I am glad that they are trying to prove this case in court, but without any material evidence, I am not sure what they are going to work with. Accidents happen, especially in wars and combat zones. I believe the shooters in this case and not the "witnesses" who have great incentive to lie.
Let these people go. Give them a fair trial and they will be free.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081206/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/blackwater_prosecution
More than a year after the fatal shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians, five decorated military veterans who were Blackwater Worldwide security guards are headed to court in a case that strained diplomatic ties and raised the level of anti-Americanism in Baghdad.Iraqis hope the charges, to be unsealed Monday, finally will bring justice and improve relations with the United States after the gruesome slayings on Sept. 16, 2007.
Defense lawyers say the case unfairly has tarnished the images of the Blackwater guards. Each man has received honors for his service in some of the world's most dangerous places, from Bosnia and Afghanistan to Iraq. The five were to surrender to the FBI on Monday, when the Justice Department plans to unseal the charges against them.
"These are indictments that never should have been brought," said Mark Hulkower, a lawyer for Army veteran Paul Slough of Keller, Texas.
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