Federal prosecutors have reportedly opened a grand jury investigation into the private military company Blackwater following the September 16 shooting in Baghdad that killed seventeen Iraqi civilians. Several Blackwater operatives are said to have been subpoenaed before the grand jury. Law experts say the opening of the grand jury inquiry indicates that prosecutors believe that there is enough evidence of wrongdoing to warrant a formal criminal investigation. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government has detained thirty-two foreigners after an Iraqi woman was shot and injured by private security forces. The name of the private security company involved in the incident has not been made public.
Federal Grand Jury Investigates Blackwater
HeadlineNov 20, 2007