Why so serious? Wonderliscious events are popping out all over since W took the last plane to Dodge Crawford. Don’t believe me? Well, here’s a story sure to bring a smile to your face:
Iraq Won’t Grant Blackwater a License
BAGHDAD — Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm whose guards killed 17 civilians on a crowded Baghdad street in 2007, will not have its security license granted by the Iraqi government, officials said Thursday. […]
The Iraqi government has sought in the past to expel Blackwater, but American officials in Iraq who rely on the company’s heavily armed guards for security said they had no alternative but to continue using the North Carolina-based security contractor.
Unlike many security contractors in Iraq, Blackwater had been operating without an Iraqi government license, although it recently applied for one.
The request was turned down during the past few weeks by the Iraqi government, officials said.
“They presented their request, and we rejected it,” said Ala’a Al-Taia, an official with Iraq’s Interior Ministry. “There is no longer the necessity to renew their contract because our security forces can handle their mission. There are many marks against this company, specifically that they have a bad history and have been involved in the killing of so many civilians.”
Karma, my maniacal right wing Christian Supremacist Warriors killer thugs, is a beeotch. I hope Erik Prince has plans to travel to countries that actually prosecute mercenaries and their corporate employers for war crimes. Now that would be a truly happy ending to the ugly, mendacious and murderous Blackwater saga.
