Iraqi Officials: Blackwater Shootings Deliberate
The Iraqi prime minister's office over the weekend said an initial investigation concludes that Blackwater USA contractors "deliberately killed" 17 civilians, although U.S. and Iraqi officials are reportedly working on a joint investigation into the Sept. 16 shooting.
The Iraqi government is demanding that Blackwater pay $8 million in compensation to families of the slain civilians.
Ali al-Dabbagh, spokesman for the government of Iraq, talks with Michele Norris.
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