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eagle1776 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:38:50 GMT

Mercenaries often find themselves in trouble. It looks like these mercenaries finally are getting their comeuppance. The nightmare is almost over. January 20 can't come soon enough for me.

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Teach - Denver — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:52:17 GMT

Why is it that our own military can't provide security in a war zone? I think that if these men had been US military personel, this wouldn't be an issue. Why do we hire these private contractors to do military jobs? Could it be to line the pockets of politicians? War is a very profitable business. This should be investigated, these guys aren't above the law. No one is - except for Rove and Bush.

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jesse St.Paul Minnesota — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:55:16 GMT

I hope they get the book thrown at them.These scumbags killed women,and children for no other reason then they could,And then these so called heros all turned them selfs in Utah,why you ask,they wanted to go to a pro-gun state instead of those washinton types getting involved.They are trying to get away with murder,The new republican gard,you see the Bush admin,has spent millions on blackwater and other contractors building there own forces and letting them take over jobs our troops use to do.

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Gary Schear, bozeman montana — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:00:32 GMT

They may be convicted and, like Lt Calley of My Lai infamy, they will probably serve some token punishment. Like My Lai, the motions of justice will be made which in the end meant absolutely nothing to to the survivors of the pile of dead Vietnamese in the ditch and will mean nothing to the survivors of the dead Iraqi pedestrians and car drivers in that intersection that received the sniper, machine gun and grenade launcher fire that day in Baghdad.
How many insurgents were born that day in Baghdad?
How many Hearts and Minds were lost in that day in Vietnam?
Why bother with this charade unless the ultimate responsible party is also charged? That person gets to fly to Dallas to move into his new 2 million dollar home in January and begin work on, of all things, his library. You couldn't think this stuff up if you were writing a novel.

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frank, NC — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:00:40 GMT

wonderful news.

Blackwater guards charged

Mercs R Us — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:05:53 GMT

What! I just purchased a dozen mercs online, and NOW they are 'against the law' Thanks a lot Justice Dept., you know the hell I will have returning these guys?!

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CdV, LA CA — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:15:17 GMT

I get the distinct sense that Blackwater and their likes are just Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld sheep in wolves clothing who think they are above the law just as Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld do. I would watch out for more Lame-Duck rules and regs from Bush that will ensure the amnesty for these folks.

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Richard, Washington State — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:21:55 GMT

The United States and George Bush are so intrinsically evil that it's odd to even see these people face the justice system. It's apparent from most of the early posts here that a trial is hardly necessary since their guilt is a foregone conclusion. Why waste the time?

Especially since it is actually the Bush administration justice department bringing the charges. Obama can't possibly be expected to continue something that the evil Bush justice department has put into motion.

No, Obama must stop this and then, after January 20th, start it again so that it is initiated under more proper circumstances. This is a lame duck prosecution and shouldn't be allowed.

Sarcasm intended.

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The Hessians were "contractors"! — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:22:00 GMT

The Bush Justice Department IS Disgusting - but, this ain't the reason why! These guys weren't soldiers - they were mercenaries, apparently (util now) accountable to no one! A soldier would be court-martialed for the crap these guys are charged with!

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Annette, Odessa, MO — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:22:04 GMT

They are nothing like Lt Calley, these men are Soldiers of Fortune. Mercenaries, hired guns. They couldn't cut it in regular military or got kicked out probably for some reason or another, they killed unarmed men, women and children. Yes, Lt Calley ordered the same and was punished, but these men are civilians. They should be sent back to Iraq and put on trial there as far as I am concerned. That's the law that was broken. They killed Iraqi citizens not Americans.

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thats a fact jack — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:47:40 GMT

NO ONE, wether it be US military or islamist or mercenarys have the right to indiscriminitly kill innocent people, the nazi extermination machine did not have the right and neither do any one else.