Blackwater Defends Itself

J.J. Jackson* | October 4, 2007

Filed Under Iraq

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. security contractor Blackwater on Tuesday staunchly defended its actions in Iraq, saying there had been a “rush to judgment” over a shooting incident on Sept. 16 in which 11 Iraqis were killed.In testimony prepared for the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Blackwater founder and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince said his staff acted “appropriately” on Sept. 16 in a very complex war zone.

“There has been a rush to judgment based on inaccurate information, and many public reports have wrongly pronounced Blackwater’s guilt for the deaths of varying numbers of civilians,” Prince said in testimony to be presented at the hearing, which was obtained by Reuters.

Well, it certainly wouldn’t be the first time that something which happened in Iraq was blown out of proportion to suit a particular storyline that some wanted to propagate. Right John “our troops are old-blooded murderers” Murtha?

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