U.S. sat back during unjust murders

LIZ GARRETT STAFF WRITER EGG722@CABRINI EDU

Blackwater, the private company hired to perform security functions in Iraq, has been accused of at least 16 unauthorized killings of Iraqi civilians. Furthermore, the State Department officials made a minimal effort to take control of the security guards who were responsible for shooting at Iraqi civilians. These charges were made in a congressional report released Monday, Oct. 1. Blackwater USA guards have discharged their guns on 195 different occasions. The officials did not deem it necessary to examine the guards at Blackwater for impending legal responsibility, according to the congressional report. According to a report submitted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, only 122 Blackwater employees have been dismissed from their positions. They have been abusing weapons, violating both alcohol and drugs and behaving unprofessionally on the job. The FBI is planning an investigation of an occurrence on Sept. 16, in which Blackwater guards attacked a Baghdad neighborhood.

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