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Blackwater Mercs Charged with Manslaughter while Real War Criminals Go FreeBy Mike Adams, December 8, 2008 | Key concepts: Iraq, Blackwater and Pentagon The first casualty of war, they say, is the truth. The second is usually innocent civilians. And despite the insistence of the Pentagon that military contractors behave in highly ethical ways and never use more force than is necessary to accomplish a military objective, the fact is that Blackwater guards openly shot innocent civilians and even threw a grenade into a girls' school.War is complicated. Bullets can't tell the difference between an innocent civilian and an "enemy combatant," nor can they be recalled once they leave the barrel of a firearm. That's why it's up to the person aiming the firearm to exercise all necessary restraint. But it appears that in this Blackwater case, restraint was insufficient. It seemed more like a massacre than an act of self defense, especially given that most of the people killed weren't even carrying weapons. But why has this case come to court now? The U.S., after all, has been engaged in blatant war crimes for years: Waterboarding, abuse of prisoners, the use of depleted uranium against civilian targets and many other war crimes. As the Blackwater company explains, the timing of this is suspicious. They say it's all about appeasing the Iraqi people and that these Blackwater contractors have been singled out for prosecution. They're probably right. The reckless killing of innocent Iraqi civilians is probably widespread throughout the Blackwater company culture. It is, after all, a guns-for-hire corporation. These are mercenaries who are paid to do the kind of jobs too dirty for the U.S. government to tackle on its own. If something goes wrong, you can always blame Blackwater, right? One of the Blackwater guards involved in the shooting, by the way, has agreed to plead guilty and testify against the others. The Blackwater company expressed astonishment at this, since it believes there's nothing to plead guilty to! In fact, it is now accusing the guard of lying to government prosecutors. Here's what Blackwater had to say: " Blackwater is extremely disappointed and surprised to learn that an individual independent contractor has said he committed wrongdoing related to his activities on September 16, 2007. If true, at the time of the incident and in the months that followed, this individual gave false information to the company to conceal that behavior. Both the conduct itself and misleading Blackwater after the fact would violate the high standards of conduct required of each Blackwater independent contractor." What does all this have to do with health and freedom? War is a violation of human rights, and nations that start wars for political or commercial purposes are themselves guilty of war crimes. The real criminals in Iraq are the politicians who started the war. I believe prosecution efforts should focus on the suit-wearing criminals at the top of this war effort, not the street-level soldiers who are pressed into highly complex, difficult situations where shooting the wrong person at the wrong time lands you in prison. I'm not defending the Blackwater contractors, but I am saying these prosecutions are misguided. The REAL war criminals are sitting in Washington, folks! Arrest them, bring home the troops, and we'll all be safer. If these Blackwater troops are criminals for killing a few dozen people, then what does that make the Washington politicians who authorized this war effort that has killed tens of thousands? The Blackwater prosecution is nothing more than a clever distraction. The real criminals are still sitting in Washington D.C. Click to read: |
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