Security guards get immunity in Baghdad incident (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Security guards get immunity in Baghdad incident (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By LARA JAKES JORDAN The State Department has promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month’s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned. The immunity deal has delayed a criminal inquiry into the Sept. 16 killings and could undermine any effort to prosecute security contractors for their role in the incident. “Once …