An early incident in Iraq involving Blackwater

Shows clearly their indifference to Iraqis:

The February shooting underscores Blackwater's reputation for opening fire first and asking questions later. Nabras Mohammed Hadi, an Iraqiya guard who had been threatened by insurgents for working for the state-run enterprise, was the first to die.

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Two others would die soon afterward in the resulting chaos -- one shot in the neck, and the other in the side. Both bled to death. When an Iraqi Army captain with jurisdiction over the area, Ahmed Thamir Abood, arrived on the scene to talk to Blackwater, he got a particularly stark brush-off.

"I told them, 'I want to speak with the guy who is in charge of this unit,' " he said.

The Blackwater guards started toying with him, Abood said.

"He's in charge," said one, pointing at one of his colleagues.

"No, he's in charge," said another.

"They didn't care what I was saying," Abood said.

Exactly. Mercenaries are only answerable to their corporation, and Blackwater does not believe in accountability.