Blackwater Sued Again For Sept. 9th Attack, 5 Iraqis Dead, 10 Wounded

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 :Democracy Now! broadcasts, for the first time on television, graphic new details about Blackwater's Sept. 16th shooting in Nisoor Square in Baghdad. We hear from three Iraqis who were caught up in the attack: A traffic policeman who witnessed the shootings up close and tried to help the victims. A computer technician on his way to buy a gift who was shot in the arm. And a doctor whose wife and son were shot and burnt to death in the attack.

A traffic policeman who witnessed the shootings and tried his best to help the victims. A computer technician on his way to buy a gift who was shot in the arm. And a doctor whose wife and son were shot and burnt to death in the attack.

We invited Blackwater on the show to respond to the allegations in the interviews with witnesses and victims of the September 16th shooting but they declined.

Susan Burke, part of the legal team that sued Blackwater for killing civilians in Nisoor Square in Baghdad on September 16th. She recently returned from Istanbul where she interviewed witnesses and victims of the shooting.

Jennifer Daskal, counterterrorism counsel at Human Rights Watch. She just wrote an article in Salon.com about interviewing witnesses and victims of the September 16th shootings. Its called “Blackwater in Baghdad: It was a horror Movie”

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• Blackwater in Baghdad: "It was a horror movie"

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