Blackwater and justice

The State Department said it had granted

What happened

The State Department said Tuesday that it had granted “limited protections” to Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shootout that killed 17 civilians in Iraq. The news sparked a flurry of fresh criticism from Democrats in Congress, along with letters from committee chairmen demanding more information from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The administration also said that from now on all private security contractors protecting U.S. diplomatic convoys will be put under military control.

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