Posted on 02/15/2005 5:02:53 PM PST by Brian Mosely
There are new allegations that heavily armed private security contractors in Iraq are brutalizing Iraqi civilians. In an exclusive interview, four former security contractors told NBC News that they watched as innocent Iraqi civilians were fired upon, and one crushed by a truck. The contractors worked for an American company paid by U.S. taxpayers. The Army is looking into the allegations.
The four men are all retired military veterans: Capt. Bill Craun, Army Rangers; Sgt. Jim Errante, military police; Cpl. Ernest Colling, U.S. Army; and Will Hough, U.S. Marines. All went to Iraq months ago as private security contractors.
"I went there for the money," says Hough.
"I'm a patriot," says Craun.
"You can't turn off being a soldier," says Colling.
They worked for an American company named Custer Battles, hired by the Pentagon to conduct dangerous missions guarding supply convoys. They were so upset by what they saw, three quit after only one or two missions.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Anyone else notice the growing resemblence between Lisa Myers and Missy Piggy from the Muppets?
The media will never quit.
This is a Democratic strategy. I just read an article here this morning.
They are going into CONTRACTORS. everyone BE AWARE.
Abu Grabit or Makit Up
If this kind of stuff really happened as described (which would make it WORSE than Abu Ghraib), the perpetrators need to be strung up.
Blah, blah, blah. The MSM needs to come up with new material, their act is getting old.
Lauralee can you find that article and link it on this thread.
The allegations seem to be against Kurdish soldiers, and I suppose against the company. There don't appear to be any allegations against allied soldiers.
I would not put it past the moonbats to commit these types of crimes in the name of GW just to have it blamed on him.
Something tells me their buddies with that whacko Col. David Hackworth
So, they just stood there and did nothing?
Nothing? Hell, no! They ran to NBC!
"Abuse", "Torture", blah, blah, blah....
Telling, isn't it?
Apparently this all happened on one day and two of them say they quit that day.
CusterBattles is a very new company, apparently created just for Iraq.
Oh, the MSM. Inventing news every day. Yes, those abuse Iraqis were probably shooting AK-47s at the contractors, but we just leave that minor detail out of the story...we must be kinder and gentler to these upset people....drivel...(puking sounds) ...
Let the MSM keep whining and wailing...
It's all getting too predictable. I smell a Hackworth here.
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