on september 16, 2007, private contractors working for the u.s.-based company blackwater worldwide shot and killed 17 iraqi civilians in streets near nisour square, baghdad...the shootings occurred while blackwater was under a contract with the u.s. State department...demand an explanation from the state department and call for a suspension of blackwater's contract...
the state department conducted investigations and gave blackwater contractors immunity for providing information about the shootings...in early april 2008, the state department renewed blackwater's contract and cited an unfinished fbi investigation to explain not being able to blame blackwater for its conduct...
military commanders have said blackwater contractors are "trigger-happy", "act like cowboys" and on september 16, used "excessive force,"...
demand an explanation from the state department and call for a suspension of blackwater's contract...
ask what standards it has for reviewing contractors' potential involvement in human rights violations and why it is not at least suspending a contract which seems likely to result in further abuses...
peace out <3
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