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| Judge dismisses all charges in Blackwater shooting |
Source: Hampton Roads News
Published: 12/31/2009 Author: By MATT APUZZO
Posted On: December 31, 2009 at 6:53 PM By: |
Citing repeated government missteps, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed a case that had been steeped in international politics. The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead and inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. The Iraqi government wanted the guards to face trial in Iraq and officials there said they would closely watch how the U.S. judicial system handled the case. Story
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| Posted on December 31, 2009 at 6:53 PM by
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