Trump pardon of Blackwater killers sparks outrage in Iraq
President Trump this week pardoned four Blackwater guards convicted in a 2007 massacre of Iraqi civilians. Shown from left are guards Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough.
(Associated Press)
AMMAN, Jordan
It was around noon in Baghdad on Sept. 16, 2007, when “Raven 23,” a four-SUV convoy and tactical support team for the private military company Blackwater, approached Nisoor Square.
Blackwater guards jumped out of the vehicles to stop traffic for a U.S. diplomatic team. At 12:08 p.m., Nicholas Slatten, the team’s sniper, began firing at a white Kia sedan.