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Private contractors in Iraq face gunfire accusations and legal limbo
Amid nearly equal numbers to U S soldiers, private security guards in Iraq operate with heavy arms and armored convoys. They answer to a shifting legal framework with few prosecutions, while incidents in Fallujah and Baghdad prompt calls for accountability. Military lawyers weigh extraterritorial and coalition rules as firms like Blackwater and Triple Canopy contend with lawsuits and video evidence of shootings.
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Iraq
U.S
Amy
Iai
Tey
Coalition Provisional Authority
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Taq
David Petraeus
Baghdad
Fallujah
Jan Schakowsky
Pentagon
Dare
North Carolina
Blackwater
Schakowsky
Anne Tyrrell
Associated Press
Charles L. Sheppard III
Marine Corps
Shane B. Schmidt
Triple Canopy
Oklahoma
Aegis Defence Services