Friday, May 15, 2009

Jesus H. Christ on a Cracker

Four U.S. contractors affiliated with the company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide fired on an approaching civilian vehicle in Kabul earlier this month, wounding at least two Afghan civilians, according to the company and the U.S. military.

The off-duty contractors were involved in a car accident around 9 p.m. on May 5 and fired on the approaching vehicle they believed to be a threat, according to the U.S. military. At least some of the men, who were former military personnel, had been drinking alcohol that evening, according to a person familiar with the incident. Off-duty contractors aren't supposed to carry weapons or drink alcohol.

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[Xe] is the name Blackwater chose earlier this year to distance itself from its controversial security work in Iraq.

  WSJ

A rose by any other name...


....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.


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