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Amman, Jordan

Nov 10, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings

Full story: The Stark Raving Viking

Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials.

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