Erik Prince's former outfit Blackwater settles lawsuit from infamous 2007 Baghdad shootout

[Bozita]

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Erik Prince's former outfit Blackwater settles lawsuit from infamous 2007 Baghdad shootout
Published: Sunday, January 08, 2012, 3:57 PM Updated: Sunday, January 08, 2012, 5:42 PM
By Garret Ellison | The Grand Rapids Press


The Associated Press is reporting that owners of the company formerly known as Blackwater said they’ve settled a lawsuit brought by survivors and estates of Iraqis killed during an infamous Baghdad shooting in 2007, when Holland native Erik Prince was still the organization CEO.

The settlement ends the lawsuit against the security contractor, now called Academi.

Blackwater security were guarding U.S. diplomats in 2007 when they opened fire in Baghdad’s crowded Nisoor Square, killing 17 people, including women and children. Blackwater claimed self-defense in the incident. Prosecutors called the attack unprovoked.

Prince, a former Navy SEAL, is a Holland native whose family fortune was made in the auto parts industry. His sister, Betsy DeVos, a former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, is married to Dick DeVos, a Republican and Amway Corp. heir who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2006. Prince moved to Abu Dhabi in 2010. He sold Blackwater (then Xe Services) in 2009.

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[Lint Head]

1. I'm sure the 17 dead Iraqis are happy. Wait, they're dead.

[Cleita]

2. I'm still not seeing that perp walk.

It's not enough. Prince belongs in prison. But what kind of extradition laws do we have with Dubai? Or maybe Iraq should try to get their hands on him.