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Originally Posted by Infern0 A Blackwater security guard screamed at colleagues to "stop shooting" in an incident that left 11 Iraqi civilians dead, enraged the government and sparked reviews of security firms in Iraq, United States media has reported.
The Washington Post and The New York Times quoted unnamed US officials saying they had been told at least one employee of the private American security firm pointed a gun at a fellow guard to try and curb the shooting in Baghdad on September 16. | I hate "news reports" that use "unnamed US officials", an unnamed official could be anyone from the President to South Dakota municipal garbage collector.
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