U.S. Charges U.S. Contractors with Manslaughter in Iraq

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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
25
Issue: 
2
80
Abstract: 
On December 8, 2008, the U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia unsealed a 35-count indictment charging five Blackwater security guards with voluntary manslaughter, attempt to commit manslaughter, and weapons violations for their alleged roles in the September 16, 2007, shooting at Nisur Square in Baghdad, Iraq. The indictment charges the defendants with killing 14 unarmed civilians and wounding 20 other individuals...[more]