Soulhunter
04-09-2004, 09:46 AM
from MSNBC.com:
The security firm that employed the four men, Blackwater USA, told the New York Times that they were lured into an ambush by members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.
The Iraqis promised the Blackwater-led convoy safe passage through the city, but instead, they suddenly blocked off the road, preventing any escape from waiting gunmen, Patrick Toohey, Blackwater's vice president for government relations said in Friday's editions.
Two senior Pentagon officials said Thursday that a military inquiry into the slayings was continuing.
Doesn't seem easy to know who you can trust there.
The security firm that employed the four men, Blackwater USA, told the New York Times that they were lured into an ambush by members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.
The Iraqis promised the Blackwater-led convoy safe passage through the city, but instead, they suddenly blocked off the road, preventing any escape from waiting gunmen, Patrick Toohey, Blackwater's vice president for government relations said in Friday's editions.
Two senior Pentagon officials said Thursday that a military inquiry into the slayings was continuing.
Doesn't seem easy to know who you can trust there.