How sad is this? Iraq government spokesman casually says some contractors aren't even registered

[ck4829]

Guards in a security convoy opened fire on a car at an intersection in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing two Iraqi Christian women then speeding away, police said. The Iraqi government said preliminary reports indicated a Western security company was behind the shooting.

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the convoy did not appear to be one from Blackwater USA, which has denied any involvement.

He initially said "preliminary reports indicate that an American security company has opened fire on two women and they were killed," but he later amended the claim to say the shooters were employees of a "Western" firm.

"But I don't think it's Blackwater. There are many security companies working in Iraq and some of them are not even registered," he told The Associated Press.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071009/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Imagine if there were armed groups inside the United States and they weren't registered with the government, how would we feel about that?

[Devlzown]

1. Well it isn't like the Iraqi government is really

in charge of anything. Why did the writer of the article feel the need to mention the religion of the women killed?

[OregonBlue]

2. And what if those "unregistered" companies were doing "black ops" who would ever know?