Ahhh didnt you know about that? Well no shit, the heinous acts of this billionnaire dollar military company (its symbiotic client being the US govt) is so hush hush for a big reason. Its doing the dirty job for those who run your country, and the world. They protect your frigging embassy in Iraq, your armed forces arent, but these fucking mercs. You are severely dependant on them, something between 40 to 100 thousand of them are working in Iraq.
That would be fine and dandy, they are just doing a job....but heres the kicker...they dont have ANYONE to answer to for the heinous acts and murders they committ. Nothing close to check and balances that regular armies and such official entities have. They just do whatever they like, and cant face any shit aslong as their biggiest client who is addicted to their service, is the one who runs the world and can shush any criticism (Iraqi govt is screaming to kick them out, the Un is, the EU is, but NOTHING happens).
In the fall of 2007, a congressional report by the House Oversight Committee found that Blackwater intentionally "delayed and impeded" investigations into the contractors' deaths.
" Between 2005 and September 2007, Blackwater security staff was involved in 195 shooting incidents; in 163 of those cases, Blackwater personnel fired first.