alt.politics.gw-bush

On Sep 18, 12:16 am, "theloneranger...@ "
wrote:
> Yup........Ain't that a HOOT?.........I'll bet the Al-Qaida "Iraqi
> Civilians" will be Real UNHAPPY to hear
> that.........Donchaknow........Heehee..........
>
> "Iraq says Blackwater banned after shooting
> Published: Sept. 17, 2007 at 2:10 PM
>
> BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials said they would withdraw
> the license of . private military contractor Blackwater and start
> criminal proceedings against its staff.
>
> But it was unclear Monday whether Blackwater had or required a license
> to operate, since the contractors work for the . State Department.
>
> Former senior State Department official Larry Johnson wrote in his
> blog No Quarter Monday, "Blackwater does not have a license to operate
> in Iraq and does not need one. They have a . State Department
> contract through (the Bureau of) Diplomatic Security."
>
> . State Department security staff, whose duties Blackwater
> contractors perform in Iraq, typically enjoy the same immunities
> accorded to all foreign diplomats."

You do understand the Pentagon wants Blackwater gone, right?