Blackwater contractors found guilty of 2007 Iraq Massacre

Blackwater contractors found guilty of 2007 Iraq Massacre
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))