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Sen. Barack Obama has not been a fan of private police like Blackwater in war zones, and some news outlets even reported that they were spurned for his trip last week to Afghanistan and Iraq. But Whispers confirms that Blackwater did handle the Democratic presidential candidate’s security in Afghanistan and helped out in Iraq. What’s more, Obama was overheard saying: “Blackwater is getting a bad rap.” Since everything appeared to go swimmingly, maybe he will take firms like Blackwater out of his sights, the company’s supporters hope.
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Blackwater Grand Jury Hears Iraqi Witnesses
The FBI has brought four Iraqi witnesses, including the father of a dead 9-year-old boy, to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 innocent civilians last year at a Baghdad traffic square. In interviews with ABC News before leaving Baghdad, the men all said the Blackwater shootings were unprovoked. “It was a true massacre, a slaughter,” said Mohammed Abdul Razak, whose son Ali was killed in the shootings. Razak said he saw the guards first fire at one car and then open fire on other cars, including his. When the shooting stopped he saw his son in the back seat. “He looked asleep, but after I opened the door, his brain fell right between my feet,” he said. “I started shouting, ‘They killed my son,’ but who is listening?” More