Former Blackwater Members Being Charged with Murder

Two former members of the U.S paid Blackwater contractors who previously offered up their services in supporting the war in Afghanistan. Last year, the two men reportedly saw a vehicle get involved in an accident in front of them, after which the car turned and began speeding towards the car occupied by the blackwater contractors. Acting with fatal precision, the two men shot and killed the driver and passenger of the speeding vehicle. The men are now currently being charged with murder in a Virginia court. Chris Dotleff, one of the men charged with murder justifies the use of deadly force:

"I feel comfortable firing my weapon any time I feel my life is in danger. That night, my life was 100 percent in danger."

This is just one example of the various cases that have been brought against former and current members of Blackwater, or as the organization is now called, Xe. This questionable group basically involves the United States government hiring mercenaries to go into Iraq and be effectively another army that is not the US Marines, and whose actions therefore cannot be fully traced back to our country. Although it appears that the U.S. has backed off on their funding of these mercenaries, new stories continue to emerge and reveal the 'contractors' for what they truly are.