Justice Department to Drop Case Against Blackwater Guard

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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead and inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. It touched off a string of investigations that ultimately led the State Department to cancel the company's lucrative contract to guard diplomats in Iraq.

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Justice Department to Drop Case Against Blackwater Guard

Iraqis have said they're watching closely to see how the U.S. judicial system handles the five men -- including o...

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