This is one example of why it is paying for most of the Republicans to keep this war going as long as possible. What’s a few lives versus the billions of dollars their supporters are reaping?

They NEVER kill innocents except by accident. I’m also certain that the film released to the internets a year ago where they put to music their spraying and praying at ANY vehicle that approached “too closely” to their vehicles (that is, anyone with the gall to approach the general 50 yard vicinity of a Blackwater car on a friggin highway).

rick @ 137

Murder?
Well then you not only witnessed the event but attended the trial? We are fortunate to be privy to your insightfulness and bravery. Good to hear you don’t just hunker down in the green zone and report 7th hand information.

Why didn’t you answer the question? Do you or do you not consider the murder of Iraqis to be unimportant?

Since Blackwater has no accountability, there will be no trial, and even if there was a trial Jayt wouldn’t neccesarily have to have been there to understand the verdict.

Instead of the sarcastic remarks directed at one person, why not engage in some kind of meaningful discussion?

So you have any evidence that what Jayt proposes is NOT true? Were you there in person and saw that what happened was clearly not murder? Have you personally been with every Blackwater employee in Iraq at all times and can verify that there have been no atrocities?

Very few of us have first hand knowledge of everything discussed here, but we base our discussions on the facts as we understand them and I submit to you that posters on this blog (by and large) probably are much more discerning of their sources than most.

It’s a free country, so continue to throw black kettles at people living in glass houses or whatever metaphor you like, but don’t expect anyone here to take you too seriously.

Bremer awarded him contracts – no bid contract.

K pointing out other contracts BW didn’t have to compete for. Prince says he doesn’t know who BW dealt with for the contract. How did it get on GSA schedule? He doesn’t know who came to BW or who in BW went to government for these no-bid contracts. (I’d know if it were my company.)

jayt @ 130

Jayt
Did not realize you were there and witnessed an atrocity. Kudos to you for your enormous courage.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/…..r.witness/

just trying to help the uninformed – and thanks for the double quote.

Or do you consider the murder of Iraqi’s to be unimportant?

Murder?
Well then you not only witnessed the event but attended the trial? We are fortunate to be privy to your insightfulness and bravery. Good to hear you don’t just hunker down in the green zone and report 7th hand information.

Why didn’t you answer the question? Do you or do you not consider the murder of Iraqis to be unimportant?

Since Blackwater has no accountability, there will be no trial, and even if there was a trial Jayt wouldn’t neccesarily have to have been there to understand the verdict.

Instead of the sarcastic remarks directed at one person, why not engage in some kind of meaningful discussion?

So you have any evidence that what Jayt proposes is NOT true? Were you there in person and saw that what happened was clearly not murder? Have you personally been with every Blackwater employee in Iraq at all times and can verify that there have been no atrocities?

Very few of us have first hand knowledge of everything discussed here, but we base our discussions on the facts as we understand them and I submit to you that posters on this blog (by and large) probably are much more discerning of their sources than most.

It’s a free country, so continue to throw black kettles at people living in glass houses or whatever metaphor you like, but don’t expect anyone here to take you too seriously.

jayt @ 130

Jayt
Did not realize you were there and witnessed an atrocity. Kudos to you for your enormous courage.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/…..r.witness/

just trying to help the uninformed – and thanks for the double quote.

Or do you consider the murder of Iraqi’s to be unimportant?

Murder?
Well then you not only witnessed the event but attended the trial? We are fortunate to be privy to your insightfulness and bravery. Good to hear you don’t just hunker down in the green zone and report 7th hand information.

I think the point is that it not at all clear that there will ever be a trial.
When the accused is the investigator and there appears to be no entity with clear cut over site, murders can occur without any chance for a trial. trial. This is not in the Iraq courts, it is not in the military courts, it is not in the American courts. If they wanted to try these people perhaps they shouldn’t whisk them back to the US.

A fair trial requires an investigation of the scene by a neutral party, deposition of the witnesses and an established court system. In dozen of Blackwater incidents, none of this has occurred.

Part of the purpose of these hearings is to see if we have a rogue group operating with no legal over site. To say we should wait on the trial is crazy. Without investigation by an outside legal entity there could never be a trial.

We are fortunate to be privy to your insightfulness and bravery…

thank you!!