U.S. jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings

[Deny and Shred]

1. One small step ...

... and a big leap for mankind.

This incident was to me a high water mark in the mishandling of the Iraq 'liberation', and that is saying something.

Somewhere in the lead-up to the '12 election, I figured this incident also fell under the 'must look forward' doctrine. Back then, I didn't think this day would come. I won't dwell on the myriad of other crimes in Iraq. Justice was overdue, and it is served today.

The jurisdictional morass that was contractors-in-combat zones I always thought was intentional. US Law? International Law? Local Law? Military Law? None of the Above? A privatized mercenary free-for-all on steroids ?

May this be a step toward reining it in.