IMO, this is just an extortion play by high level Iraqi officials. As soon as Blackwater makes a cash injection into secret bank accounts they’ll be back on their feet.
Exactly. This is a baksheesh call if I ever saw one. And, at the same time, boob bait for Iraqi bubbas. The local average joes think the goverment’s being tough on the big bad American contractors, while the bureaucrats get an extra payday.