Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA, on Capitol Hill yesterday rejected allegations that his firm's guards have operated as rogue cowboys, calling them professional and disciplined.
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US control over guards in Iraq urged
Blackwater criticized
Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA, on Capitol Hill yesterday rejected allegations that his firm's guards have operated as rogue cowboys, calling them professional and disciplined.
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - Humanitarian groups and security specialists urged Congress yesterday to pass new legislation placing US contractors in Iraq under the jurisdiction of federal courts after new allegations that personnel at the largest private security company working there have used excessive, deadly force against Iraqi civilians and gone unpunished. (Full article: 1278 words)
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