Blackwater fined not jailed

[Topaz]

The private-owned mercenary business was fined instead of jailed for selling weapons without the permission of the US government. They were also let off the charges of killing civilians in Iraq. It seems to me that it was ok for them to kill civilians but are now trying to put Khadr away for killing someone that was in a war. Double standard? The US government also will probably hire Blackwater for Iraq again to help the 50,000 soldiers that are staying there for awhile. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/20108215276443958.html

[Sir Bandelot]

Obama: Change you can't believe in.

[Moonlight Graham]

Typical. Did anyone expect anything different?

[Shady]

They were also let off the charges of killing civilians in Iraq.

Perhaps you meant to link to a different source, because the one you're citing doesn't mention civilian deaths. That wasn't what the fine was about. They were finded $42 million for trade violations.

[Topaz]

Perhaps you meant to link to a different source, because the one you're citing doesn't mention civilian deaths. That wasn't what the fine was about. They were finded $42 million for trade violations.

THIS is just for you Shady, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123101936.html

[GostHacked]

THIS is just for you Shady, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123101936.html

It was so bad for Blackwater they changed their name to XE. And the comparison to Kahdr is spot on. This guy is alleged to have killed an American Soldier, detained indefinitely with an obvious sham of a court trial. He still claims innocence. Even when the blackwater contractors confessed to the murders they are let go. A true shame. Not to mention US soldiers would get a court martial and jailed for this type of thing.

It is a double standard, and hypocritical.

You don't bring in hired guns to do the military's job. Plain and simple. Just for this kind of thing.

[Topaz]

It was so bad for Blackwater they changed their name to XE. And the comparison to Kahdr is spot on. This guy is alleged to have killed an American Soldier, detained indefinitely with an obvious sham of a court trial. He still claims innocence. Even when the blackwater contractors confessed to the murders they are let go. A true shame. Not to mention US soldiers would get a court martial and jailed for this type of thing.

It is a double standard, and hypocritical.

You don't bring in hired guns to do the military's job. Plain and simple. Just for this kind of thing.

Ever since Clinton and GW become president, the US has down hill. Obama, has a up hill battle and try as he may, the US is going the tubes and I don't think there's a Rep. who could do any better, GW really put the screws to the nation. When he could run his own business why would people vote for him??

[dre]

Ever since Clinton and GW become president, the US has down hill. Obama, has a up hill battle and try as he may, the US is going the tubes and I don't think there's a Rep. who could do any better, GW really put the screws to the nation. When he could run his own business why would people vote for him??

Actually the US has been going down hill since Reagan was elected, with the technology boom in the 90's being an exception.

Reagan was definately the defining character in the US decline though, and everyone after him has merely continued his policies (defecit spending, outsources, and so on).

[bush_cheney2004]

Ever since Clinton and GW become president, the US has down hill. Obama, has a up hill battle and try as he may, the US is going the tubes and I don't think there's a Rep. who could do any better, GW really put the screws to the nation. When he could run his own business why would people vote for him??

Because they are Americans and had the right to do so. Canadians don't. Would it be any more relevant for an American to proclaim that Canada is going the tubes [sic]? The difference is that Canada is far more economically dependent on the "big screwed up nation" to the south, so worry if you must.