On Sept. 16th of last year Blackwater guards leading a diplomatic convoy fired shots into Nisour Square in Baghdad, killing 17 civilians, including a 9-year-old boy. Blackwater offered each victim $20,000 in compensation, but, like other victims and their relatives, the boy’s father has declined the buyout, and is now attempting to file a lawsuit against the company. (ABC News)
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