Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqi officials after killings of 17 civilians

Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

[chesapeakeguy]

Paying off 'officials' in MOST countries is a standard business practice. Bad as that sounds, it is reality. In a wor torn and chaotic place like Iraq, it's even more of a reality. It's funny, by the wording of this report, if a company engages in a direct payoff to an 'offical' of another country, it's probably against the law. But if our own GOVT does the same, it's legal! Geezz..