An official Iraqi government investigation has accused forces from the private military company Blackwater of committing “deliberate murder” when it shot and killed 17 Iraqis last month in Baghdad. Iraq says the Blackwater guards must be punished accordingly. Meanwhile, the State Department has announced it will continue to use Blackwater guards in Iraq but that the private soldiers will be put under tighter controls. Cameras will be placed in their convoys, and diplomatic security agents will accompany convoys protected by Blackwater. Blackwater is also coming under pressure here in the United States. Over 300 people rallied on Sunday to protest Blackwater’s plans to open an 800-acre military training base east of San Diego.