I saw this on Mia Culpa but not on dKos so here goes. We all know Blackwater USA is a whore of the M-I complex, bilking billions of our taxpayer dollars to defend dignitaries and U.S. government officials while carusing in Iraq. Their only concern is making money and forget the welfare of those that they hire in the process.
A frenzied mob of insurgents ambushed Paauilo resident Wesley J.K. Batalona, Scott Helvenston, Jerko "Jerry" Zovko, and Michael R. Teague in March 2004 as they escorted a supply convoy through Fallujah, Iraq.
You also most likely remember the bridge outside Falluja on March 31, 2004. The story was shown all over the world and mortified the nation and most importantly the families of those contractors. The families sued Blackwater for not honoring an agreement to provide armored vehicles, resulting in a lawsuit that was stalled repeatedly with a resolution still undetermined.
Now Blackwater is filing a countersuit, but not against the families specifically.
Crossposted at Joshing Politics
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