Blackwater contractors found guilty of 2007 Iraq Massacre
Blackwater contractors found guilty of 2007 Iraq Massacre
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Last week, four Blackwater security contractors were handed a guilty verdict for the 2007 slaughter of 14 Iraqis. We’ll talk about the verdict with investigative journalist and war correspondent, Jeremy Scahill. He’s author of the books Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield and Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. We’ll ask Scahill if the verdict could change U.S. policy on using private military contractors.
(photo: In this June 11, 2014, file photo, former Blackwater Worldwide guard Nicholas Slatten enters a taxi cab as he leaves federal court in Washington, after the start of his trial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File))