Friday, September 21, 2007

US Security Firm Blackwater Back On Limited Iraq Duty

The CBS News website brings us this story this morning and it starts off like this... The U.S. Embassy resumed limited convoy movements with Blackwater USA protection in Baghdad, four days after all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials was suspended in response to Iraqi outrage over the alleged killing of civilians by the American security firm... U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Mirembe Nantongo said the decision was made after consultations with the Iraqi governments and the convoys will be allowed to leave the heavily fortified Green Zone on a select basis...
Read this story in full at link below...
Blackwater USA Back On Limited Iraq Duty

>>> BBCNews.co.uk has this take on the story...
Blackwater working again in Iraq

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