Pentagon letter undercuts DOJ in Blackwater case (AP)

In a July 2008 file photo, founder and CEO of Blackwater Worldwide Erik Prince is seen at Blackwater's offices in Moyock, N.C. Company executives said Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, that Blackwater was prepared to leave Iraq within 72 hours if told to do so. Iraqi officials have said they will not issue the private security contractor an operating license. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP – The Pentagon wrote in 2007 that Blackwater Worldwide contractors in Iraq are not subject to U.S. civilian criminal laws. That position undercuts the Justice Department’s effort to prosecute five Blackwater security guards for manslaughter.

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