have you actually looked into what happened or are you just gonna be spoonfed
have you actually looked into what happened or are you just gonna be spoonfed
Explain?
The Blackwater guards' account of the incident differed from that set forth in an Iraqi government account. The latter claimed that as the convoy drew close to Nisour Square, a Kia sedan with a woman and her grown son in it was approaching the square from a distance, driving slowly on the wrong side of the road, and that the driver ignored a police officer's whistle to clear a path for the convoy.26 According to this account, the security team fired warning shots and then lethal fire at the Kia. They then set off stun grenades to clear the scene. Iraqi police and Iraqi Army soldiers, mistaking the stun grenades for fragmentation grenades, opened fire at the Blackwater men, to which they responded.27
The account by the Blackwater firm stated that the driver of the Kia sedan had kept driving toward the convoy, ignoring verbal orders, hand signals, and water bottles which were thrown at the car, and continued to approach even when fired upon. An Iraqi policeman went over to the car possibly to help the passenger, but the vehicle kept moving and it looked to the guards as if the policeman was pushing it. In their view, this confirmed that they were under attack by a vehicle bomb, whereupon they fired at the car, killing both people in it as well as the Iraqi policeman.29 In response to the guards' killing of the Iraqi policemen, other Iraqi police officers began to fire at the Blackwater men. They communicated to the State Department operations center that they were under attack. A State Department employee who was walking into the department's Baghdad operations center on the day of the incident heard a radio call from the convoy: "Contact, contact, contact! We are taking fire from insurgents and Iraqi police."29 According to Blackwater vice-president Marty Strong, the convoy was hit with "a large explosive device" and "repeated small arms fire" which disabled a vehicle.30 Several sources have stated that the explosion was caused by a mortar round, though this is not reflected in the Department of State incident report.
jake tapper
So a big misunderstanding under tense ituation?
yessir. but of course tapper and yahoo wont ever post that because they would lose the ability to manipulate these useful idiots minds
The Blackwater guards' account of the incident differed from that set forth in an Iraqi government account. The latter claimed that as the convoy drew close to Nisour Square, a Kia sedan with a woman and her grown son in it was approaching the square from a distance, driving slowly on the wrong side of the road, and that the driver ignored a police officer's whistle to clear a path for the convoy.26 According to this account, the security team fired warning shots and then lethal fire at the Kia. They then set off stun grenades to clear the scene. Iraqi police and Iraqi Army soldiers, mistaking the stun grenades for fragmentation grenades, opened fire at the Blackwater men, to which they responded.27
The account by the Blackwater firm stated that the driver of the Kia sedan had kept driving toward the convoy, ignoring verbal orders, hand signals, and water bottles which were thrown at the car, and continued to approach even when fired upon. An Iraqi policeman went over to the car possibly to help the passenger, but the vehicle kept moving and it looked to the guards as if the policeman was pushing it. In their view, this confirmed that they were under attack by a vehicle bomb, whereupon they fired at the car, killing both people in it as well as the Iraqi policeman.29 In response to the guards' killing of the Iraqi policemen, other Iraqi police officers began to fire at the Blackwater men. They communicated to the State Department operations center that they were under attack. A State Department employee who was walking into the department's Baghdad operations center on the day of the incident heard a radio call from the convoy: "Contact, contact, contact! We are taking fire from insurgents and Iraqi police."29 According to Blackwater vice-president Marty Strong, the convoy was hit with "a large explosive device" and "repeated small arms fire" which disabled a vehicle.30 Several sources have stated that the explosion was caused by a mortar round, though this is not reflected in the Department of State incident report.
jake tapper
Three Blackwater guards who witnessed the incident said that they believed the shootings were unjustified.36
You a whole dumbass
Three Blackwater guards who witnessed the incident said that they believed the shootings were unjustified.36
You a whole dumbass
correct. however does their testimony auto trump anyone elses?? not for or against the pardon, but all im saying is tell the whole story lol.
have you actually looked into what happened or are you just gonna be spoonfed
Named after Jeff Bezos and capping for Blackwater, could you possibly be a more trash person?
correct. however does their testimony auto trump anyone elses?? not for or against the pardon, but all im saying is tell the whole story lol.
Well you conveniently left that out when you copy/pasted from the wiki page.
Named after Jeff Bezos and capping for Blackwater, could you possibly be a more trash person?
ive already stated my issue never defended anyone just made a point.
wow trump doing exactly what everyone with a brain said he was going to do no consequences for the corrupt
And Trump’s Nazi supporters will still support him
F*** them all
yep lmfao
they're on twitter rationalizing everything