Sunday, January 24, 2010

Biden Says US Gov't To Appeal Dismissal Of Blackwater Case



Biden: U.S. To Appeal Dismissal Of Blackwater Case -- Washington Times

BAGHDAD | The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.

Biden's announcement after a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani shows just how diplomatically sensitive the incident remains nearly three years later. A lawyer for one guard, noting that word of the intended appeal came in Iraq, accused the Obama administration of political expediency and the U.S. was pursuing an innocent man, rather than justice.

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More News On VP Biden's Remarks That The Dismissal Of The Blackwater Case Will Be Appealed

Biden: U.S. Will Appeal Blackwater Case Dismissal -- New York Times
Justice Department to Appeal Blackwater Dismissal -- Washington Post
Biden Says U.S. Will Appeal Judge's Ruling in Blackwater Trial -- ABC News
Biden says U.S. will appeal Blackwater ruling -- L.A. Times
U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges: Biden -- Reuters
U.S. will appeal Blackwater case -- Politico

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