Not surprisingly, the Blackwater security force has resumed guarding convoys of officials in Iraq. The Blackwater company has strong ties to the Rethuglican Party, and its founder, Erik Prince, is a major contributor. The Iraqi government says that Blackwater mercenaries killed as many as 20 civilians on Sunday when they opened fire after what they claimed was an attack. Eyewitnesses say that the Blackwater mercenaries shot first and killed random bystanders who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Maliki government wants the Blackwater people out of the country; the Bushies won't let that happen, despite the availability of other protective forces. So much for Iraqi sovereignty.
UPDATE: It appears that some employees of Blackwater are being investigated by the Feds for illegally smuggling arms into Iraq and selling them. Nice bunch.
