Iraqis accuse Blackwater of shredding documents

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Source: AP

Published: April 26, 2008
Filed at 4:04 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Families of Iraqis who died in a shooting involving Blackwater Worldwide contractors accused the company Friday of shredding documents and destroying evidence.

Lawyers for the families made the accusations in court documents but identified the source of the information only as former employees. They said officials at the company's North Carolina compound shredded documents related to ongoing investigations sometime around March 18.

Company lawyers had no immediate comment Friday night, but they are quoted in court documents as saying Blackwater took appropriate steps to make sure documents were not destroyed.

Lawyers for the Iraqis do not say what investigation the documents relate to. Blackwater, a major security contractor in Iraq, is under scrutiny in several matters.

Most notably, its guards are under investigation for a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. There is no indication the Justice Department is investigating shredding as part of that case.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Blackwater-Suit.html

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1. Where Would Blackwater Learn To Do That???