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| Blackwater, aftermath |
| 2010-01-01 |
| Via Puppy Blender ...The prosecutors made novel use of federal criminal statutes, including charging the contractors with heavy mandatory minimum sentences for use of firearms (i.e., machineguns) in the commission of a crime of violence. The dismissal is long overdue and, given the thoroughness of Judge UrbinaÂ’s opinion, seems unlikely to be overturned on appeal (or, for that matter, perhaps even unlikely to be appealed). |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 reporter Matt Apuzzo, pronounced "a PUTZ-o" |
| Posted by: lex 2010-01-01 11:57 |
| #1 I read this and I could not forebear to shout out to the television: "You mutherf*cker..." From the AP reporter Matt Apuzzo covering the proceedings via News Hour* This is a big win for the security guards. And -- and they had felt like they were going to be able to prove their innocence at trial, regardless of the evidentiary issues. They felt like this was a legitimate firefight. This was -- they were acting in self-defense. But, at this point, we will never know. It appears we will never know whether this was a -- self-defense, whether they were ambushed, or whether this was a massacre. We knew by law they were innocent of all charges, Matt; that the government is s'posed to prove these men committed crimes. This "reporter" needs an objective lesson in objectivity. * Don't ask... |
| Posted by: badanov 2010-01-01 08:21 |