Blackwater Cannon Fodder

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Via DemocracyNow!:

Blackwater in the Crosshairs: The Families of Four Private Security Contractors Killed in Fallujah File a Ground-Breaking Lawsuit

The families of four private security contractors killed in Fallujah in March 2004 have filed a ground-breaking lawsuit charging Blackwater USA with fraud and wrongful death. Blackwater has fought to have the case dismissed by claiming that all liability lies not with the company but the U.S. government. In an expose in the new issue of the Nation magazine, independent journalist Jeremy Scahill tells the story of the struggle of the four families of the slain Blackwater contractors to hold those responsible for their deaths accountable. We speak with Jeremy Scahill as well as Katy Helvenston, the mother of Scott Helvenston who was killed in Fallujah, and the attorney in the case, Marc Miles.

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See Also:

• Private Warriors, excerpt of PBS Frontline documentary.
• Jeremy Scahill, independent journalist and former DemocracyNow producer. He is currently a Puffin Writing Fellow at The NationInstitute. His latest article "Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater" appears in the new issue of The Nation.
• Katy Helvenston, mother of Scott Helvenston.
• Marc Miles, attorney for the families of the four Blackwater contractors killed in Fallujah.

Note that there were so many killed in Falluja before and after the American deaths.