American military contractors wrote the initial government report about their own behavior.
Blackwater, a private security firm, killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians in an incident last month. The initial two-page report was written by a Blackwater employee on US State Department stationery. It did not mention the civilian deaths.
A full-scale investigation has now been launched by the State Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- AP: Blackwater legal questions and answers
- CNN: Blackwater contractor wrote government report on incident
- New York Times: From Errand to Fatal Shot to Hail of Fire to 17 Deaths
- New York Times: Report Says Firm Sought to Cover Up Iraq Shootings
- Seattle Times: Founder defends Blackwater firm
