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| Iraq |
| Blackwater Faced Bedlam, Embassy Finds |
| 2007-09-28 |
| The initial U.S. Embassy report on a Sept. 16 shooting incident in Baghdad involving Blackwater USA, a private security firm, depicts an afternoon of mayhem that included a car bomb, a shootout in a crowded traffic circle and an armed standoff between Blackwater guards and Iraqi security forces before the U.S. military intervened. Rest at the link... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #8 All the vehicles were shooting. They were shooting in every direction," said a senior Iraqi police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the only way he could have known is if he was FUCKING THERE! |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-09-28 21:54 |
| #7 BW has mainly taticl rifles. ANd you can bet your ass they were not teraing into an Iraqi unit unless they got fire from it. SOme fo the Shia units are unreliable as hell, thats why the US is disbanding and retraining a lot of them in the south, where the brits were way too lax with the militias. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-09-28 21:20 |
| #6 Not sure - maybe someone recalls video along those lines? - but the line of tactical gear Blackwater now sells includes a grenade pouch. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-28 20:39 |
| #5 "All the vehicles were shooting. They were shooting in every direction," said a senior Iraqi police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigations. "They used a rocket launcher or grenade launcher to hit the car. They were supported by two helicopters who were shooting from the air." Do Blackwater use rockets or launched grenades? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-28 20:35 |
| #4 Video in 2011. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-09-28 20:32 |
| #3 whole incident smells - how did the Bearcat vehicle become disabled? Were there bullet holes in teh Blackwater vehicles? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-09-28 19:06 |
| #2 Iraqi police may not have fired on Blackwater - it may have been JaM guys in Police uniforms. Or is there a difference? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-09-28 17:53 |
| #1 "...said Iraqi police did not fire on Blackwater. "Not a single bullet. They were the only ones shooting"... I dunno...dis smells like a setup. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-09-28 17:39 |