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Blackwater Resumes Security Work Despite Iraqi Ban

The government of Iraq says Blackwater USA guards were "100% guilty" of sparking the incident that killed Iraqi civilians on Sunday. But Condoleezza Rice has begun her own State Department investigation, and has resumed diplomatic convoys outside the Green Zone with Blackwater guards.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The government of Iraq says Blackwater USA guards were "100% guilty" of sparking the incident that killed Iraqi civilians on Sunday. But Condoleezza Rice has begun her own State Department investigation, and has resumed diplomatic convoys outside the Green Zone with Blackwater guards. Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy newspapers, has an update.

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