Judge drops case against Blackwater guards

accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007. US District Judge Ricardo Urbina said Justice Department prosecutors improperly built their case on sworn statements that had been given under a promise of immunity. Urbina said the government's explanations were "contradictory, unbelievable and lacking in credibility." The decision throws out a case steeped in international politics. The September 2007 shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead ...
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