Iraq Democracy at work

skysidhe · 09-17-2007, 11:30 AM

US security contractor Blackwater has been banned from operating in Iraq, after eight civilians were killed in Baghdad yesterday.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0917/iraq.html

Following a number of similar incidents in recent years, foreign private security firms have been accused of operating outside the law with little or no accountability either to the Iraqi government or US military forces.

What law would they have suppose to be working under? Military law?

queequeger · 09-17-2007, 12:11 PM

And is anyone surprised? Actually yeah, I'm surprised they actually got pulled. It's hard to break ties with the military in an org that is comprised almost entirely of ex-military, lot of friendship connections.

Terminator_484 · 09-22-2007, 09:26 PM

Good riddance. Merc scum.

SamIam · 09-24-2007, 01:05 PM

The civilians must have been Americans. If they were Iraqi's, it would have just been business as usual.

TheMercenary · 09-24-2007, 01:24 PM

Yea, they kicked them right out. Not. They are back to work and can't do without them. The majority do good work and are good at what they do. Like all groups there are good apples and bad apples.

09-17-2007, 11:30 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Iraq Democracy at work US security contractor Blackwater has been banned from operating in Iraq, after eight civilians were killed in Baghdad yesterday. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0917/iraq.html Following a number of similar incidents in recent years, foreign private security firms have been accused of operating outside the law with little or no accountability either to the Iraqi government or US military forces. What law would they have suppose to be working under? Military law?

09-17-2007, 12:11 PM	#2
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	And is anyone surprised? Actually yeah, I'm surprised they actually got pulled. It's hard to break ties with the military in an org that is comprised almost entirely of ex-military, lot of friendship connections. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

09-22-2007, 09:26 PM	#3
Terminator_484 FedCom representative Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: FedCom Posts: 23	Good riddance. Merc scum. __________________ FedCom: a new nation, a new direction, a new start. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 09-22-2007 at 11:31 PM.

09-24-2007, 01:24 PM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yea, they kicked them right out. Not. They are back to work and can't do without them. The majority do good work and are good at what they do. Like all groups there are good apples and bad apples. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-24-2007, 01:05 PM	#4
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	The civilians must have been Americans. If they were Iraqi's, it would have just been business as usual.

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