Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blasted the U.S. State Department for renewing its contract with the Blackwater security firm, saying the company has yet to answer for what he called a “massacre” last year.
The Iraqi government was not consulted on the State Department decision, he said.
“No judicial action has been taken and no compensation has been made,” al-Maliki said Sunday. “Therefore, this extension requires the approval of the Iraqi government, and the government would want to resolve the outstanding issues with this company.”
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… al-Maliki said Sunday that the renewal of Blackwater’s contract isn’t final “because they committed a massacre against Iraqis and until now this matter has not been resolved.”