Late Thursday, prosecutors secured an indictment against 5 security guards (a 6th defendant is still negotiating a plea bargain) arising from a shooting which took place in Baghdad in September (2007) which left 17 Iraqis dead.
On the heels of that shocking incident, an anti-American battle cry went up around the country, and has not subsided as of yet.
Six guards have been under investigation since a squadron of armed Blackwater "private" contractors (Government issue!) open fire in a busy intersection .
Although the Blackwater employees alleged they were ambushed in the streets, witnesses testified that the shooting was unprovoked.
I reported on this incident in a post last fall.
Post: 10/24/2007
http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2007/10/blackwatertrigger-happy-security-for.html
The indictment was placed under seal until it could be made public.
Although the exact charges were not revealed, it is expected that the guards will surrender as early as Monday, to face the allegations.
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