Monday, September 17, 2007

Blackwater Ordered Out of Iraq

Private security firm Blackwater, which has been mentioned several times on this blog previously, has been ordered out of Iraq by the Iraqi government after a violent incident over the weekend involving the firm's forces. The question is, how will the Iraqi government enforce its call? And if it cannot, which is quite likely, it seems unlikely that the US government, which could enforce the edict, will do so... demonstrating just how hollow are our claims to supporting that government and its wishes. Click here for more on the story.

17 September 2007

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